Heya all. I know a few of you have been following along with my saga and i have a sizable update for you.
the boat looked a lot like this begining of last week...
we ground the bottom down to gel or fiberglass or iron accordingly
faired in the keel and painted a few coats of interlux 2000e on it just to be certain
put on the vc17m extra
put on our big boy pants and lifted it into the air the pulled a trailer under it
drove for 4 hours to get 90 miles...
slung it and tested for leaks
admiring handy work
thats us.
keeping her busy while waiting for a crane
voila.
... wow. i genuinely can't believe it got this far. thank you.
the yard feels empty...
but somehow i think i can be ok with that.
So again. thank you to the forums here for being with me along the way. you guys and gals are invaluable.
i got a pile of projects ahead of me but there's something truly rewarding about the notion that if i wanted to, and it wasn't dark out, i could get the motor going on it (already done) and get out there and let the wind take me somewhere. but first i gotta install my electrical and n2k network, test the lights, make a galley step up to the cockpit cause its a long long way down, put the life lines back up on it, buy a lifesling throwable so the uscg doesn't warblegarble me and THEN... then its time to go sailing.
the boat looked a lot like this begining of last week...
we ground the bottom down to gel or fiberglass or iron accordingly
faired in the keel and painted a few coats of interlux 2000e on it just to be certain
put on the vc17m extra
put on our big boy pants and lifted it into the air the pulled a trailer under it
drove for 4 hours to get 90 miles...
slung it and tested for leaks
admiring handy work
thats us.
keeping her busy while waiting for a crane
voila.
... wow. i genuinely can't believe it got this far. thank you.
the yard feels empty...
but somehow i think i can be ok with that.
So again. thank you to the forums here for being with me along the way. you guys and gals are invaluable.
i got a pile of projects ahead of me but there's something truly rewarding about the notion that if i wanted to, and it wasn't dark out, i could get the motor going on it (already done) and get out there and let the wind take me somewhere. but first i gotta install my electrical and n2k network, test the lights, make a galley step up to the cockpit cause its a long long way down, put the life lines back up on it, buy a lifesling throwable so the uscg doesn't warblegarble me and THEN... then its time to go sailing.
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