Ready To Go!

Posted at 9:02 PM, Apr. 20, 2007

Countdown has started and less than a week to go before we arrive back in Malta. Everything has come together well and Savarna was relauched with new antifouling a few days ago. James is pretty proud of the cover plate he has fashioned out of the blank supplied by Hanse - reckons it is barely visible when retracted and better than the original.  Still a few small jobs to do when we get back onto the boat including some modifications in the anchor locker, the port aft heads need either a base valve or top valve gasket fitting to stop it back filling, installing some large stainless steel pads to provide decent support for the swim ladder fitting in the stern door ( the Hanse system was not up to the job)  and also trying out a self designed modification to the one line reefing system to take the weight off the batt cars when reefed. (have had a couple of buckled bolts)

                                               A fast clean bottom            

And of course a major is always getting the mainsail back on again. The batt car system is good but time consuming when taking the main off or putting it back on - every car is bolted, so standing on a mast step with one foot with a screwdriver in one hand and a spanner in the other , and supporting  the main with a shoulder is great fun.

Provisioning at the start of the season is also time consuming and Pam will probably take as much time doing that as I will stocking up the cellar. Could be the last chance to restock with some half decent French wine before we get to Croatia.

Cheers

Keith