Getting Knocked Down

A break from boat posts (don't worry I have plenty more coming). I have a couple vids to provide in the way of shout-out. First, last spring we had a big party to celebrate the Volvo Ocean Race and during that time, Jean-Marc came back in town from Seattle which was cause for a good amount of celebration...during the revelry, somehow we found Chumbawumba on the radio, and who knew but Alon got up and broke it down for us:




This was merely the dry run for a much bigger fiesta, though. And at my birthday party, Alon & I pulled a duet (and we had a better video camera).



If you weren't there, we missed you. Trust me.

The New Motor

What's red like a tonka truck and purrs like a kitten? The new motor in my boat! After 6 months of work, redoing all kinds of systems, and building new motor mounts, I finally got her all installed wired and everything. The guy who came to fill out the warranty info told me it was the first owner-installed engine he did not have to re-align. Now you all need to come to Annapolis and go for a boat ride with me.




Walt the Highlander Diesel guy helps me lower the motor into her new home between Calliope's bilge boards.

















Now, isn't that a sight? Shiny, red, and ready to thump. Note all the white paint that Suze did such a great job of helping me to apply.

Long time, no posts

Okay so no news is good news but this is a bit ridiculous. I know I know. I have been busy living.

But I'm gonna play catch-up now. First off I really want to thank Luke, Susan, and Mike for helping me out with spring commissioning for the boat. After putting in the new engine, I still had a LOAD of work to do before she was ready to go in the water. Luke & Suze are shown here helping me paint the bottom. For anybody who has done this before, you know it's a hate mission. Unfortunately I don't have pix of Mike helping me wax the topsides, but he was a trooper.




I gave Suze one of those white paper suits to keep her from getting bottom paint all over herself. Nice.














Luke, sporting the boilersuit from back in the day. Just like old times painting the bottom of the Webb Soling...