Just a quick update to let everyone know we are still alive.
Boat is out of the water so things are a bit hectic. We lifted the boat on Monday primarily to get the ding in the keel fixed but Peter convinced us to antifoul the hull at the same time just before he left so we are set for a period of about a week on the hard. Current schedule will see us splashing on Monday 24th September.
Its pretty frustrating being out of the water. You take the opportunity to do as much as possible but regardless of how well planned or though out inevitably things change and so the day to day schedule has to adapt. We have moved into a motel for the period we are out of the water and Nic is trying to get on top of the schoolwork while Scott spends most of my time on the boat. On the whole however things have gone pretty well and we are actioning the last of the niggling problems with the boat. The big suprise this time was a slight oil leak around the intercooler turned out to be the result of a rapidly deteriorating turbo charger. And of course a new one is not cheap. Still best get it fixed here and now. We have also replaced some of the running rigging and that is another expensive exercise.
Currently the hull anti fouling has been done and the keel fixed. We forgot to get a picture of the damage (honest) but luckily it was pretty minor and only required some re-fibreglassing. Since we have been here we have seen a power boat with twin props completely mangled where he went aground and a sailing boat with a split where the keel joins the hull so we feel pretty lucky. We are all eager to get underway but that will not happen until at least next weekend at the earliest.
We are going to try and get a weekend in Providence which is supposed to be a neat town at the head of the waterways here.
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Have just caught up with your adventures and realise how much of a sailing family the Andersons have become. Although schooling is difficult to get through the mountain of work just think of all the first hand experiences Sam will Calley will be able to share with envious peers. We are just back from a week in Oban where it was often wet and turning cold but we enjoyed ourselves. Looking forward to you setting sail again.
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