Nationals 2008 - Getting to the start line

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Nationals 2008 - Scale...

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Nationals 2008 - StFYC Preparations

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Preparation at Richmond Yacht Club

Outing with Phil

Proud Elise witout the Ocean gear...and here's me working on the boat...I needed to put the Bay-style lifeline back on.

Falcon Maltese...Too modern for me...I found it ugly...impressively ugly but ugly.

Good Old San Frisco

Slowly getting Elise back in Bay Mode

I took a friend out yesterday and I had to switch lifelines, back to the Bay one. This involved removing the ocean (18') lifeline, rinsing off the holes with fresh water and pressure hose (I used the external bilge pump handle to take the last bits out), wiping dry the hole using a batten stuffer and a dry rag, then applying some soft silicone sealant around the holes using that same batten stuffer and the same pump handle for the very bottom. Let the whole thing try (and tape off for the night) - put the old lifeline back in place. I also put some soft white silicon sealant around each of the stanchions so that less water will be trickling in. Hopefully, the next time I need to do this operation will be a little later thanks to this small precaution.

For some reason one of the lines at the back is much looser than it used to be. I'll look into that and might have to replace it. No big deal really in that it is very easy to fix but puzzling all the same.

After I clean her up (probably over a couple of weekends), I will start with building projects again, slowly. I am enjoying this thoroughly now :)

Will post picture from the outing later.