Congratulations to Captain Keith and the Contango crew for a first place finish in the Palm Beach Sailfish Club’s 3 day Gold Cup Invitational Team Tournament! The team released 20 Sailfish in 3 days for a total of 6,000 points – narrowly beating out the 72′ Tribute Alican. The 67′ Willis, Mehl Ticket took 3rd – check out the full results at In The Bite’s website. Way to start off the year Contango!

 Jarrett Bay is pleased to offer Winter 2009-2010 Storage Specials for all vessels up to 120′ in length and 30′ max beams, not to exceed 220 tons.

  - 20% discount on haul, block, launch, storage and electrical power for vessels being hauled for storage for 3 months or more. Half price power-wash included!
  - 10% discount on labor and materials for work performed by our staff while vessels are in storage

Winterization services are recommended and available upon request. Owners/Crew are allowed to live aboard in preparation for arrival and departures for a period not to exceed two weeks without incurring additional fees. Do-It-Yourself work is allowed.

Specials are effective for vessels arriving on or after September 1, 2009 and departing by May 1, 2010. Specials cannot be used with any other promotion. All stored vessels must be insured and in sea worthy condition upon arrival. 

Contact us at (252) 728-2690 or e-mail Kendra Lawrence at klawrence@jarrettbay.com or Jeff Fulcher at jfulcher@jarrettbay.com for a free estimate!

We recently welcomed the 94′ Westport M/Y “Dauntless” at Jarrett Bay for refit work. Our skilled team of craftsmen are busy laying all new teak decking, repainting the exterior and refinishing all interior woodwork to give this amazing yacht a fresh update. Stay tuned for more updates on her progress and others as they arrive this transient season.

JBBW  is monitoring Tropical Storm Erika closely the remainder of this week and will make a decision based on the NOAA 5 day projection later in the week as to if we will activate our Hurricane haul out plan.  We encourage our hurricane haul out customers to monitor this storm closely in case it becomes a hurricane and threatens our area early next week.

Jeff Fulcher,

Yard Manager

The Jarrett Bay Boatworks Service Yard is offering one FREE tuna season launch for any customer signing up for three months or more of winter storage at Jarrett Bay’s Beaufort, North Carolina facility.

Why is your boat weathered in up north when you could be in the cradle of world-class fishing and service on the southern Outer Banks?

Pre-payment required – must mention this special at time of purchase. Special Applies 9/1/2009 – 5/1/2010. Not applicable with any other discounts.

252-728-2690 – service@jarrettbay.com – www.jarrettbay.com

Tropical Storm Danny is developing and is expected to be off our area Friday evening and moving out Saturday morning. The National Hurricane center doesn’t predict the storm will develop into a hurricane at this time, however we will be available Thursday and Friday to haul any of our hurricane contract customers that request hauling in anticipation of possible hurricane force winds. All policy holders should contact our offices at (252) 728-2690 X232 to schedule an appointment.

We have a 53 Fleming – which when pulled, found that it has osmosis (entire bottom). In your experience, when stripping the bottom – to include gelcoat – what type of wash do you then do to suspend the stuff coming out? On moisture meter – how low do you require it to be to put new coatings back on?

Thanks for your time ~ we’re in the NW.

- Agent Adams

Thank you for contacting us regarding your 53′ Fleming.  The 1st step in the process is the removal of the gelcoat along with the with the 1st layer of matt fiberglass.  In many cases no more fiberglass needs to be removed.  The next and most important step is to not only to allow the laminate to dry but to remove all of the contaminants (osmotic fluid composed of acetic, hydrochloric acid and glycol).  Ideally, the boat is pressure washed with hot water or steam on a daily basis initially and then less frequently after a couple of weeks.  During this stage, the moisture content and acidity of the laminate needs to be monitored.  Moisture content needs to be at or below 5 on the Sovereign scale A before the next starting the stage.

A couple of things to keep in mind.  To do the job properly, the running gear (props, shafts, struts, rudders…) will need to be removed.  Also winter is the best season for the boat to dry due to lower humidity in most of the country in the winter months.  Depending on the extent of the issue, I have seen boats take as long as six months to dry.  The only way that the drying process can be sped up is a relatively new boat yard tool known as HotVac.  Though using the HotVac will shorten the time needed for the hull to dry, it will not necessarily save on labor costs.

After the boat has dried, the hull is prepped and epoxy primer is applied.  If only the matt layer of laminate has been removed, it is not necessary to put fiberglass back.  An epoxy fairing filler is applied and sanded as needed.  You should be in agreement with the boatyard before the job starts as to how “fair” you expect the hull to be at the end of the job.  After filling and fairing has been completed, an epoxy barrier coat is applied to product specs.  I recommend that 3 full coats of anti-fouling paint be applied for this initial bottom paint job and then going to the normal 1-2 maintenance coats.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if I can be of any additional assistance.

Although Hurricane Bill appears to be missing us well offshore to the East one can never be too careful.  Hurricanes can be very unpredictable and change course rapidly and unexpectedly with little time to prepare.

We are not going to a mandatory haul out since the 5 day NOAA projection shows the storm will pass offshore.  However, we will haul your vessel now if you prefer to be on the safe side. Contact us ASAP if you would like your boat on the hard. If you do not contact us today, August 19, we cannot guarantee that your boat will be hauled in time should the Hurricane change direction and impact our area later in the week.

Jeff Fulcher,
Yard Manager

Jarrett Bay Boatworks has commenced preparations in anticipation for Hurricane Bill possibly impacting our area in the next 7 days.  We are preparing the yard, inventorying stands, blocks etc. and servicing the lifts.  We are monitoring the predicted path of Bill and will make a decision later this week.  We need a minimum of 3 days to haul all vessels with Hurricane contracts but would like to have 4 days if possible.  We will commence hauling once the NOAA projection predicts hurricane force winds in our area within 5 days.

We will not haul vessels other than those with contracts once we go into hurricane haul out mode.  The projected path of this Hurricane makes it very difficult to make an accurate prediction of the impact it may have on our area.  We will make a judgment call based on a worst case scenario later this week.  Please contact our service office if you have a Hurricane contract and would like to haul early to be safe.

If you would like to be on the hurricane haul-out list, please submit a Jarrett Bay Hurricane Haul-Out Contract (PDF) or see our hurricane haul-out page for more information.

Jeff Fulcher
Yard Manager

Hurrican Haul-Out contracts are now available! Act now for the 2009 season!  Last year the Jarrett Bay team hauled 129 vessels out of the water in less than 4 full days. Limited availability…don’t delay!

Veiw/Download the Jarrett Bay Hurricane Haul-Out Contract (PDF) or see our hurricane haul-out page for more information.