Last Boat Out!

[Dale Tanski]

We pulled Maruska Saturday.  I finagled to be the last boat out of the marina for the season.  I would have stayed in longer but the docks had to come out.  Although we did not sail her all that much I spent 3 to 5 nights aboard a week since it went in on the 2nd week of August, especially the colder and snottier it got as that is my favorite. In my bunk, a good book, some background music with the heat on toasty.
I did get the majority of the trailer rust treated and painted this summer.  Top is done except for the red/white striped area. Next year I will flip the trailer over and do the underside to keep it from dissolving.
I also redid the bottom this year.  Took it down to the gelcoat, barrier coated it and topped it off with VC17.  It has a faster bottom than many of the "race" boats in our area.