Well, Friday is the day.  The boat is finally coming out of the water for paint.  I haven't gotten a lot done the last week because I was busy with work, and sailing on the weekends, but the time has come.  Friday morning I have to bring the boat around to Independent Boatyard, about an hour trip, and hopefully they'll haul the boat first thing.  Today I let the engine run for a while and checked to see how much fuel was in the tanks, about half full.  The one somewhat disturbing thing is that the engine doesn't seem to want to start with the starting battery alone, in fact it doesn't even begin to turn over..  When I parallel it with the house bank, it starts right up without any trouble.  I have a strong suspicion that the starting battery is nearing the end of its useful life.