Countdown To Launch....

Ok, have a few minutes here to make up a post so here goes.....

From your point of view I suspect this will be a boring entry as most of what's going on is lots of telephone calls about sail quotes, dodger quotes, finishing up the to do lists and so on with less hands on work now required. I do have a couple of pictures of the newly installed rear boarding ladder. I've put my 25 year old 6hp 2 stroke Evinrude (old but runs good) back on as well as the dodger frame and cockpit lifelines.

Here are two pictures of the stern with the engine mounted and the rear boarding latter in the up position. The newly fabricated engine mount works better than the original. Kudos to Rich on that project.

This is with the boarding ladder deployed. The bottom two step will be below the waterline so it should make getting back onboard a snap when I go for a swim.

Here are two pictures of the new cockpit locker covers. They look real simple to make but it took two weeks to finish them up and install the hardware. I made them with a U channel that the bottom sits in and hold them in by friction. The brass hook is just a little extra security so they don't come off. The stainless bits you see in the pictures is for the tiller pilot. They are not waterproof by any means, nor did I design them to be that way. I just wanted a cover there because the holes looked like crap, this keeps the bugs from making nests and in the event I ever take a wave over the stern, I figure this will keep 90 percent of the water from entering the lockers which is a big deal. Ignore the blue cockpit locker cover and the tile flooring, they will be replaced shortly.


Still lots to do before she goes in the water even though I am about 60 days from launching her now. The list includes purchasing a new main sail, have a new dodger built, finish the quarterberth headliner underneath, bottom paint, need a new fiddle block for the boom vang, clovis pins and the list continues with many other smaller tasks that all need my attention.

I know this post is a bit shorter than usual but it's been a very long week for me. Job, car and personal issues have all been crawling on my back like a bad monkey. Sometimes the world just does that to you. I admit though if BeBop was floating with the week I just had, I would be writing this from some exotic beach in Mexico right now. The job, car and personal issues just ain't worth the stress level they cause. Just a few more months and I'll be in the position that I want to be. Until next time...Fair Winds....