Launch day!...

 

The long-awaited day has come. Time to launch!

Loading the rudder into the cassette

On the Travel Lift at SEA Marine in Port Townsen

Pop top cover...

The pop top provides standing head room in the cabin while at anchor or in calm conditions.
Anika is fitting the cover which transforms this area into a very comfortable space.

The view from inside

Attaching lead bulb to keel...

 

 Attaching the lead bulb to the keel was a complicated process which involved:
     Lifting the boat off of the trailer and on to boat stands with a crane
     Lowering the keel into the keel trunk
     Positioning the lead under the boat using a pallet jack
          Attaching the lead to the keel
          Potting the rebate on the bottom of the lead with thickened epoxy
          Painting anti-fouling
          Lifting the boat off of the boat stands and lowering back on the trailer with a crane

       
       

Out of the woods...

Wiring is complete. From left to right are battery selector, 

voltmeter with 2 USB ports, propane control with sniffer, BlueSea panel 

with 3 circuits on. Not shown here is a carbon monoxide detector

Propane stove is now functional

Ørn is Norwegian and Icelandic for Eagle

Today I moved the boat out of the woods and onto the 

concrete pad in front of Simon's shop. In the next several

weeks I hope to lift the boat off of the trailer with a crane

and place it on stands in order to install the keel and lead.

I took advantage of Simon's hose to start off the new year clean.

Fall update...

Progress has been steady over the last few months as I have been able to spend a few days most every week in Port Townsend. Matt Pistay has been working on the running rigging. Matt has been very successful racing various sailboats for a number of years. Recently he has been on winning crews in the Race to Alaska and the Transpac.

Anika (ankorpdx.com) did a very nice job on the cushions. She is
currently completing a cover for the pop top.

Installation of a propane tank for the galley stove is complete,
including a "sniffer" that closes a valve at the tank when
propane fumes are detected. A carbon monoxide detector
has also been installed. The starboard side fuel locker is done
with a mount for the outboard motor fuel tank. Both the propane
locker and the fuel locker vent overboard through the transom.

The keel lifting crane is being fitted. The worm drive winch lifts the keel and
lead bulb with a strap that goes through a lug at the top of the keel. The crane legs
shown here will be about 8 inches shorter in the final configuration.

Summertime in Port Townsend...

I moved the boat to Port Townsend early in June. The mast was painted with Interlux Perfection using guidance from Russell Brown's publication "Rolling Perfection." I am pleased with the result. The rail has been varnished and some minor modifications were made in Simon Miles's shop.

A major line item in the To Do list was checked off as I picked up the sails from Ballard Sales last Thursday. Simon helped me move the boat outside this morning. Next task will be completion of the mast; finish painting spreaders, mount tri-color at the mast head, and run halliards and electrical wiring.

Inside Simon's shop, mast at left

My new territorial view

One of Port Townsends resident deer

Spring 2019 Update...

I did get some work done over the winter. Windows are installed and all the deck hardware is in place. Toilet and fresh water plumbing is done and I have started the wiring.

Galley pump is installed. Sink and stovetop are dry fitted until wiring underneath
is completed. Black rectangle at bottom is a Blue Sea electrical breaker panel.
Main battery switch is to the left.

Outboard is a Tohatsu 5hp with alternator. It will stow in this deck locker (with
tiller underneath) when not in use.

The pop top  in the raised position

Last Thursday was an exciting day, the mast was raised for the first time. Alex and Joe from Ballard Sails installed the standing rigging and lifelines and measured for sails. On hand to help were Eric Jolley and Simon Miles.

Evan Walker fabricated the aluminum A frame which stabilizes the mast during raising.
 A line thru a block at the top of the A frame leads forward and attaches to the mast just below
  the lower spreaders. The other end of the line goes aft to another block and then to a winch.
When not in use, the A frame will live on the trailer.

The base of the mast is bolted to the tabernacle