Monday 23 March 2009

LAUNCH DAY VIDEO

LAUNCH DAY




Launch day , 19th March 2009 , It is a glorious day with very little wind , we are in Zone Technic in Gruissan and after quite a bit of work though the winter months we are going back in the water , when replacing the anode I noticed that the block of wood inside the hull had gone a little soft and so we got a local chappie called Frank to help out and take out the old and replace with new ,, i would have done it myself , but am not agile enough to crawl into a hole and do the job ( see photo below ), all the main planks were solid , so we got all new bolts and completley renewed the anode side of things , All the coach roof has had a fresh coat of varnish and we have installed a new solar panel that will just keep the batteries topped up , we don't have a fridge and are very megre with our electric output ,, Last year i replaced all the bulbs in Simo with L.E.D,S, and the difference is we dont have to worry on a night sail anymore , the solar panel only puts in about 1 amp but will sut our cause ,The day of the launch we also re stepped the mast it looked fantastic , as i had given it three coasts of Deks ol Jay oil, and the next day was spent doing all the things necessary, like changing the engine oil and filters rewiring the electrics where the mast comes through and a hundred other tasks that seem to go on forever . Anyway she is now ready for the trip ,,, but am I ? , must say it has come round quickly and with a couple of weeks to go the butterflies are beginning to settle in ,, still, I am sure it will be alright on the actual day of departure I am at the moment trying to work out how i can let you see where i am and my progress on Google Earth , and then you can see where i am as well as read the blog , , any way all for now , ive posted a short vid of the launch and a few pictures ,