We have been planning this haul out for quite some time. We knew we wanted to check on some things and plus there were some things that we needed to fix according to the survey that we had done when we bought the boat. We originally wanting to haul out in the middle of April but then decided that we would do it the first weekend in May, which we then pushed back to the 17th. All in hopes of having a week without rain. After talking with the boat yard (Yacht Care Öresund), they told us that they were very busy and that they would not be able to do any of the work we wanted done. This was fine since we wanted to do the work ourselves anyways. But since I needed to change the cutlass bearing and change a thru-hull, having professional help on such tough jobs is always a plus. They did however tell us that they would be able to guide us and give us advice on some things. We were glad to hear this and starting preping for the haul out. This meant buying the tools and supplies we would need to tackle the list of jobs we want to finish.