Launched today!

[Jim Walsh]

I was the first sailboat launched by my yard. I was too busy enjoying the moment to snap any pictures while she was being dropped in but I did take a couple yesterday afternoon while she was on the yard trailer awaiting the travel lift launch this morning. Spring has finally arrived!

[Sea Hunt Video]

Jim, my friend, you must have been dipping into the beer keg again. All photos are on a 90 degree tilt to port. At least they are on my computer. I happen to review your posts on the thread about boarding ladders, stand off feet, etc. Those photos were/are perfect.

Please refrain from imbibing until AFTER you take and post your photos.

Nice photos, once I got my head over 90 degrees. I assume the yard lifts S/V Orion up from her winter jack stands and then places her on that flat bed with jacks stands to move her to the launch area

[Jim Walsh]

Thanks Roberto. Yes, that hydraulic trailer is used to shuffle boats around the yard and the travel-lift is only used to pick boats off the trailer to drop in the water.
Also, on my devices the photos are right side up. Sorry.

[Skeep]

Be happy to see some of Orion once she's righted and underway! Classics never die!

[Jim1945]

I had the same problem with posting some pictures from my computer that were taken with my Galaxy S5 phone. If I take the picture with the shudder button on the left the pics come out upside down when posted. With the button on the right they are right side up. Didn't think it should work that way because when viewed on my computer my pics were right side up no matter which side the button was on. Not sure this applies here but just an FYI.

[David Morton]

Well, I took advantage of this brief window of fine Maine Spring weather to get Danusia splashed. First boat in at the mooring field in Hen Cove!

On the ramp, which is conveniently at the end of my street:

Ready to raise and step the mast:

At my dock, where the fun begins:

[Skeep]

Beautiful. All the ice is melted now?

[David Morton]

The ice is long gone! And there was plenty of it! All I need is a little calm wind to finish up the rigging and bend on sails. These Spring gusts of 20-25kts are slowing my progress, but got the boom on (a single-handed herculean effort), all the standing rigging tuned and most of the running rigging set. Only a couple of minor mishaps so far, par for rusty seamanship that has been hibernating too long! Looking forward to a great season.
Anybody else wet yet?

David

[Jim Walsh]

Nice pictures David. We've had a heat wave down here in Connecticut for the last several days compared to the bitter cold late spring weather we were experiencing.

[grluecke]

Hi, David! We are neighbors...I drove down Bethel Point Rd today with my wife and two lobster rolls, and we saw you working on your boat.

Is your shore on the Bethel point side? We're in Cundy's Harbor just by the Town Landing.

You are ahead of me, but I did get two stanchions re-seated (leaking!) and fixed my exhaust from last year. This probably belongs in "projects", but it is eye candy to me now that it is done. This is a followup to my post last June: " Emergency Volvo Penta advice -- Cd30K"

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[David Morton]

Hello, Greg and Jennifer. Nice to meet Cape Dory neighbors. Not surprised you saw me on the boat. My home, away from home. But every day I seem to be making some progress. Took advantage of the light east winds today to finish bending on the headsails and adjusting the Dutchman on the main. Ready to sail! Nice job on the mixing elbow. Definitely needed replacing! Stop by 256 next time you are on Bethel Point and we can commiserate. And was that a Gurnet Trading lobster roll?

David

[grluecke]

You bet! Both of them! 2nd set this week!

Welding on that mixing tube courtesy of Bath Industrial.

My boat is on the hard behind 11 Prosser Rd. Still some "this and thats" to finish.

[David Morton]

Finally got her out on the water. What a joy! I had forgotten how sweet a sailing vessel she is! Life is good.

[Skeep]

That photograph says it all too!