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October 20, 2009
Step 2: Load Boat, Mast & Boom on Trailer
Yesterday's activities were exhausting, and I fully expected today to be boring - a lot of standing around watching them load the boat.
I was so wrong.
I arrived at the boat at 8am and the driver and his trailer had already arrived. I introduced myself, asked a few dumb questions, then set off to do a few last minute things on the boat before they hauled her. The driver recommended that I take the wheels off. No problem. The yard guys showed up and we decommissioned the engine and bilge.
They hauled the boat with the Travelift, and set her on the trailer. The driver set to work to provide support around the boat, and strap her down. The yard pressure washed the bottom, and the driver informed me that California's agriculture regulations applied to used boats, so he told me to remove any evidence of "barnacle stumps". While there weren't many on the hull, thanks to the antifouling paint, there were plenty caked between the hull and the rudder, and all over the propeller. I grabbed my paint scraper, sanding sponge and drill with wire brush attachment.
It was a long day, with no breaks and plenty of physical work in plenty of sunshine. I feel like a kid that was out making leaf forts on the front lawn in the late fall. My face feels flush, my hair is black from the sanded bottom paint, and I feel physically drained. I imagine in amongst the physical is a little worry about our baby. And an emotional detachment from Stamford and growing attachment to San Francisco Bay.
Here are some photos from my day:
Posted by dave at October 20, 2009 07:26 PM