More Cleaning and New Covers

We've been busy the last few days cleaning the boat up and and sorting her out. LeeAnne and I gave the Treadmaster non-skid deck surface a well needed scrubbing. It took a lot of elbow grease but looks much better now! We also cleaned and furnished the cabin which is looking much more comfy. The boat smells fresh now that the holding tank was pumped and bilge was cleaned. We changed the engine oil and figured out that the one intermittent alarm we were worried about was just the depth sounder alarm (Dean figured that one out)!

Here are a few pics of the cleaned up decks and new covers:
Gilberto did a great job on the cockpit cushions and covers for the cabin, handrails, tiller, and bow hatch. We expect to get the brightwork re-finished within the next week or so. The new covers should keep the brightwork looking nice and minimize the maintenance.

We took her out for a brief sail Sunday afternoon. It was a "fresh breeze" with about 17-20 knot winds and 3-6 foot swells. We were sailing at 3-5 knots with only a reefed main. The main sail was easy to reef and it powered the boat nicely. We didn't want to raise too much sail until we get the rigging inspected.