Florida was in the midst of 5 months of drought, and there were huge uncontrolled brush fires in several central Florida counties. Well, the rains finally came, the fires were put out and evacuation orders were lifted. If I had known the critical part this purchase would play, we would have certainly bought the boat sooner. As it was, we had several rainy days to get the boat setup properly for sailing. In or out of 'em, it doesn't matter.
Nothing seems really to matter, that's the charm of it.
Since the weather had turned rainy, I had time to make some much needed modifications to make the boat more efficient. I am uncomfortable with methods that require excessive physical strength or lightning fast reflexes. Main and Jib halyards must be lead back to the cockpit. The distance between the mast and the tiller is too great to cover when operating shorthanded and the weather is turning nasty. It must be possible to douse the jib without leaving the cockpit.