Because Begone draws 6'8" below her waterline, the earliest there would be enough water in the San Carlos Marina to float the 'ole girl was January 12th. So we scheduled that date and proceeded to get to work to wake her up after almost 2 years "on the hard".
Here's a partial bit of our TO DO list:
- Remove Boat Cover and Wash and wash 2 years of dirt off the deck
- Inspect and Repair the Wooden Mast - the first time Tom went to the top, he was in a boatswain chair and I hoisted him up on the jib & spinnaker halyards. Luckily, when it came time to repair the wooden mast, Tom figured setting up a ladder to do the work would be kinder to me and both of "the boys").
Repair Mast
Clean Stainless Steel (and there's lots of stainless!!)
Varnish toe rail, cabin top, cockpit (and there's lots of wood, too!)
Repair Bimini Cover (thanks Janie - and Jeff - on Adagio for your sewing expertise and Sailright Sewing Machine)
Repair Weather Cloths (thanks Tom for fixing my Singer Featherweight)
Sand and paint the bottom (yes, that's Tom in the Tyvak suit)
Reinstall the halyards
Bend on the Jib & Mainsail
Put the pontoons on the dinghy
Repair the Single Side Band Antenna
Find a Vinyl Letting Artist to make new "Begone" lettering for the boat
...And the list just kept growing. But we got it all done and sure enough on Saturday morning, 12 January 2013, Begone made the 2 Km trip from the Marina Seca (dry marina) to be launched into the harbor at Marina San Carlos.
And just in case you think it was ALL work, the next entry is about some of the other things to do for a month in San Carlos.
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