Sure Signs of Spring

Gabrielle, "hanging out" in the swing chair, enjoying a chance to catch up on her reading.

Some of the best parts of warm weather: The tarps come off the boats. People reemerge from their Winter torpor inside, and the sounds of conversation and laughter can be heard once again on the dock. Cold weather clothes are stowed, and warm weather clothes are donned. Rigging gets checked and prepped for sailing.

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But nice weather also means our excuse for avoiding outdoor projects is gone. Time to get out and work on the boat!
For those of you who follow our Restoration section on the SVMoontide website, check out 2015. You can see there that our major Spring project has been cutting holes and installing the last four deadlights on the main cabin.  Scary stuff!
After so many years of boat rebuilding, Gabrielle and I have agreed upon the "10-foot Rule" of boat appearance -- if it looks good from 10' away, we're happy. The thing about the windows is, if it gets installed at a funny angle, it looks bad a half a mile away! 
So we moved slowly, sweated vigorously, and, well, we think they look pretty good!

Port side, new windows!

Starboard side, new windows!

Now, with windows installed and a new Force 10 stove in our galley, we can do some Spring cleaning, clear away the Winter grunge, and prepare to do a little sailing!

A little touch-up paint here...

Polish some bronze over there...

Practice Boat yoga!!!

Tune the rig,

Wash the dinks,

and Moontide is ready to go!

We will keep you apprised.

Fair Winds,
M&G