Some Pics of the last minute stuff before the launch…

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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

Gold Mahdee

Taking down the scaffold and enclosure…

taking down boat enclosure

David carrying some of the old anchor rode onboard

old anchor rode

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

loading chain into anchor locker

The windlass is pretty cool looking

Vintage Ideal Windlass

and inside…

anchor locker with chain

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

reinstalling the rudder parts

Yes, we launched!

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Happy day…happy day. We launched yesterday afternoon. Mahdee is now sitting happily in a slip, taking up water. Even though we had numerous pumps on board, only the main pump has had to work. She has a bit of seeping going on from a couple areas where the forekeel is fastened into the main keel. We’ll hope they close up within a few days. Her planking didn’t start weeping for about an hour and now we can see a bit of weeping in most places. She’s riding bow high and stern down. The bow is out of the water about 4 inches; the stern right at the waterline. When the masts are installed and she’s trimmed up, hopefully she’ll be at the correct waterline position.

I’ve attached a bunch of pics to this post…enjoy…will post more in a few days-the computer is at the boatshed and…well…we’re spending time on the boat.

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