First trip to Willard 2021

[Tin-Can]

Weather forecast was reasonable for today. Air temp was 47 water temp 44 at 1140 a.m. launch, wind very calm, beautiful clear blue skies.  Needed to do a float and leak test on the Tin-Can. Well, it floated just fine. All parts of the boat functioned perfectly.  
Even got a couple WB cookie cutter cats in the boat.   Lots of fun, did the CPR thing. Wind came up a bit stiff about 2 P.M. so called it a day. 

          

Met another BFT'er at the dock on departure. Didn't get his name, but he was floating a older Sylvan 16 footer that he had totally redone the interior.  Sir, that is one darn good looking boat interior    . 

I did get some water in the bilge while on the lake. Totally expected. Pumped and drained bilge on pull out.  Checked the dry box re-seal job when I got it back to the storage unit.  All dry in the box...........YAY     .


 

[doitall5000]

Which dock?? Any people on the river?

[2knots]

Sounds like a great day for an on the water check out with a couple of cats to boot

[Cowboypirate]

Great start Forest. That will get our Northern blood pumping for the start of the contest.

[Mooseman75]

Forrest way to start the year off. You also found out that hopefully your fix on your dry box worked which I hope it remains that way. I know you put the time in and with retirement and all and I believe you said you were going to be gone for a trip but I wish the best for you this year.

[Tin-Can]

Forrest way to start the year off. You also found out that hopefully your fix on your dry box worked which I hope it remains that way. I know you put the time in and with retirement and all and I believe you said you were going to be gone for a trip but I wish the best for you this year.

   Thanks.  Still getting water in the bilge, probably thru a few loose rivets, but not an amount to cause me worry, and bilge pump takes care of it quickly. But the membrane I lined the dry box with seems to be keeping the water isolated to area of hull bottom away from the bottom of the dry box.   

Have been hoping to take a road trip to Tennessee to see my 2 youngest grand kids. Not sure if that is gonna work out. 

Hope your back surgery goes well and you recover quickly.

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Great start Forest. That will get our Northern blood pumping for the start of the contest.

    Well, 'cause it was still 1 day before the contest start, I didn't bother measuring the 2 cats yesterday.  Sure wish the cleaning station was open. I would have liked to fillet those 2 Cats for my dinner.  But I really hate cleaning fish at home.