Thinking of Taking the Srinkwrap off on Thursday

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Thinking of Taking the Srinkwrap off on Thursday

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I hope it doesn't bring snow!! Our 10 day forcast shows warm weather for the forseable future. Unbelivable for central New York. Stopped at West Marine today, picked up new zinca and some bottom paint. Looking forward to getting the season started.
Do you think Im crazy for taking off the blanket so soon??? :D
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Wow, wish I could spell. "shrinkwrap" and new "zincs"
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Cabin fever causes spelling errors , take the wrap off !
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Going to take mine off Saturday to help warm the inside and ultimately the bilge area and hull so they can get started on the bottom work as soon as possible. Carbs are back from rebuild, new holding tank is ready to go in, and splash day can't be far away. Always love popping that first brewski on the bridge every year.
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Post by JGedridge »

There are boats already unwrapping up here in ohio. I just hope it doesn't snow a foot!....

Im actually inside heated so it was nice to work on the boat all winter long. IM READY FOR LAUNCH!

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Unwrap Her

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Take off the shrinkwrap. It's going to be 80 degrees here in Michigan this week. I have only 30 days left until splash day. Thinking about doing some bottom touch up and a couple of spots that need some a little Sikkens on the outside teak. Ready to burn some of that $2.70 a gallon gas I have stored in my tanks. Anyone want to buy some for $3.70 a gallon? What a deal.
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Go for it ! I got my last new hull plank on yesterday. I'll be back at it today.
They'll pry a rotten plank from my cold dead fingers before i go "Tupperware". http://www.photobucket.com/restless
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Last Saturday we had here in Berlin - Germany 72°F (22°C) at the lake and this Saturday 66°F (19°C) so I unwrapped our Lady
today and checked out the new bottom paint :)

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Just 9 more days until splashing day :D
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EM63 wrote:Last Saturday we had here in Berlin - Germany 72°F (22°C) at the lake and this Saturday 66°F (19°C) so I unwrapped our Lady
today and checked out the new bottom paint :)

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Just 9 more days until splashing day :D
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WOW EM63

Heiner, you have some guts to be blocking your boat that way. from what I see, an accidental kick to those 2x4's on the sides and over she goes.
Please tell me my eyes are playing tricks on me.
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Our marina is safe, closed for any other alien and staffed with cameras all over.
Nobody can kick off our posts and all other vessels up to 20 Meters are posted like our's. Here we do not have any storms or Hurricane's and our marina is placed on leeward side.

So Torcan - do not worry about it any longer - our chief controlled every item on his marina. (since more than 20 vears)

But bad news I head to listen today: In our neighbour marina a vessel was exploited with two older boaters aboard, helicopters were rescueing them but the vessel was burned down.

First thought: Looks like some fail with the propane-installation ?!?
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EM63 wrote:Our marina is safe, closed for any other alien and staffed with cameras all over.
Nobody can kick off our posts and all other vessels up to 20 Meters are posted like our's. Here we do not have any storms or Hurricane's and our marina is placed on leeward side.
If you say so, but personally, there can be all the security in the world, but accidents happen. Someone walks by, trips and voila.
Doesn't matter if the chief has 100 years experience, still looks wrong to me. And I bet a lot of other posters here will agree with me.

But hey, it's your boat, and your investment. So, it's your choice.

Oh, BTW.. she is a beautiful lady. And the bottom looks great
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Torcan wrote: Oh, BTW.. she is a beautiful lady. And the bottom looks great
Yes - she is ! I love her much more than any other vessels around in our marina.

... and she is the highest one of all :D

Edit: What about these stands, I found on k9th's post:

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EM63 wrote:Edit: What about these stands, I found on k9th's post:
Those tripods are pretty common for around here. Stable, and easy to adjust. For a 32, we normally use 2 sets (one at the transom like k9 has, the other pair about 2/3 of the way to the bow. Over 36' my marina often adds a third set too.
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So my one's are stable - arn't they ??
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The ones at your transom look like they have a big base. They are as stable as how well the screws or bolts are holding in the wooden base. But they would be a lot more stable than what you have up forward. And things would be lot more stable if it was a tripod setup instead of a single post bolted to a piece of plywood.

Having said that, you can get away with a single set of side-to-side supports at the transom and nothing else... but when it comes to cradles or blocking, I am a big fan of over-building. Better for the hull, safer, less chance of problems, at least 2 things have to fail before you have a problem, and so on...
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