"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"SteveB" wrote in message
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doing any boating? Still waiting for the wind to die down here, two
bathroom remodels to progress past insanity stage, 1,000 of poured
stamped, dyed and sealed concrete, and various other lists of things to
do so I can take the maiden voyage in my new used boat. Guess I should
go out there and pull it in the garage and check on all the electrical
and start making sure it doesn't go up in a puff of smoke. Lots of
strange wires that seem to go to nowhere. It has a livewell pump, a
bilge pump, running lights, depth finder, nothing too complicated. The
zerks could use a shot of KY. Need to build a mount for the trolling
motor. Check the wheel bearings. The usual.

Trees are budding here. Hummers showing up. Snowed today. Spring is
close.

Steve, in Xtreme SW Utah


It's still too early here in MA. Our marina officially opens May 1st
although they start commissioning, launching and sticking boats in their
slips starting next week. I was always an early launch and a late
(sometimes in December) haul but as I've gotten older, I now wait.
Decent boating weather (ocean) here really doesn't begin until late May
and into June. I remember having 8 inches of snow on May 3rd a few years
back, plus the ocean in these parts doesn't really calm down until late
May or June.

Eisboch

Guess it IS the time to get things ready to go. Check for leaks, dead
batteries, the kind of stuff I usually wait until I'm on the water to
discover.

Steve