JimH wrote:
Sorry southerners, but this poll is for northern boaters only.

Answer these questions:

1. Is your boat in the water and/or ready to go?

2. How much time did you spend prepping your boat for launch?

3. What exactly did you do/have done to the boat to prep it?

4. Did you do it yourself or contract it out?

5. What size is your boat?

Answers..
1/ No... today I'm shuffling it from the driveway to the street & back
so the big 20 cu yd dumpster can be taken out, dumped and returned for
more refuse.

2/ lots to come as I replace the keel bearing, grease the brass naval
screw mechanism that lowers the keel, rig longer halyards so I can raise
sail from the cockpit ...may install a depth sounder this year etc

3/ waiting for new galvanized combo bunk/roller boattrailer, work
mentioned in #2 ...whatever else I discover.

4/ Do it myself..... ask advice on website dedicated to my model
sailboat...or if required travel to local marine store and talk to
rigger on staff.
note: had local sailmaker sew UV protection on my genoa.
another Sandpiper owner's wife is making a bimini for me at a
reasonable price

5.65 meter mini cruiser (18.5feet)