The cleaning and fixing continues as we inch closer to our launch date. Mark and I have spent the last 2 days working on a variety of jobs to get the boat ready to be splashed! It’s incredibly rewarding to see all our hard work paying off and I can say that we are ready for launch!
On Sunday, Mark finished all the through hauls and he cleaned the inside of the fridge and freezer – now that was an interesting job!! We moved the sails out of the cabin and onto the deck and I continued cleaning the main cabin and other areas inside the boat. The last job of the day for me was to set up our enclosure! After being stored for so long, it was stiff and hard to work with. By the time I got to the last side, there was about a 1/4 inch gap between the zippers! We just left it overnight, letting the sides stretch and relax. It was all good by Monday afternoon.
Monday rolled around way too quickly! I started the day doing laundry (washing all the cushion covers and bed coverings). I also finished cleaning the galley. Mark spent the day working on an emergency rudder (just in case we need one at some point). After that Mark did battery checks, engine checks and maintenance and also made sure the bow thruster batteries are good.
Tomorrow (Tuesday) is our scheduled launch day! It looks like we will be splashed in the afternoon so that leaves the morning to do our final jobs. We’ll clean up on deck and around the boat. We’ll attach dock lines and get fenders ready. It’s really exciting to finally be at the point of putting C.K. back in the water!!
Crimson Kathryn and her crew 