Winter Progress

Only the finest period specific tools are used in maintenance of the "Sprite"

The long New England Winter has just about belw her last breath. The approaching of May has come to mean but one thing for my father and me... time to fish... Well, I should say a few things:

1. Time for me to come back from "summer vacation" in Austin TX. And yes, it was very warm and nice. Winter? what winter?
2. Captain Pete must finish up the winter improvements on the Sea Sprite, all the while wondering where in the world Myself and Christopher are (one of the primary reasons I leave in the winter).
3. Time to make sure our under the hull automated 30 lb stripe bass release mechanism (ABRM) is ready for another season of "hooking up" every time Capt. Pete shouts "You're in the strike zone!"

Here are a few pictures of what my father has been working on so far. Little by little over the last few seasons he has been working on replacing worn out pieces of teak on the deck. Looks pretty nice i must say. However, don't even ask how much teak costs by the board foot these days. Would have been cheaper to line the deck with mink fur... not so easy to clean though... so we went with teak.

Stay tuned for more updates!