Boat
It was not meant to be…today…
We readied the boat, set the alarm for 0500 and hit the rack. Well at 0500 the weather forecast had not changed a bit, NNW winds 25 knots gusting to 30 and waves 4 to 5 feet. Since we were heading NNW that made the trip a no go, so another couple of days in hell … Continue reading
In The Water!
We are in the water, no joke! Everything went well this morning and the bilge is bone dry. The engine fired right up and everything worked perfectly, we actually received several comments on how nice the engine sounds. The winds were up a bit today so we will have to wait until next week to get the masts … Continue reading
Wiring and Weather
We ran to the boat long enough for Bob to install a terminal strip for the mast wiring and wind instrument and run the wire for the tricolor light: He also installed connectors on all of the mast wiring but we forgot to snap a pic… The weather has been working (plotting) against us for weeks … Continue reading
Prop
After the cover and frame came off we installed the new Max Prop: Rotation and pitch set, all ready for launch: More later…
Cover is off!
Wow, it was a great day (for a change) and after two and a half years the cover came off the boat!! It was a great feeling cutting into that sucker! After the shrink wrap came off we had to tie it up for recycling: Then we had to disassemble the frame: Then we stowed gear and … Continue reading