After certainly thinking that Morning View would be launched in Florida, I was ecstatic about finally seeing her show up on a truck in Hilton Head Island, SC. I had Bill Joule Marine Transport bring her up at a relatively decent price (~$1200), and they showed up pretty much without a hitch. No damage to the boat or rig, and best of all, no mud on the topsides like last transport!
Palmetto Bay Yacht Center pulled her off the truck and hung her in the slings while I prepped the mast.
The unlucky surprise here was that they can't step the mast in the water, so it had to be done that same afternoon. I was nowhere ready and ran into a few snags, but the mast went up with only a couple things left to do:
1. Straighten Windex
2. Install new ST40 wind speed transducer
3. Run new wires for ST40 wind speed transducer
4. Install VHF Antenna
5. Splice new coax end on VHF cable (someone cut it off in storage...)
6. Run new wiring for mast lights
7. Install new masthead anchor light
8. Install new steaming / deck light combo
9. Install spinnaker topping lift --> Complete
10. Attach baby stay --> Complete
11. Pin rigging
12. Tape rigging
13. Install spreader boots
14. Install wedges at partners --> Complete
14a. Look at doing Spartite
15. Install flag halyard
Not really that long of a list after almost 2.5 years of not being rigged, but some of the jobs will take a while.
Tomorrow we launch on high tide (9am), since the TravelLift well is a dry mud-bed at low tide. Still need to install the prop, hang fenders & docklines.
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