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Title: Procastinator Tips Post by: Ken Smith on March 25, 2009, 05:20:18 PM If you don't live in the outer fringes, the season is over. I can hear the fat lady singing.
SO now is the time to finish the iceboat projects. Tip 1: Put the boat away ready for the Western Challenge. It is only eight months away. Tip 2: Sharpen and preserve all the runners so they are ready to go. TIp 3: WRITE DOWN what worked and what did not, and put the comments inside the boat or hardware bag. Tip 4: WRITE DOWN your work list. You can spread the list over the summer or (more likely) start in in October. My personal work lists: --Patch the dings and paint scratches in the hull. --Replace all the pins in the forestay rigging. --Change the tiller head to a low profile section. --Change that cool rope I bought last year into a sheet. (left over from last spring) --Make a new plank. (third year coming) --Get or make a boom for teh spare boat (third year coming) Title: Re: Procastinator Tips Post by: Geoff Sobering on March 25, 2009, 10:58:17 PM Good suggestions all!
My personal list:
And finally, maybe build a new hull if I have time and $... Oh yeah - finish my Renegade... Cheers, Geoff S. Title: Procrastinator projects - I need to figure out how to do Post by: RANDY ROGOSKI on March 27, 2009, 12:08:50 PM My first sail this season was on fast clear ice. I spun out to leeward and was tossed from my boat. Ouch! I suffered some bruises but it could have been worse. I determined I forgot to follow my custom to sharpen my runners before off-season storage.
This is my end season to-do list: Runners – sharpen so they never get dull or nicked Lead – remove all Sails – store extra wind Track shoes – insert faster feet. Masts – make unbreakable Hull – apply numbers so I can find my boat Randy Rogoski US 4192 |