That's it for the Season

Well ... That's it for another season. We hauled out on Saturday.

It was a clear day but a cool 5-7c. Things went very smoothly. We moved the boat over to the mast crane before our 9am appoinment and the mast was unstepped. Other than dropping the clevis pin for my forestay into the lake, things went smoothly. The boat was then pulled into the travel-lift, lifted onto its cradle, power washed ... and by 10am we were parked on land in our resting place in the yard.

We finished winterizing the engine and water systems on the boat, and cleaned up. As the day wore on, the weather started to change with some showers coming in so we headed home.

I returned on Sunday to give the boat a good washing. It was pouring rain, but I managed to spray the decks off and cleaned any parts on the hull that the power wash missed. Our spot in the yard is conveniently close to both power and water.

On Friday, October 27th, we assembled the frame for VICTURA's winter cover and put the cover on. Again weather was ok when we started, but by noon the clouds had rolled in and by 3pm it was pouring rain. We managed to get the cover on and secured before the rain started.

So that's about it for the season ... I'll be checking the boat regularly. I'll need to think about some projects for the winter.