Yep, if we thought previous work was expensive, today I scheduled the big one.  The haul out.  Actually part of the purchase of Charisma included budgeting for some of what is to come.  

• New standing rigging including a roller furling headstay and SSB backstay antenna
• New lifelines
• Running backstays (as a cutter rig, the staysail needs a bit of extra support.  You can see the mast pump in a lot of wind.  When we're on the ocean pounding into 15 foot waves, I don't want to have to worry about the mast!)
• New halyards
• New electrical wiring in the mast
• New masthead Tri-color
• New wind, depth and speed instruments
• Bottom sanded and painted
• New prop (mentioned in previous post)

And a bunch of other misc stuff.  I'm going to do some work on the boat while she's on the hard as well.  The fun one should be installing the new gasket kit for the head.  Ahhh, boat ownership is sooo glamorous! February 19 is the big day, but when we're done, we'll have solid new rigging to go with our overhauled diesel.  The combination gives us the confidence that we've replaced "the big stuff".  Even though Charisma's actually in great shape, she is after all, 20 years old and we want to make sure that her rig and systems are solid and ready for the next 20.