Continue the list of Winter Projects

The weather has been cold and the little electric heater I have in Lil Provo just doesn't cut it. I will be out there for half an hour and I'm frozen. It's been like working in a freezer. My project right now is still measuring all portions of Lil Provo so when something is needed, I will have the dimensions available to me. I still have her covered and enter through the back of the boat where the tarp opens for entry into the cockpit. Working with only one arm lately has been a real challenge and hope that I will be recovered enough to sail by the time May rolls around. I worked on the website today, placing more sailing information onto the site. I know I have to tackle the starboard side settee and replace the plywood that is there as it is getting weak. I also thought about working on the navigation area just inside the cabin. So for the time being, I will work onm those plans until I can get back inside the boat without freezing.

Winter Work

It is a cold 18f degrees outside and there isn't much that can be done in this cold. However, I climbed aboard Lil' Provo and began mapping out the entire boat. Mapping out the boat, means to measure every part of the boat and then make a blueprint of the boat so that you would have all the measurements handy. I looked on line and was not able to find this available, so when I am done, I will make it available. This will also help when the boat is sitting on her mooring and I am home trying to make something. Last night I completed my drawing and found I still need many more measurements that what I wrote down and will have to bring the drawing with me and fill out the rest.

This year I covered the boat differently than in the past. I created a tent over the boat with the back of the cockpit open so you can climb on board. On a cold day, the temperature is still about 10 degrees warmer under the cover than outside. It makes it easy to work on the cabin and cockpit.

Back to work on the drawing.

Sailing Lil' Provo

Welcome to the first blog related to sailing.

The past season was a great one, with sailing almost every weekend and sometimes twice a week. We covered many miles sailing Raritan Bay. The past year had many fall backs, hurting my back early in the season working on Lil Provo's mast and later in the season with a torn rotator cuff from a car accident in Korea. I really had to fall back on my first mate to get many of the chores done. My firstmate, Blue, did a hell of a job this past year. Starting out green without any sailing experience under his belt, he grew into the perfect first mate. He learned by hands on and by the end of the season learned a lot aabout sailing. No need to tell him what to do, he just knew! Can't ask for more. Lil Provo only gave us a little problem early in the season with a bad kill switch on the motor. This was actually a good thing. It made us sail through the mooring field under sail. A great accomplishment!

Being we are starting this blog with the new year and Lil Provo sitting in the back yard, we will cover our winter projects on her and things we do to make her a better place on the water. Keep in touch.