boatyard

Every year in the spring the David B gets to go to the boat spa, otherwise known as the boatyard. We feel that it’s an important maintenance task that keeps the boat in good shape. This year our tasks were pretty standard – bottom paint, clean the prop, and change the sacrificial anodes. We also had a once every four years survey.

We had originally scheduled our haulout for March 23, but Washington state was going into lockdown that same day. The yard we haul at wasn’t sure what their rules would be and if they would be able to put us back in the water once we were done. We rescheduled for April 13 and we were able to get everything done yesterday. It was the fastest haulout we’ve ever done mostly because we scaled back how much we wanted to paint while we were out of the water. While Jeffrey and the surveyor checked systems, planks, and fasteners, Christine painted the topsides, and the yard employees did the hard work below the waterline.

It was a quick turn around and there’s still a little left to paint, but the David B is back in the water and ready to go. We’re just waiting until it’s safe.