Monthly Archives: March 2011
Productive week!
Wow I can’t thank Bob enough for all his effort and expertise, we got quite a bit accomplished this week! Right now our focus is getting the boat ready for launch, rewiring the masts, plumbing, seacocks, prop shaft and prop, fuel and engine. Everything is going surprisingly well and the major work is near completion! … Continue reading
Rain delay
It was a miserable rainy day today so we didn’t make it to the boat but we did make progress. In 2008, just as we were rounding the last mark to the marina for haul out, the mizzen boom gooseneck snapped! We purchased a replacement gooseneck from www.rigrite.com (for an exorbitant price). We drilled and … Continue reading
Mast
When we took the boat out of the water in 2008 we unstepped the masts with plans to rewire and add some items. Yesterday we planned the rewire taking into consideration spreader lights, steaming light, wind instrument, tricolor/anchor light and windvane placement on the main. On the mizzen we have our radar, a spot light, AIS antenna and … Continue reading
We’ve started!
Tanya’s father Bob is down to help get things started. We have a list of things that need to get done before we go back in the water so we are knocking those off, one by one. When we bought the boat it had a lectrasan sanitation system that never worked. When we got Dea Latis … Continue reading
Splash!
We have a launch date! After two and a half years out of water Dea Latis is going back in on March 28th 2011!! Lots of work to do between now and then! Exciting stuff!