fan - The extraction from the brambles went surprisingly well. After I stomped down and pulled away most of the brush I jacked the trailer and pulled the hubs to replace the bearings. Put a different pair of wheels on - these tires had air in them; I thought that would make towing easier.
So I got the boat home and emptied the cockpit, throwing away almost everything. A testament to Harken, all the fittings: ratcheting mainsheet block, cam cleats, roller furling hub, they all seem to work perfectly. The boat has been pressure washed once, just pressure, no scrubbing or detergents and the results are below. I'm encouraged.
One observation about the mast. I noticed a separation in the luff track about 2 ft down from the top of the mast. It almost looks like an intentional opening, but I can't imagine what it would be for. A few days ago I found a post about a similar condition and I wonder what causes this.
The furling jib was rolled up tight on the cockpit sole and was destined for the garbage but I unrolled it for grins. Fabric is crisp, no tears or mice tooth marks, but lots of dirt. I think I'll give it a gentle scrub with Ivory Snow and experiment with OxiClean. There's nothing to lose. The main sail on the other hand is toast. Fabric is nice and crisp, but there are huge holes from mice, so a new one is on the list of things to buy.
Since the weather has begun to officially turn into fall this project will have to rest for the winter. SWMBO has other things on the agenda so they'll take precedence for the forseeable future.
Oh yeah, once out of the weeds I could read the HIN - it's a 1988 boat. Sail number 2227.
So I got the boat home and emptied the cockpit, throwing away almost everything. A testament to Harken, all the fittings: ratcheting mainsheet block, cam cleats, roller furling hub, they all seem to work perfectly. The boat has been pressure washed once, just pressure, no scrubbing or detergents and the results are below. I'm encouraged.
One observation about the mast. I noticed a separation in the luff track about 2 ft down from the top of the mast. It almost looks like an intentional opening, but I can't imagine what it would be for. A few days ago I found a post about a similar condition and I wonder what causes this.
The furling jib was rolled up tight on the cockpit sole and was destined for the garbage but I unrolled it for grins. Fabric is crisp, no tears or mice tooth marks, but lots of dirt. I think I'll give it a gentle scrub with Ivory Snow and experiment with OxiClean. There's nothing to lose. The main sail on the other hand is toast. Fabric is nice and crisp, but there are huge holes from mice, so a new one is on the list of things to buy.
Since the weather has begun to officially turn into fall this project will have to rest for the winter. SWMBO has other things on the agenda so they'll take precedence for the forseeable future.
Oh yeah, once out of the weeds I could read the HIN - it's a 1988 boat. Sail number 2227.