Minifish Sailboat
I t is that time of year... albeit a very short period of time up here in Vermont... but it is sailing season! All the grandkids will be here this coming weekend so I want to make sure the sailboat is ready for playing. I raise the sail, install the rudder and run all the lines so that the kids can play. Well... that's assuming it isn't too windy for the sail to be up. I store the sailboat upside-down through the very long winter. Today, I cleaned the bottom of the hull and then Sheila and I turned her over so I could clean the topside. She was filthy! After I cleaned the hull, I applied a quick coat of wax and then buffed it out. It could use another coat or two of wax but the hull is looking nice already with a minimal amount of work. I still need to clean the sail, fix the mast with a new part which will test my metalworking skills (which I do rarely), run new lines, and put a quick coat of varnish on the rudder and centerboard. All of this should go fairly qu