Winter Boat Projects

[crazycarl]

What are your winter boat project plans this year? 

I've been working on the interior. Replacing teak and some of the wiring.  Next item is to hunt down a small leak.  Possibly from the hatch slides or teak grab rails on top of the cabin. Then the last item, removing the transducer and reinstalling it to see if I can get it to work properly.  I would have been finished by now except for I caught a nasty cold and haven't left the house in over a week.  Of course the weather and wind has been beautiful for sailing. Always is when she's on the trailer.

[MarshHen]

My list is still pretty long.  I am fashioning some lazy jacks although I'm not sure I'll keep them.  And I still have some work straightening out the sail track; refinish all the wood; re-bed the handrails, deck hardware, and portlights; fill and fare some nicks and dings in the hull; prep and paint the bottom; install a compass, GPS, and transducer; ...

Jeez, I think I'll be at it through the winter and beyond.

[brackish]

I winterized thanksgiving week which was pump the water system dry (so, so glad I installed DC pressurized water system many years ago) and circulate a gallon of marine anti freeze in the system.  The only have to project is reroute the main halyard and the topping lift, delayed because of the holiday season.  So hopefully if I get that done, I'll actually sail more during the winter than work which is as it should be but rarely is.

Edit: forgot one because it is rather low priority.  Make and install new eyebrows.  Got some teak long enough to do that now.  And some minor repairs on the sail cover to replace broken snaps.

[MichaelQuigley]

Have a bunch of little projects going on...

Planning on swapping the trailer over to the new Triad sometime in the next few weeks. Fortunately my wife's 4Runner can pull the empty trailers going to/from the ramp.

Building new hatchboards and also a set of bug-screen hatcboards.

Removing some snaps from the cockpit and filling the screw holes.

Going to do a round of AwlWash and AwlCare on the topsides and deck (boat is painted).

Recently rebuilt the foredeck hatch with a rebuild kit from Bomar.

[crazycarl]

Edit: forgot one because it is rather low priority.  Make and install new eyebrows.  Got some teak long enough to do that now.  And some minor repairs on the sail cover to replace broken snaps.


I forgot all about the eyebrows. I bought a pair from Compac years ago. Cetoled them and put them up.  Those need installing too.

[passagesfromtheheart]

My workshop (barn) is bitter cold this time of year (no heat source), so my projects are on hold until warmer weather returns this spring. I've got 3 Com-Pacs (Legacy, 23, & a 25) so there is plenty — and I do mean plenty— to keep me busy once we get that spring thaw. However, I did decide to splurge on having my 25's cabin cushions reupholstered with new Sunbrella fabric at Ship-Shape out of Duluth, MN — these are the folks that make those awesome custom winter boat covers — something else on my wish list.

[kickingbug2]

sadly or maybe happily i can think of nothing on my catalina 18 that needs to be done. when the snow flies i just go out in the garage and sit in it for a bit.

[crazycarl]

I do have the advantage of of mild winters. It may drop into the 20s at night, but will climb back to the 50s by noon.

As I type this, I'm at our daughter's in northern Illinois. With a high of 28°, I'm glad I kept my heavy leather jacket.