Thanks for all of the help this pre-season! Spirit is ready to go with a freshly burnished bottom, newly painted sail drive, waxed hull and new zincs! Today we sorted all of the winches and blocks, made some small repairs, got the instruments installed and tested and waxed the cockpit. Looking good and an amazing …
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Posts about boat maintenance and projects
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Apr 13 2025
Work Weekend #1 in the books; Next up is the Spring Shore Party
Hey all, First weekend work event, despite grim weather, went well. Many thanks to all who stopped by to either scrub or lend some encouragement! A little pain on the sail drive, new zincs and some keel touchup and Spirit will be ready to launch (slated for the week of the 21st). Next event is …
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May 27 2019
Amazing weekend
I can’t believe how much we accomplished over the three days. We basically put the boat back together AND got her ready to race. Bottom, saildrive and zincs all sorted down below. Winches, lifelines running rigging topside, instruments (Zeus and Tacktick), some electrical and batteries on the inside. Even installed the new AIS VHF. And …
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May 24 2019
Spirit is at Caseys!
A huge thanks to Steve, Mark R and Mark B for enabling a smooth run from Jorge’s in Bristol down to Newport. The last 100 yards were the sketchiest — having to navigate the turn onto Waites Wharf off of Thames without clipping the building on Thames or O’Brien’s (probably really bad form, especially with …
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May 22 2019
Final Repair Update
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May 20 2019
Repair Update #3
Some good news! Almost all work is complete. The deck under the two starboard side stanchions has been repaired and the new stanchions installed. Jib tracks have been rebedded with an epoxy core to prevent water intrusion. And the keel has had the dings removed! She’s off to the paint booth tomorrow or Wednesday and …
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The secret is to include the link to the media file in the dialogue box to get a full resolution image.
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Bill posting from Android phone
Just a little test of new photo capability! Plus it's Spirit!
Thanks Bill. Good times despite a slow start. Vento was missed! Odyssey retired.