WOW, and CONGRATS Brandon. Great find!
There's absolutely NO WAY you're keeping that a secret until spring.....
Are you planning to fix it up in Jersey or have her transported to your place in the spring?
Let me know if I can be any help. I find myself in Cape May from time to time- my sister has a place in West CM and my daughter currently works at the Washington Steet Mall.
On another note:
I REALLY tried to make the fall colors run but work had to take priority.
You (finally) had a beautiful day for it, and thanks to all for posting the pics and vids.
My boat will be spending the winter in the slip. Hopefully I can get her winterized in the next week or so. I'm looking forward to having some more 'big boat' friends!!!
Thanks, I am super excited! I think that we are all going to have a great year on the water next year!
After getting some quotes and weighing my options, I have decided to leave her in Cape May for the winter and try to do some work to her. (Not the easiest thing to do when it is about 3 hours away and cold out!) Then come spring, we will splash her and bring her back to HDG by water. Rob, I may be hitting you up for some local info as I know you have done this trip before!
All i have to really do this winter is rebuild the carbs, although I may just replace them both as they are mismatched right now anyway. I will probably rebuild the sea water pumps as well just to be sure everything is good for the 5 hour + journey back. Also, I need to troubleshoot the Bennet trim tabs to get them working, it looks like the system is complete. The rest of the boat is mostly cosmetic stuff. The bottom paint is good.
I have started picking up some of the safety equipment that I will need on board as well. I figure I will do that over the winter so I am ready in the Spring. So far I have:
2 new ICOM 504 VHF radio
2 new Shakespeare antennas for VHF
35 lb Manson Supreme Delta style anchor
23 lb Fortress anchor
7 lb Fortress anchor (Will use as rear anchor for anchoring out.
Large Orion Signal kit including day and night signals
2 new Fire Extinguishers.
4 Fenders and fender holders
I already have a large medial kit, binoculars, charts, etc. to go onboard.
So the winter punch list is:
Rebuild/Replace Carbs
Replace all Spark Plugs
Rebuild Sea Water pumps - Peace of mind and easy
Get Bennet Trim Tabs working
Go through all electrical - Bulbs, Fuses, Switches, etc.
Check/Replace batteries as needed (4 total)
Then splash her in the spring and run around Cape May for a day or so.
Adjust anything that is needed for a safe journey home.
Slip at HDG Tydings Marina and enjoy over the summer while fix her up cosmetically.
So far I have got the boat winterized, both fresh water cooled engines and the boats water system.
Woohoo, let the fun begin!
