Well, she's coming together, bit by bit. I got the coamings on this weekend. Mast stepping should happen next Sunday. I'm waiting for my lifelines to arrive. Oh, and I suppose I should put some sailing hardware on the decks to...
Well, she's coming together, bit by bit. I got the coamings on this weekend. Mast stepping should happen next Sunday. I'm waiting for my lifelines to arrive. Oh, and I suppose I should put some sailing hardware on the decks to...
Mike
Totoro (Sea Sprite 23 #626)
Sure is nice to be able to putter around on the boat again - in the water, as opposed to the side yard. I'm on a mooring now. It'll be nice too not to have to worry about backing out of a slip...
Mike
Totoro (Sea Sprite 23 #626)
Varsta Brud!
Looking Good! No one would ever guess she's forty years old.
"I'm on a mooring now"
My preference for sure especially in the river I am in.
You and your family are going to have a great summer on that beauty.
Good to see her in the water. The coamings look great. When does the mast go up??
Looks nice Mike. You need to get some weight forward though to get her rear up a bit. How about some nice chain rode in the anchor locker?
Get her in sailing shape and I'll meet you somewhere for lunch!
Nathan
Dasein, Triton 668
www.dasein668.com
She's riding a lot better than last time she was in the water. One big difference is that I was able to get the lead pig out of the bilge (67 lbs). I relocated it to the chain locker in the bow. That has helped.
A couple of more things will help as well: 1. Hopefully, stepping the mast Sunday will move a bit more weight off of the stern, and 2. I need to fill my water tank in the v-berth. 3. I still need to hang my anchor off the bow pulpit. I'm not crazy about this setup, but it's what I've got for now. But that'll move more weight forward too. 4. If all of that doesn't get her to ride on her lines, I'm thinking hard about relocating the batteries forward.
An anchor chain is a good idea - for multiple reasons. But first, I suppose I'd better get and install a new hawse pipe, although I just hate the idea of drilling into the decks!
Meeting for lunch sounds great sometime!
Last edited by mbd; 06-12-2007 at 09:38 AM.
Mike
Totoro (Sea Sprite 23 #626)