So yesterday Brian was able to get the engine started… hooray!! and I drove to Rhode Island to pick up our mainsail… also hooray!! Stopped by for a visit at North Sails with my friend Jay, and got a tour of their loft… extremely cool!
In the interim, Jocelyn Towing (the boat launch company) called us back to say that they could slot us in on Saturday, which is both a bummer - no launch on birthday- and good, since it gives us a little more time to get some more things wrapped up before we’re launched.
Today’s wrap up items were the running of the engine (with cooling in place), the final install of the rudder (kinda need that) some additional battery installs, new blocking system for the roller furler and for the vang… all in all a pretty productive day, despite the frigid temp.
Oh, and if I do say so myself, the new floor looks amazing! Mark did a fantastic job getting it to match up with our existing floor, and three coats of varnish later - more to come in warmer climates - the salon is looking quite lovely again!
Tomorrow… more slowmaker (solar panel arch) and perhaps the wind generator install?
Delay… but not in a bad way
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