Down To The Line! Trying To Keep My Plans Afloat
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- čas přidán 31. 07. 2023
- One of the worst things you can do in boat life is to let a schedule dictate your plans and actions. Unfortunately, that is easier said than done. My goal for almost a year was to cruise down to the Florida Keys for at least a couple of months this summer. There were many boat projects that I needed to complete to have her ready for the trip, and I was also due for my insurance renewal which required me to haul Motor Vessel Aqua-Cultured out of the water for survey. In order to maintain my insurance coverage, I must haul the vessel every 3 years for an up to date survey. This timing also works out well since that is about the time that the bottom paint needs to be refreshed. I had to book the haul out and survey months in advance. And I also reserved my slip in the Keys months in advance as well, which meant I needed everything come together as planned to make it happen. The marina I made my reservation with only lets you push your reservation back a week without charging you or cancelling the reservation. And if you cancel to rebook, there is high likelihood that you will not be able to get a slip. Per usual, everything came right down to the line to make my haul out date. And then there is always the concern that there will be a yard delay or you discover something out of the water that will necessitate a costly and time consuming project. So, you can imagine the stress level was elevated.
In this video, I finish up a last minute project which involved servicing the above and below deck components of my Maxwell 3500 Windlass. And of course there were some inherent challenges! Then I had the boat hauled out, my insurance survey conducted, a bottom job completed, and a few odds and ends that could only be taken care of out of the water. Luckily everything went relatively smooth and as planned.
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Very cool and as always hard work
Boat looks great. You do a good job.
Very informative, absolutely love your videos/instructions! Keep up the great work!
Thanks for sharing..... Cheers from Portugal...
Another great video and interesting regarding the windless. Look forward to your trip south, Let the adventure begin and have a smooth trip !
Fine video. Thanks.
Nice haul out, you make it look easy🎉
Lovely your videos keep up the good work, from Wayne in uk 👍
That was great and lucky survey!
Nothing like using a nice white towel towel to collect rusty bolts - your a brave man - love your work cheers
That hull looked pretty clean, you must have the barnacles scaled frequently. Awesome video
I was totally hoping you were going to do the bottom paint. Thanks for sharing it helps to know the different types of yards and what they will allow to be done by either the boat owner or the yard.
Just found your channel. We like it as we have a 46 ft Spindrift motor yacht in CA
Thx Capt. Butch, we make same Service also to our windlass at M/Y Pegasus Looking famimilar, TaKe care, wish Capt Wiki
Love your videos!! If you ever run into something you can’t or don’t want to tackle give me a shout!! I’m local, Master Diesel Marine.
Dude, you are killing me. A 3fer
Hey thanks for the video. Did ya ever consider portable AC? Its a consideration im contemplating in my purchase plans next year. An older boat will be much cheaper without water converters and central Ac. What is your experience?
I cant believe its been 3 years since your last haulout already. That seemed to go by so fast. Great video and thanks for the short trip over to Sailors Wharf. Is Salt Creek still there?
Where do you stay when the boat is out of the water? Great info as always too
What weight anchor do you use with your Maxwell 3000? I have the same and want a 55lb anchor but not sure if it will cope in the real world despite chart saying it will.