The boat went in the water last Friday, weather forecast for Monday was terrible but turned out to be perfect. Monday afternoon the Marina started back pedaling on our plan to step the masts Tuesday, I had enough. Long story short I held my ground and the masts went on today! It was a truly action packed day but there was way to much going on to snap those action photos, all I got was the end result. Nothing would have happened today with out help from some wonderful random people that just stopped to help, actually I think they heard the circus music starting to play and that may have grabbed their attention. Lynn and her husband dropped what they were doing on their own boat to help, Tom randomly driving by pulled everything together, Mike yanked me up the mizzen, and Bobby did a great job on the crane! Would also like to thank Ray on Ketch-Ya-Later for his help with lines and rigging! We really appreciate all the help!!!
One more time…
Moved her into a covered slip for the weekend:
Really high tide, the water came up over the dock:
Repositioned on Monday, look how calm it was, would have been a perfect day to step the masts:
Tuesday AM moved into position to step the mizzen:
Are we going to step the masts today? “wait, let me see if the crane will start”:
POW, mizzen on, just like that:
Hey what’s that over there?? BA-BAM, oh you missed it, main mast is on:
After we shimmed the mast and tightenend shrouds and stays Mike helped me move her out to a slip:
Looks like a real sailboat again, almost, still have some work to do but we’re getting there:
We’re headed back to the boat tomorrow in preparation for a Thursday departure for Herrington Harbor. Will update more when we get some internet signal.
Sorry I wasn’t there. It all sounds so easy except I have been there beforemany times and I know how things really go. I have to say that as you do it more the strain on you gets less. Too bad we have to pull them out in two months. She really looks good.