2022 Spring Commissioning - Painting and Launch

 

We take off the both roller furlings so the travel lift bar can go back far enough to balance the boat and fit it in the launch well. We leave a line attached to the staysail (inner stay), but it's pulled back to keep it tight and out of the way.

We're ready. What could Dave POSSibly be worried about? : )

Clean!

Dave had removed the bow thruster to clean the propeller and repaint it with special paint. We scraped off a few barnacles from the area and painted bottom paint in the tunnel.

View from the top of the marina! Getting Dock lines ready which are in the lazarettes there. Gotta be so careful walking around so high, especially without the lifelines up. Must hold onto rigging or something all the time.

Clean and Pretty!  There is enough of the zincs left to leave for the year. Waiting for the Delaware City Marina to remove the jackstands, when they are ready.

Stopping traffic on the road for a little bit

Below, at the launch well, waiting for the highest tide and tidal current to stop so we are not swept to the side when backing out.