Getting some work done

The nationals crew met up the other night to get the boat ready before the trip. Luckily nothing too major, but we did:

a pretty thorough checkover of lines, rigging, fasteners etc

a good wash/wetsand of the bottom (we've got some blisters, eck)

a clean/wax of the mast

rock shields on the trailer

padded the mast supports (designed to go 4 miles, not 1500!)

new tie rods belowdeck

some new bungees (the foredeck has been asking for these for a whiiiile)

so really just a checkup with a couple replacement bits thrown in. I also popped a dehumidifier in the boat. In an afternoon it pulled 5 gallons! I had to think this is mostly atmosphere, as the cover isnt too tight, but it's still a surprising amount of wet. Probably should have weighed the boat before/after but figured it was more important to get the work done.

A couple more jobs if I can get the time, then it's just getting it packed up and ready to leave.