Back in the Water

Having struck a deal with the Yacht Haven I'm back in the water and on a temporary mooring, my skipper happy that all the work to my hull and prop done and all the other work can be achieved afloat.  This is partly good will as the hard was chock-a and by moving me created much needed space for the marine manager.

Although the funny thing is that having been lowered in to the water once more, I was brought in to collision against a pile, only gently but enough to knock out the repair my skipper had done following my altercation with Polly Agatha.  So I've now had a professional to complete what had been a reasonable repair in the first place.

My laundered Jib is back on after the mix up with the sail loft, just waiting for the Lazy Jack bag to go on before my laundered main can be fitted complete with its new third reef, which will require yet another halyard to be fitted, to operate it.

So with me on the water my skipper has set about finishing off the repair to the damaged teak that was done at the same time.

Old teak removed

 



New Teak cut in

 





Finished job with my wind generator back and push pit

back on

 

Just need to allow Mother Nature to turn the red to a silvery grey to match the rest.  Now that the push pit is back on, the nuts need to be just tightened before the Webasto heater can go back on it's plinth and be plugged back in.  I understand that the skipper wants to run it without the duct work connected to make sure that it works as I should and at least be ready for the Easter trip.  The additional 90mm ducting and the insulation socks are all on board ready to go on.  He's going to replace the 60mm duct to the master cabin with 90mm which I understand will increase the air flow to the front by almost 50%.  With the variable speed inline fan and thermal socks hot air should reach the occupants of my master cabin in earnest for the first time.

 

For now his visions are on taking me out at Easter for a shake down to Weymouth.  When we return I go back to my usual mooring up the Medina River opposite UKSA's base.  I'll return there in a much better state than I left.