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Evan Greenwald Evan Greenwald is offline
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Sorry it took so long, but I've been busy working on her...
The lowdown is that she came out of the water Dec 2016 for the winter, being mild weather the previous owner sailed her until Nov. The previous owner has had her for approximately 3 years, and the swing keel has worked all that time with only one problem, the cable was frayed a bit, so he replaced it, my inspection shows it in good condition, however I have not dropped the keel since she's been on the trailer all this time. He also suggested that I paint the keel with bottom paint as he hadn't done it this past year 2016...So she's sitting at the marina, a slip is ready, and I'm just waiting for good weather at the appropriate time so I can paint the bottom. I have had the engine serviced for the season and replaced the anodes, and it's awaiting a paint job for the area underwater...I have found the sails are all original, with the number 30 on the mainsail, faded, but readable...at this time a local sailmaker has them and is making new sails for me. As for me I keep getting minor stuff ready for the boat, blocks, cleats, lines, safety gear, etc...right now I'm concerned about the mast and all the hardware on them, the mainsail halyard is green with algea(?), and needs to be replaced, the standing rigging is in good shape, but needs some new zip ties that have broken...my main concern is the water in the storage spaces, where did it come from? I pumped it out with a hand pump, and mopped it up with rags and a mop...after all the rain we had this spring, the storage spaces have remained dry, the bilge not so much, the hatches may have some minor leaks as the amount of water in the bilge this last time was just enough to pump out with the bilge pump in a couple of minutes, rather than the 30+ minutes over two days the first time...
So I am now looking forward to getting out on the water...