Well, Hattie L is afloat - but not without some problems.
When she was lowered into the water, the centerboard would not come down so out she was pulled. After about 20 minutes with crowbar and hammer the crew got that rusty chunk of metal to raise and lower.
When she was lowered into the water, the centerboard would not come down so out she was pulled. After about 20 minutes with crowbar and hammer the crew got that rusty chunk of metal to raise and lower.
Then there was the issue of the lower shrouds. They are connected but there is a possiblity they are backwards which means getting a ladder to reverse them.
Finally, the starter rope on the old Honda 7.5 HP kicker broke on the second pull.
Overall, not the best situation! We soothed our battered souls while sitting in the marina's bar and tomorrow we should get the starter mechanism installed and motor over to our own slip.
There will be more and photos and this saga continues.
She does look nice, to us, afloat though.
No comments:
Post a Comment