DIY: OUR TO DO LISTS ARE FINISHED

This weekend was the end of the spring work session.  The final touches of paint have been applied, the mast repairs are completed and it has been repainted and stowed on the roof to be erected once we are in the harbour. 

Dan has also completed all his mechanical adjustments.  All those things he kept telling me about oil this and grease that, it seems they are all finished. 

The last item on that list was to check the packing on the drive shaft.  He even has custom built wrenches to do that job.  Check!





We will return on Thursday and prep the boat with lines and fenders and sleep on board to await the launch on Friday morning. 

WE ARE READY FOR A SUMMER  OF BOATING

 

 

 

THE BOATS ARE ACCUMULATING

The boats are starting to accumulate in Gimli Harbour.  Some are the Gimli regulars, but a lot of them, are boats from Boundary Creek Marina, who were launched in the last couple of weeks and are still waiting for the lake to clear of ice.   

The lake is clear for the most part, but we have been having pretty consistent easterly winds, keeping what little ice there is socked in all around the harbour. 


 

Some of it even invaded the harbour this weekend.  There isn't much of it but it's blocking the harbour entrance.  Everyone  is just waiting for it to clear away.  As soon as that happens there will  be an Armada of boats heading south down the lake to the beach.  I'm sure it will be all cleared out by the time we launch next Friday. 

 

 

LAUNCH ANTICIPATION IS BUILDING FOR US