It’s the end of October and the boat yard rosters for winter work are starting to fill. Some projects are directly connected to the safety of the captain and crew, such as transom or stringer replacement. Other projects, a new “gelcoat” or an updated T-Top, are cosmetic. While the projects are obviously different they share some common qualities such as remote completion dates and, oftentimes, higher than anticipated costs. So, if you have a professional grade boat project that you’d like to accomplish over the winter, it would be smart to make arrangements with your yard manager, and local banker, [...]