Happy moments:
We remove the masking tape which took longer to apply than the actual paint!
Matelot unmasked!
Felix takes a look at our painting job on the prop. It seemed strange painting over that lovely brass, but essential to apply the antifoul here.
Suddenly the travel lift is coming for us and we are not quite ready!
In we go anyway...
It is so nice to be dressed in clean clothes, have clean hands and be sitting writing this having a civilised cup of long black coffee! We have discovered a wireless cafe right at the end of our marina, so will be on line again thank goodness.
Our launch was successful except that we found our starter motor was malfunctioning, so had to be towed to our marina!! We expect the new parts to arrive end of the week and are currently making our plans of where to from here!
We are waiting with eager anticipation for the engine to be going so we can instal and try out the new sails early next week.
5 comments:
Funny how on a saling boat you have to have an engine to try the sails out! Hey just kidding, I think all the hard work you have been putting in will be rewarded with trouble free sailing from now on.............honestly! CJ
Hey Richard and Pippy! Congratulations. I have been checking in on your blog but just now was able to sign up for a google account so I can post a comment. You guys have been working like dogs but I know it will pay off soon. You will LOVE Venice! Enjoy! Write soon and let me know your email address!
Christy, Joe, Cassie and Juliana
SV Zia in Siracusa, Sicily
Buck and Pippa, Delighted to see the 3 blader prop well coated with propspeed. Hope you have solved starter problem . We probably told you how we burnt out our starter motor last year after sailing up to Opua in the short distance between refueling and our marina berth. They did not think it could be repaired and so a new one was ordered from Volvo which had to comme from Antwerp (cost NZ$1000) . In the meantime they succeeded in fixing it (another $1000)!! Good luck for your first voyage on Matelot. Cheers Noel and Kerrin
Hi Noel and Kerrin! We are loving your comments but do not have your email address to respond to. John Fauv has our address for email - pls get in touch if you have a mo.
Hi Christy and all! We have lost your card but have sent email to Larsen today asking him for your email address so we can get in touch! We think of Zia often and maybe will see you coming over the horizon one of these days! That would be awesome!
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