Getting Ready for Spring

Sure the weather is constantly changing but there are enough warm days to get our blood boiling. Late Spring and Summer is true boating season in the North East and Florida. The Dead End Canal Yacht Club is preparing for our annual Dry Tortugas May adventure.

"My 20% will have to be renamed to My 16.66% since we took on a sixth partner. It's a terrible name. No class like the old one so we're holding a contest for a new classier one. I'm at a loss but hopeful.

We've got a weekend scrub party planned and we'll wash her and clean the inside until it's ready to occupy. Then we'll haul the old girl for compound and wax and a quick one coat bottom paint with my 'Super' Shipbottom hard ablative bottom paint. One coat and a second on the waterline is good for a year. Three seasons if you haul your boat.

Our second set of wheels (props) are out being tuned up by Coastal Prop Technology and we'll re-install them as soon as she comes out of the water before sending the spares over for a tune-up. We'll sharpen the 'Spurs' too. There are a lot of floating nets and old crab pots between us and the Dry Tortugas.

I just talked to my Cousin in Delaware, he's already been fishing because he didn't need to paint again this year. I could never fish with long underwear, blue jeans and light jacket under my foul weather gear, brrrr.

I've lived in Florida 30 years almost and my blood has thinned considerably but when I did live in the four season (snowy) climate I definetly didn't like painting my bottom every year. Like Jack Jones often said, "No matter how much cardboard I laid down I always got up with a wet back!"

One more thing, after you've worked your crew, neighbors, fishing buddies and family to a frazzle; never ever use dish washing liquid to wash your boat. If it will remove grease it will remove wax!!! Happy boating!
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Location: Fort Myers, Southwest Florida, United States

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