Task List 2024-25

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2025 Sailing Season Projects

2024-25 Offseason work

Observations are listed on Discussion page

Hull and woodwork:

  • Plane edges of floor boards so they don’t stick (safety - Dions)
  • Hatch top compass mount (Gavin)
  • Porthole screen covers (Ted)

Sails and canvas:

    • Recutting 140 to 120
  • Repair cabin top cover (North/Wally)
  • New mast boot cover (Libby?)
  • Minor sail repairs per observations on discussion page (MIT)
  • Price out sail improvements (Adam)
    • UV strip for 95
    • Cruising 95 with no battens, UV strip

Rigging:

  • Seal loose fibers at heel of mast against rot (safety – Dions)
  • Check condition of bronze on chain plates below deck (safety - Dions)
  • Fix springs in jib car pins
  • Top cap for furler foil
  • Gear for spinnaker peels (Adam)
  • Messenger lines for halyards (wish list)

Engine:

  • Change raw water impeller (Dions)

Systems:

  • Wireless instrument broadcast (Adam)
  • Find wireless instruments
  • Backup nav lights (Adam)
  • Check wind index for bird damage (Dions?)
  • Put batteries on trickle charger?
  • Download B&G data (Adam)
  • Price doppler boat speed alternative (Ryan)

Gear:

  • New inflator for DanBuoy (requested for fall 2025--follow up)

Admin:

Shopping List

Completed Tasks

MIT

  • Clean the dinghy motor propeller (October 2024 LM)
  • Fix Running Lights (11-11-2024 SW)
    • Replace the starboard bow light (is this separate from fixing it for the season? Was not completed as a separate task)
  • Inspect Sails (Oct. 2024)
  • Running rigging replacement/maintenance (October 2024/April 2025)
  • Clean boat thoroughly (Oct/Nov 2024; renewed April 2025)
  • Vacuum bilges (21-04-2025 LM)
  • Unclog galley sink (April 2025)
  • Clean speed paddle wheel (April 2025)
  • Retube or replace dinghy (replacement ordered spring 2025)
  • Inspect/get replacements for safety gear (April 2025)
  • Purchase:
    • Boathook
    • Deck brush
    • Replacements for expired flares
  • Inspect and maintain life vests (essential - Libby)
  • Reinstall batteries in safety gear
  • Wash rain gear (Scott)
  • Wash cushion covers (Scott)
  • 2025 registrations for dinghy and Mashnee (Stew)
  • 2025 Ratings: PHRF and ORREZ (Adam)
  • Jib furling line to cockpit (turned out to be easy to rig with a block soft-shackled to the bow cleats)

Dions

  • Winterize engine (November 2024 Dions)
  • Check wire rigging for deterioration (spiraling rust color) (safety - Dions)--shrouds replaced over winter
  • Repair skylight hatch (functionality – Dions)
  • Shave down companionway boards so they don’t stick (functionality – Dions)
  • Engine realigned
  • Oil and filter change (Dions)
  • De-sludge fuel tank and clear out remaining water
  • Winches serviced (Original ask: Grease sticky winch handle (and service winches?))
  • Head repaired (Original ask: Winterize and clean head and water systems (Dions))
  • Renew varnish: especially bowsprit, toerail, tiller, mast (Dions)
  • Renew paint below waterline (Dions)
  • Renew paint above waterline (likely ok for another season--check if actually done over winter)
  • Zincs replaced
  • Move brass hook for chartplotter (Dions?)
  • Check discoloration under forestay tang spacer on mast for rot; re-bed spacer block so water can’t collect (safety – Dions)

North/Wally

  • Sail repairs at North (Scott has arranged):
    • 95: tears in luff boltrope, detaching spreader patch
    • 160: boltrope separating at head, small cuts near foot
    • Main: general check; add flattening reef to raise boom
  • Replace main sail cover (North/Wally)--cover stabilized with new fabric beneath worn parts

2025 Sailing Season

  • Inspect tiller and rudderpost to diagnose odd feeling (Nothing commented over-winter; problem comes and goes; barnacle thesis appears to be reasonable)
  • VHF/AIS issues