It had been a bit of a marathon getting all Elektra’s winter jobs done and at times I wondered if I would complete them in time for the new season. But almost suddenly at the end of February things seemed to come together. On the 27th, I scrubbed out her cockpit and on the 28th bent back on her sails and attached her sheets. On the 1st of March I refitted her dodgers and summer sprayhood and on the 2nd finished painting her boot top line.
This left me with a few jobs at home getting the dinghy, launching trolly ready, servicing running up the outboard for the season.
I also ordered some new safety equipment, dosen’t take long to spend £700, these days.
There are still a few little jobs to do before Elektra is relaunched on the 31st of March. I have a new Echomax control box to fit, a new LED tricolour bulb to fit. Vicki has arranged for Elektra’s cabin to be professionally cleaned and once cleaned I am going to load her cruising gear while she is still in the boat yard.
The plan is to motor her back down the Helford River to Gillan Harbour on the 1st of April.
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