We have much to do over the winter to get ready for 2026 season! Please come out and help.
This SUNDAY we will:
Get J/109 "PATRIOT VII" USA 51 ready FOR SALE! Slip Number: A-10
- Transfer Life raft, medical kit, binoculars, and sail repair kit to Farr 40.
- Remove all food and personal items.
- Clean (bilges, sink, vacuum, wipe down
- Stitch aft cushion tear
- Clean hull deck (accessible areas)
Complete the following on the Farr 40: remove bottom paint, polish hull/add graphics, install Winches, stanchions and lifelines.
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Below is the Farr 40 Task list for the Winter - when it is warm we will focus on items that are temp sensitive and as the boat is low to the ground at the moment the exterior hull will be priority.
Boat: Farr 40 " PATRIOT VI" - ON THE HARD- Back Corner of Lot
Keel:
- Barrier Coat and paint bottom of bulb (currently accessible) TEMP (50+)
- Sand off black window on port side (onside up)
- repair trailing edge fairing (TEMP 55+ (with heater)
- Paint bottom and port side w/ Baltoplate (TEMP 55+)
Underneath:
- sand off black widow (just light coat that is over baltoplate.... ): 1day
- roll barrier coat over area of repair areas (TEMPT 55+)
- sand/barrier coat saildrive (TEMP 55+
- Paint bottom - Baltoplate (TEMP 55+)
Hull:
X - "Cut"/Clean Hull - complete 01/09 (E. Chan & W. Quinn)
- affix graphics "PATRIOT VI", "Annapolis, MD", and "GETAC" decals to hull (temp 50+)
- prep bow and hull gelcoat knicks for filling (cometic blemish repairs)
- final polish and wax ( boat is currently low)
Top Deck:
- install/re-bed winches w/UV4000 (TEMP 40+)
- install stanchions, pulpit w/ UV4000
- install life-lines
- Install cockpit deck grip (TBD)
Interior:
- install B&G H5000
- reconnect deck Nav lights.
- measure for pipe berths.
- replace cooler piano hing (rusted)
- prep bow for sprit (compression post and reinforcement
- sand and refair forward bulkhead at deck joint
- measure for forward V-berth (Nidacore )
- make profile form (cardboard for V-berth support
Mast:
- remove running rigging, replace with temp leads,
- clean hardware (remove rust, inspect)
- sand mast for paint
- tape off for paint
- paint (Saturday &Sunday inside professional donated facility - FEB)
- reinstall rigging.
- step mast & tune (1st week March)
