Moving Day

[nutmeg2go]

Well, yesterday was the day.

My latest boat family member, being readied for birth by Dr. Ken Hutchins:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid172/pfef9194135f2e22b46b01151ead45f7c/f3d4132e.jpg

Mid-delivery

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid172/p73b170fdea3a12d869d39f8db921377e/f3d41349.jpg

No sweat. Dr. Ken has an automobile jack and a chainsaw

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid172/p19ee3371fa52691c9bce1cbd56448a6e/f3d41365.jpg

Proud Papa and Dr. Ken

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid172/p6ddd510a4f549057ca487e1293e087f7/f3d41369.jpg

Ready to go:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid172/p06b4a3e171541d88779ac971fbe15a19/f3d41353.jpg

She's now up in Brooklin, Maine, sitting next to a bunch of Haven 12s in Eric's side yard. Hopefully I'll have some in-the-water photos soon.

[ 06-05-2005, 05:02 PM: Message edited by: nutmeg2go ]

[Ken Hutchins]

Fun day. :D :D :D :D

[Dave Fleming]

Congrats!

Gosh those are such sweet hulled boats. smile.gif

[ 06-06-2005, 12:42 PM: Message edited by: Dave Fleming ]

[Paul Girouard]

Sweet smile.gif Good luck when she hits the water :cool: PEG

[Concordia..41]

Congrats all around!

- M

(Does Dr. Ken have a license for that chain saw?? :eek: ) ;)

[Ken Hutchins]

Does Dr. Ken have a license for that chain saw?? Well, I've got my son's license does that count? :D He has one from the US Forest Service he doesn't use anymore. smile.gif When he moved down under he got another license from Queensland. smile.gif

[Bill Childs]

OOOO! That's the stuff.
Thank you.

[Peter Malcolm Jardine]

That's a pretty little boat. ;)

[Doug Wood]

Congratulations. A 12 1/2 in Brooklin - doesn't get much better than that. Hope you have a great season.

[nutmeg2go]

Special thanks to:

Dr. Ken

Eleanor, for consenting to award me custody of Gringolet

Mike at Triad trailers for getting the carriage ready

Steve Nagy, Bill Cooper, Weatherly Doris, and others who were supportive and helpful in the unsuccessful search for Gringolet's pre-hurricane history.

[Bob Perkins]

Very Nice smile.gif

Gosh I love that boat.

[nutmeg2go]

OK. The report is in. She needs the gunk pulled out of her seams, some refastening, replacement of the forward bulkhead, removal of but blocks and replacement with shorter blocks, recaulking, and then varnishing/painting.

It will be a busy June. I'll post photos of the progress.

[nutmeg2go]

UPDATE

Ken was right. A couple of days of Maine weather and a few sprinkles and she took right up. The bad news is that now the gunk will be that much tougher to get out of the seams.

Lessons learned. Pull out the junk in New Hampshire.

[Hal Forsen]

Sweeet!
HF