Must be getting something right. Today was unseasonally warm here and I went to the boat to sand the keel and put some epoxy base on it. Much of it was good so I took it down and layed new epoxy in spots that required it. Started at 9 am and had the epoxy on by noon.
While twiddling my thumbs watching epoxy harden, decided to fire up the engine to ensure all was good. Some of you guys know that I take my carb off in fall, clean it, and put it in a plastic bag next to the engine until spring start-up. I put the carb back on and hooked up scavanger tube, fuel supply, throttle and choke. Open fuel shut off valves, then ran the electric fuel pump until I could hear it fill with gas. Double checked the spark plugs to ensure I'd tighened them after putting oil in cylinders last October.
Went to the binnacle, pulled the choke, pulled igition to on and hit the starter button. It started right up as if I'd come back to the boat on a summer's morning. Let it run for about 40 seconds then shut it back down. Sounded just wonderful,...she`s good to go...guaranteed!
Once the epoxy sets up I'll put a coat of Americoat ABC#4 on the keel and a touch up here and there on the bottom. It will take a morning to put the dodger, cushions, jib, main, water, propane, food, beer, rum and electronics back on the boat...then she is ready.
I've had a sailboat since 1999 and this is the easiest launch prep to date...had hardly anything to do. There's allot to be said for trying to stay on top of things...and thanks to the guys from whom I gain knowledge and ideas every day! Hope everyone else has an easy time of it.
While twiddling my thumbs watching epoxy harden, decided to fire up the engine to ensure all was good. Some of you guys know that I take my carb off in fall, clean it, and put it in a plastic bag next to the engine until spring start-up. I put the carb back on and hooked up scavanger tube, fuel supply, throttle and choke. Open fuel shut off valves, then ran the electric fuel pump until I could hear it fill with gas. Double checked the spark plugs to ensure I'd tighened them after putting oil in cylinders last October.
Went to the binnacle, pulled the choke, pulled igition to on and hit the starter button. It started right up as if I'd come back to the boat on a summer's morning. Let it run for about 40 seconds then shut it back down. Sounded just wonderful,...she`s good to go...guaranteed!
Once the epoxy sets up I'll put a coat of Americoat ABC#4 on the keel and a touch up here and there on the bottom. It will take a morning to put the dodger, cushions, jib, main, water, propane, food, beer, rum and electronics back on the boat...then she is ready.
I've had a sailboat since 1999 and this is the easiest launch prep to date...had hardly anything to do. There's allot to be said for trying to stay on top of things...and thanks to the guys from whom I gain knowledge and ideas every day! Hope everyone else has an easy time of it.
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