February 2021 Cruising Prep Expenses

Another month, another round up of what we spent in terms of time and money as we get Calypso ready to go.

(My hard break on this being “prep” as opposed to “cruising” will be when we put the boat in the water, as an FYI - even though there will still be work being done and money spent on projects and it’s VERY likely that we will haul out again almost immediately. But the line has to be drawn somewhere. It could be argued that the line should be when we move aboard. Maybe it will be. What do you think?)

It makes me laugh a little when I said last month that the big bleeding of money might be over. What I should have said was that it’ll turn from “death by a thousand cuts” to “pure hemorrhage”. Oy.

Grand Total Boat Money for February 2021: $9778.96

Boat project total: $438.10 (consumables required to complete specific projects)

paint/primer/varnish for interior
paint for exterior
paint supplies
fasteners, hinge, and aluminum angle for chart table
teak fiddle rail

Boat gear total: $9340.86 (tools and boat parts - wiggly. Is the mast “gear” or a “project”?)

mast deposit
cushions
electrical components like bus bars and breakers
fuel filters
furler parts for Profurl
fiberglass for rudder project
tap and die set, drill bits, epoxy cups

And then there’s the rest of what it costs for us to live while we’re doing this work.

Miscellaneous total: $1696.89

yacht club dues, boat insurance, yard storage ($244.42)
storage unit ($65)
electricity/internet at River House ($220.82)
groceries/booze ($732.34)
cell phone ($27.93)
gasoline for the van ($79.09)
health insurance for the family ($81.29)
annual website fees ($96)
annual mailbox fees ($150)

The other big “expenditure” is, of course, time. This month was a little less than last month, in part because the weather just made it tough to be 100% motivated to go to the boat and in part because, well, I have no idea. Burnout? Anyway.

Hours spent working on the boat: 276

mast removal
disassembling rigging parts
building models for wind vane bronze castings
rudder
diagramming out electrical and plumbing
galley details - paint, counters, varnish
research - rudder, dismantling seized parts

As I write this out, Jeremy has started to fiberglass the rudder; when he’s done, we’ll head to the boat for some epoxy and paint work on this (finally) sunny and warm day.

One more month until we move aboard!

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