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.