[Sloop Scoop pre-season 2004] #2, April 21 - May 2

[Schuy Jewell]

Cruisers and Crew--

The spring weather has been holding, we're moving along with spring 
commissioning.  I was down at the yard last Saturday, Monday and Wednesday 
afternoon, and this past Friday afternoon, Saturday afternoon, Sunday and 
Monday, and my feet are already sporting a discernable Teva tan!  Thanks to 
Eric and Igor and, as always, Sailor Mike for helping out these past two 
weeks with electrical, engine, rigging and caulking tasks. Thanks to Rick, 
too, for electronics consulting--we now have both the VHF radio and the 
AM/FM tape deck working with the speakers!

You can keep track of our progress by checking the work list at
http://www.jewellgems.com/sloopscoop/SloopSpring2004Commissioning.doc
You can also look and see what job you'd like to do (or may have already 
been delegated : )  ).  The more help we get now the sooner we'll be in the 
water.  Knock on teak, if we can keep up this pace we may be in in record 
time this Spring--possibly before May 15th (as long as Isle Marie is ready 
to head up the river with us).

A couple of people have already notified me of availability for this 
weekend.  Right now I plan to be at the boat around noon on Saturday.  If I 
have volunteers I'll go late morning Sunday and sometime on Monday.  For 
the following weekend, I plan to work around a rich cultural 
schedule.  I'll work on May 1st from about noon until 4:00 pm, and skedadle 
home to get ready to go to see Urban Bush Women perform at Columbia.  I'm 
also going to see "Proof" at the Goodman (being a Hyde Park denizen and 
all) on May 2nd, so I won't be down on Sunday, but I could go down again on 
Monday, or on Tuesday morning.

Again, the exciting (and simultaneously growing and shrinking) list of 
tasks includes sewing, cleaning, building, drilling, grinding, cutting, 
caulking, sanding, oiling, painting  on materials ranging from rope to 
cloth to wood to fiberglass to aluminum to stainless steel . . . .

Don't miss your chance to see what the bottom of the boat looks like!  The 
boatyard directions are at the end of this post.

Now I'm off to let the rain lull me to sleep.

Skipper Schuy/Lisa
Land:  773-752-6266, Cell:  773-343-0153
E-mail:  sloopscoop@jewellgems.com
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DIRECTIONS (driving) to the boatyard
The boat's located at Croissant Marina, approximately S. 142nd St. , just 
east of Torrence Avenue, in the fenced part of the yard.  I usually take 
the Dan Ryan to the Bishop Ford (used to be Calumet Expy)--the left fork at 
the end of the Dan Ryan (to stay on I-94, vs. the right fork, which is 
I-57).  I get off at the Dalton exit going east, take Dalton to Torrence 
(at that point Dalton has become State street), where there is a stoplight 
(I haven't counted stoplights to that point yet, but it's about a mile from 
the expressway).  Turn left (north) at Torrence and go over the bridge and 
take your first left at the bottom of the bridge (there should be a sign 
there for the Waterfront Pub).  Take that street (I think it's 143rd) until 
it hits the gravel lot and bear right around the fenced section.  There's a 
lot by the Waterfront Pub, which will be on your left, or you can park 
along the fence (ther are too many boats right now to pull your car in any 
further)  Walk east (the direction you were driving in the yard) until the 
opening and turn right into the yard and follow the line of boats along the 
fence.  The stern is facing the road, so you should be able to see the 
Sloop's location when you're coming in.
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