Splash Day!!

All the hard work this past week was worth it! Crimson Kathryn was splashed on Monday, Nov. 7th at 11 am! We spent one night sleeping on the boat in the yard and that was enough for me! I’m not a big fan of ladders and it’s worse when you have to go up and down at night (no functional toilets on the boat when we’re on the hard)!

Sunday and Monday were busy days as we finished all the must be completed jobs before launch. Mark worked on installing our new wind, speed and depth meter – part of this meter goes in a through hull so it has contact with the water. Mark removed the old speed meter that hasn’t worked in probably 10 years and used the same through hull for the new one! This job was completed first thing Monday morning – sure don’t want to go in the water with a hole in the forward bilge!!

I spent Sunday doing the last 2 coats of varnish on our main cabin wood! I was only putting 4 coats on the wood that was stripped down to bare wood so it only took a few hours to do this small area. Looking at the wood now I can honestly say it was all worth the effort and the sore muscles!! It looks beautiful!

Our Monday launch came earlier in the day then we expected but we were ready! Holland Marine did a good job getting the boat onto the travel lift and into the water. Once in the water and at the launch dock, Mark started the engine (and it worked well) and tested the steering. With the help of Jane, Steve, Julia and Brad, we got Crimson Kathryn moved to the Reynolds Park pier. We are now firmly tied up on the south side of the big pier.

The goal now is to slow down a bit and work through our other boat jobs. It won’t be all work now – we’ll have to time kick back a bit. Last night (Monday) we had a lovely get together on Julia and Brad’s boat. We were joined by Jane and Steve plus a couple we didn’t know, Jackie and Tom, from Georgetown, Ontario. It was a fun night and a great way to celebrate being back on the water!!