Reelapeelin' is getting water ready...
 

You know, going for one ride in a new to you boat and then waiting 6 months is about zero fun. With the awful winter we had up in the northeast there wasn't much I could do to her to get her ready other then keep the ice and snow from ripping the cover. The last week or so she's had a lot of work done. I towed her down to my friend's garage (one day I want the storage that he has...I think at present there are 5 boats, a motorhome and a 1970's FJ landcruiser in there.

All electronic stuff is done, stereo is set, vhf is good, bilge is good. Win! Ground the keel down, all trailer war wounds were fixed with epoxy.

Since Ozzie started the pictures of what she looked like I figured I'd throw some up, we will get some of the interior without dust everywhere shortly! Today she got her bottom sealed with Interlux 2000E and bottom paint. She's about 10 days from going into her slip for the duration of the year. I cannot wait!

Very nice Parrot, Ozzie has a tear in his eye right about now.
Better see that sweet heart at the Barnegat get together.

I will be there, just need to nail down the weekend!

Looks great! When you have some time, could you post some close up pics of your rod boxes?

Shoot you mean Reel's garden work there?.....his wife is pissed because her roses are growing on the ground this spring....if you look under Reelapeelins posts he put up some pics of when he was putting those in.

Boat's looking great by the way. Cant wait to see it out there.

Boat looks great cant wait for the tices shoal get together!!!!!!!!!

Like I've always said...she's in good hands!!...all the right things gettin' done and done rigtht!!...hate her belly had to be painted, but if she's gonna live in the water, then that's the way it's gotta be...hope you put a bigger bilge pump in there...that old one looked a little skimpy...didja get the check-valves in?...

:clap:Keep the pics comin'...:clap:

Bilge pump is the original for now. Going to install a second 2500gph so there is additional protection.

On the check valves, I couldn't find any that would work. If anyone has a setup that would work let me know. The hoses are really short. Ideas??

I mentioned earlier...you're gonna have to LOOP an extra length of hose laying FLAT w/the check-valve in center of the loop...West has a check-valve at a good price that'll work just fine...

Hmm...maybe some of the older folk are rubbing off on me, I don't remember that. So, loop the hose, put in the inline check valve and we should be good? I saw the other thread with the 90 degree check valve, think those might work? I am about an hour and a half away from the boat right now....gotta go pick her up before I lose my marbles.