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2008 Lift-Out Details
Posted by: Admin on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 12:27 PM
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- Lift out is on Sunday at 9:00, weather permitting. If that does not work, we'll keep putting it back until we get favourable conditions. Wind is the biggest problem and ice if it snows. The Go / No Go decision will be made by the Yard Master (Kate) in consultation with the Lift Out Captain (Glen Abernethy) and the crane operator (Albert).
- Lift out order will depend on Albert's whim. The planned yard reorganization cannot go ahead this fall as planned because Pendragon and Sea Bear went in early.
- Please everyone be there for 9:00. Even if your boat is not first up, you can assist others. The expectation is that everyone will be there at 9:00, everyone will assist other boats, even after their own has gone out. Working in shifts is a good idea so that no one gets too cold or goes hungry or gets too tired.
- Glen is again in charge of the lift out action, Albert will take instructions only from Glen. If you have a question or a problem, please talk to Glen and he will assist to solve it.
- Please have your cash or cheque in hand to pay for your lift out before your boat comes out. Terry Brookes (Purser) will tell you how much it will be.
- NO DOGS or tie them up during the action, please.
- Normally we have food and coffee available.
- Dress warmly.
- Some tips for winterizing:
- Environment-friendly antifreeze (eg plumbers antifreeze) is requested for wintering your engine and does not need to be diluted. Open up your inboard engine's drain plug if you have one to drain out any water.
- Don't forget to slack off your rigging (I loosen Orpheus 5 full
turns on each stay/shroud so I know where to start in the spring.)
- Store all sails and ropes in a dry place out of the sun.
- Put out a mouse trap in the salon. Remove any food of interest to mice. Orpheus gets mice every winter for some reason.
- Pump all water from the bilges, put plumbers' antifreeze in the bilges.
- Make sure that cockpit drains are not clogged. Consider covering the cockpit to reduce snow load and allow earlier spring access.
- Drain the head completely. Leave a few drops of vegetable oil in the water before you drain it to lubricate the valves.
- If you have a metal gas tank, fill it to reduce interior condensation/rust. If you have a plastic gas tank, no worries. In either case, consider adding a stabilizer to your gas.
- Change your oil.
- If you have an outboard for your dingy, be careful not to carry or store it so that it is on its edge or with the leg higher than its head or you may have problems in the spring.
- Drain out the water from your outboard engine leg and replace with clean grease.
- Consider spraying the inside of the outboard engine compartment with a specialty oil for winterizing.
- Wash out and store your inflatable dingy in a warm dry place.
- Remove from your boat anything that would be of interest to a thief: electronics, radio, GPS, gas jerry cans, outboards, outboard tanks, floater jackets, binoculars, cameras, etc.
- If you leave your dingy here for the winter remember that the thieves in the past couple of years have been known to both cut through chains and cut through the rubber around locks.
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