Ariel #414

[mbd]

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...

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Varsta Brud!

[Tim Mertinooke]

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.

[bill@ariel231]

Good to see her in the water. The coamings look great. When does the mast go up??

[dasein668]

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!

[mbd]

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!

[c_amos]

She looks great Mike,

I would fill the water tank before you make too many other decisions about how to get the bow down. I see a fair difference between it being full and empty.