Spring came early in Chicago this year, which is never a bad thing, particularly when you're a sailor.
Spring commissioning is our busiest time of year. There's a lot that goes in to getting the boats ready and much of it requires semi-decent weather.
Most teak finishes won't set properly unless it is above 50˚, the same goes for fiberglass. Some of the work we do requires it to be dry as well as "warm". And, then, of course, you have to convince the crew that they want to spend the day working outside in weather that would make a duck wish he had a raincoat.
It doesn't sound like much, but you'd be surprised how hard it can be to come by a three day window of decent weather in a Chicago spring.
With the weather we've been having, however, we're ahead of schedule and that means we've been pondering all of the little projects that often get pushed aside. Paper Tiger is being repainted and there's talk of putting in teak cockpit soles. If you want us for anything, you'll be able to find us working away in the boatyard.
Spring commissioning is our busiest time of year. There's a lot that goes in to getting the boats ready and much of it requires semi-decent weather.
Most teak finishes won't set properly unless it is above 50˚, the same goes for fiberglass. Some of the work we do requires it to be dry as well as "warm". And, then, of course, you have to convince the crew that they want to spend the day working outside in weather that would make a duck wish he had a raincoat.
It doesn't sound like much, but you'd be surprised how hard it can be to come by a three day window of decent weather in a Chicago spring.
With the weather we've been having, however, we're ahead of schedule and that means we've been pondering all of the little projects that often get pushed aside. Paper Tiger is being repainted and there's talk of putting in teak cockpit soles. If you want us for anything, you'll be able to find us working away in the boatyard.
