I'm hoping around the 5 or 6th of April as its my only weeked off in April. The countdown in the signature reflects the date of 4/5/03.
Our boat is on land right now at McMachen. When the time comes, I will have them de-winterize it; take out the red pop, hook up the water heater, ready the head, new oil in the stern drives, touch up the bottom paint where the skids were from last years painting (before we bought her), connect the battery's and get her in the water. I'll get a good coat of hull wax on her just before she gets wet. Once in, I will run her over to HCN (home for the summer) and change plugs, wires, cap, rotar, fule filters and water seperater's and engine oil.
I believe after this, and a good interior cleaning/polishing and a carpet scrub and wash, along with some wood work and restocking, we should be about ready for the season.
This too is our first time putting the new boat in as we had a 19' trailerable until we bought this one in mid Sept. Have a lot to do on her, but not knowing when the previous owner did anything to her, want to start clean and fresh. Is there anything I am forgetting or overlooking?