April 2021 Cruising Prep Expenses
Half of April we were in Texas with Jeremy’s mom; when we got back from that trip, we moved aboard. So it begs the question - is it still cruising PREP or are we fully into cruising mode already? My arbitrary line in the sand on that is when we put Calypso in the water for the first time since retirement. Go ahead, let me know why that should be different.
April in many ways felt more like a “normal” month, whatever that means. We still worked like fiends on the boat, and our “to be done” list is still dauntingly long. Maybe it’s the fact that the new mast is up. Maybe it’s that major expenditures feel like they’re slowing to a trickle (I think I’ve said that before. Hah.) or that we had a couple of days with routine kind of boat projects. Maybe it’s because we’re vaccinated with both shots almost 2 weeks in the rear view mirror.
Without further ado, here’s the breakdown for April in both money AND time spent on getting the boat ready to roll.
Grand Total Boat Money for April, 2021: $1290.76
Boat projects: (consumables for general boat work) $91.44
paint
fasteners
Boat gear: (more durable pieces of kit) $1199.32
dinghy anchor $140
propane tanks (2 20 lb horizontal aluminum ones) $760
padeyes
wind instrument parts
rivet gun
galley gear: toaster, storage containers, reusable bags, can opener, measuring spoons
And then there’s all the rest of what it costs as we get ready to roll
Miscellaneous: $1447.54
yacht club dues, boat insurance, yard storage ($244.42)
storage unit ($65)
groceries/booze ($370.61)
cell phone ($49.09)
gasoline for the van ($315.01) (very high; trip to Texas and back in this month)
car parts (new battery, refrigerant for AC) ($176.51)
health insurance for the family ($81.29)
mailing ($29.18)
take out/drive thru, mostly Texas trip ($116.43)
Using the new rivet gun to install a winch base
And then the more hard-to-find information: how much time we spent working on the boat this month. In the 14 days we were actually in Deltaville and able to work on the boat, we lost a full day to the required storage organization exercise, and then another day between getting our second Covid vaccine shots and the exhaustion that ensued. So call it 12 days of available work.
Total Hours Worked on the Boat: 126
mast prep
painting
stepping the mast
The punch list of what needs to be done to splash remains at 4 items. Rig, rudder, thru hulls, and electrical/engine. The rig patiently waits for us to finish the bowsprit and boomkin work: once those are done (epoxy work and paint), we can install them and rig the forestay and backstay. Rudder needs epoxy work and some paint. Of the 5 thru hulls we’re replacing, 4 of them are fully installed.
As far as engine/electrical goes, how much time that will take depends entirely on how easily the wires go in the place we want them to go. Wish us luck that it all goes smoothly. Life on a ladder is getting old!
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