Sherry and I traveled to Olympia Washington, with our brokers from Emerald Bay Yacht Sales. They arranged to have our North Pacific 42 hauled at a shipyard called Swan town. We had pulled up to the lifting slings, and their professional crew took over from that point. I made a call first with Trevor Bryce from North Pacific to ensure that we place the slings in the right spot so that we wouldn't put undue pressure on an unsecure portion of the hull. The boat was picked up and traveled to the yard to have the bottom cleaned.
It's amazing that after only two years in the water the amount of barnacles and scum that sticks to the bottom of the boat. Significant growth can dramatically alter the boats speed and handling characteristics. The bottom paint was worn, however we decided to leave it one more season and have it repainted in the spring. The zincs however were almost gone, so we had the yard crew replace the zincs while the boat was in the sling. I didn't expect the survey to find anything dramatically wrong with the boat, as it is only two years old with minimal hours. There were a few lights that were not working, and the heat sensor on the generator didn't work. These will be fixed and are definitely not a dealbreaker. There was also some warranty items to be taken care of. All is good.
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