Notes: Because of its 40ft length and weight, It’s hard to foot the mast – to connect the mast foot (bottom of the mast) to the mast pad on the deck. Four people should do the trick. In past launches, part of the hard part has been manuvering around the mast spreaders and lifelines (the “rails” around the deck). This year, I’ll connect spreaders after we foot the mast. I’ve also taken off the lifelines. Hopefully making this a bit easier…
- Complete
- Paint Hull
- Wash, wax
- Inflate trailer tires
- Deliver & Inflate Dinghy
- Attach trailer straps
- Test battery
- Clean teak
- Inspect, prep water intake
- Inspect dark water valve
- Pre
- Attach lines to mooring ball
- Attach Permit Stickers
- Friday May 10th
- 7am Pick up truck
- ~3p Move boat to Marshall Park
- Tie off lifelines
- Bring:
- Windvane
- Two Ladders
- Headlamps
- Tools
- Fire Extinguishers
- Unpack mast
- Attach wind vane
- 6pm foot the mast (4 or more people, ideally)
- Attach speaders
- (placing this step post-footing should help with the footing)
- Attach standing rigging
- (placing this step post-footing should help with the footing)
- Rig for raising
- Flag Lines
- Lazyjacks
- Raise the mast
- Attach lifelines
- Attach jib
- Attach boom
- Attach main
- Saturday May 11th
- Launch
- Post
- Black Water: Disinfect with Javel; odors with Soda Salts
- Teak oil
- Test fire alarm
- Inspect life jackets
- Reefing Lines
- Mast plug
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