Thanks for that.... next silly question... what do I want then??? can you tell I'm new to all this...!!! personally I'd like to do everything that is needed on the boat myself so I take it I'd have to find a yard that will let owners work on their boats...??
Fleshing this out a bit...
A typical annual haul out might include the haul itself, powerwashing, scraping any remaining barnacles (common), bottom painting, wash and wax the hull topsides while it's "easy" to get to... and eventually relaunching (which can include return from the storage yard).
And then usually some underwater hardware inspection (shafts, rudders, thru-hulls, transducers, new zinc anodes if necessary...
(Perhaps occasional repairs to or replacements of things like cutless bearings, rudder bearings, rudder or shaft seals -- but that's all less common, at least for annuals.)
Storage would include movement to the storage yard, blocking the keel and setting jackstands strategically under the hull...
AND...
You might want to watch a little of that in action first before you dive in with the whole DIY approach on a 50' boat. Its an easy way to discover you've got tennis elbow, carpel tunnel syndrome, etc etc etc...
IOW, depending on your stage of life, writing a check is often much less painful.
OK, you can ask me how I know that...
-Chris