Oar lock

This photo shows oar lock and mast crutch in place to support mast while boat is on the trailer. The crutch we use while rowing is the same, just tall enough to sit under. Our seat slides in at the end of the CB trunk. We'll use the same arrangement on the new boat.  Oars are 9' aluminum with hard plastic blades. They are heavy but served us well for shoving the boat back into deep water the few (many) times we ran aground. We keep a set of paddles handy (grey blades) on board to. We'll have better pics up at of the new boat at some point.

So, we are still at it, making progress. The hull and deck are gelcoated. We decided to paint the topsides too. The coaming is painted to match the topsides. Centerboard is fair(mostly) and painted. Rudder stock is complete and just about ready for paint. We have 2 blades just in case, and were bringing the old wood one along too. Hopefully we just need it for firewood. The pressure is on for this weekend. We plan to work like mad to get this done. Then were on our way to Florida come Wednesday next week. EC 2013 or Bust!



Sky Green Topsides 







Sky Green Coaming



Shallow water rudder blade (on donor boat)

 

Centerboard - Faired and painted

Deep water rudder blade (on donor boat)

Finally on her keel!

Fork truck comes in handy for roll over