Back aboard!

We arrived Regent Point yesterday afternoon with our one way rental car full of things to put back aboard and provisions for our trip north to Annapolis. Owl Moon was rocking and rolling at the dock with water just below the finger pier. A strong NE wind was blowing waves into Locklies Cr. which were reflecting off the opposite shore and across to the marina. With the water so high and the wind pushing the boat off the finger pier,  getting on the boat was quite a challenge.  Later, when we returned from dinner at Eckhard's (courtesy of Regent Point...thank you James), the water was just over the finger pier.

Happy to be back aboard! 

Back in the Water

We weren't able to get down yesterday to see Owl Moon launched.  They "waxed" the hull with awlcare before launching and had to find breaks in the wet weather they've been having to get that done.  Paul sent these photos.  Good to see her back in the water!

Going down the ramp on the hydraulic trailer

Sitting in her slip waiting for us

Good to see things being put back together!

September 13-14  Another trip to RP to put on two gloss coats of Cetol.  While I was there on Tuesday, Paul, with assistance from James, painted the transom.  After some digging, I finally learned that our hull is Awlgrip majestic blue.  Only hulls 1-3 were painted with Awlgrip.  Then Tartan changed to PPG DCC Concept, an acrylic urethane.  Awlgrip is a polyurethane.

Paul and James in a blue cloud as they spray the transom.

The cockpit was well protected from the spray.

The finished job looks good as new!

Paul referred me to Sandra of Creative DeSIGNS of Virginia to redo the hailing port for the transom.

Sandra sent me this photo...we haven't seen the finished product yet.

I managed to get my two coats of gloss cetol on Tuesday and Wednesday.  It was not a great job with some blistering in places of the second coat.  I also managed to step on one of the handrails a few hours after the last coat and scrape off the soft finish.  I should be able to do a better job the next time I do this when I'm not commuting 3 hours.

Although not a great job, the finished teak looks much better than what it was before.

The day after I left, they stepped the mast. Launch is scheduled for next week.

Looks like a sailboat again!

New bilge

The bilge has raised by 3/4" by filling it to the top of the backing plates with epoxy with a filler and pigment.

It looks wet, but that is just the shine from the epoxy with pigment.

The hull keel seam was covered with 3M 4000 and then the centerboard, centerboard trunk, and keel were painted with Pettit Ultima 60 SR 1036RE (the same paint that is on the hull).

New zincs on the keel cooler heat exchangers.

Over the last few days, I cleaned the teak handrails and dorade box tops.  Then Diane and I taped and sanded them and I applied 3 coats of Cetol Natural Teak finish...not varnish, but much easier process than varnish.  Still to come is 2 coats of Cetol gloss.

Schedule is to have Owl Moon work completed at Regent Point next Friday, 9/16.