OK, now there’s time to post some pictures — all the things that were happening right before the launch. As usual, click on pic for a larger image.

Brenda’s painted the name and hailing port…including some last minute gold leafing

Taking down the scaffold and enclosure…

David carrying some of the old anchor rode onboard

loading the 600 ft of 1/2″ bbb chain into the locker using the “just installed” Ideal windlass

The windlass is pretty cool looking

and inside…

We shared the task of putting the old reinforcing bars on the new rudder with 3/8″ copper rivets