While it is out of the water...

JonLevis · 04-06-2010, 10:15 AM

Manitou is hoisted up at Fay's getting a new coat of bottom paint and a good cleaning (she is not the easiest to clean while afloat!). I am also installing a new thru-hull transducer for my chartplotter. Any suggestions on other preventative stuff that I should be looking at while she is high and dry? GO SOX!!!!!

NoBozo · 04-06-2010, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by JonLevis

Manitou is hoisted up at Fay's getting a new coat of bottom paint and a good cleaning (she is not the easiest to clean while afloat!). I am also installing a new thru-hull transducer for my chartplotter. Any suggestions on other preventative stuff that I should be looking at while she is high and dry? GO SOX!!!!!

Is it a wooden boat and how old is it and how big..?

JonLevis · 04-06-2010, 10:24 AM

She is a 51' Bluewater Cruiser. Fiberglass construction all around.

Woodsy · 04-06-2010, 10:34 AM

While she is out of the water its a good time to replace the seals on any thru hull fittings below the waterline... bellows in the case of I/O drives.... packing in the case of propeller shafts...

Woodsy

BroadHopper · 04-06-2010, 10:37 AM

All seals and bellows. If you have a sea strainer, that should be cleaned thoroughly.

04-06-2010, 10:15 AM	#1
JonLevis Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Fay's Boatyard & Canton, MA Posts: 79 Thanks: 18 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	While it is out of the water... Manitou is hoisted up at Fay's getting a new coat of bottom paint and a good cleaning (she is not the easiest to clean while afloat!). I am also installing a new thru-hull transducer for my chartplotter. Any suggestions on other preventative stuff that I should be looking at while she is high and dry? GO SOX!!!!!

04-06-2010, 10:34 AM	#4
Woodsy Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Weirs Beach Posts: 1,974 Thanks: 80 Thanked 984 Times in 443 Posts	While she is out of the water its a good time to replace the seals on any thru hull fittings below the waterline... bellows in the case of I/O drives.... packing in the case of propeller shafts... Woodsy __________________ The only way to eliminate ignorant behavior is through education. You can't fix stupid.

04-06-2010, 10:37 AM	#5
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,667 Thanks: 3,282 Thanked 1,132 Times in 814 Posts	seals All seals and bellows. If you have a sea strainer, that should be cleaned thoroughly. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

04-06-2010, 10:24 AM	#3
JonLevis Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Fay's Boatyard & Canton, MA Posts: 79 Thanks: 18 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	She is a 51' Bluewater Cruiser. Fiberglass construction all around.