Serious Team Work - I had 7 different people doing different
tasks to pull off a 9:00 a.m. maiden voyage - got done at 2
in the morning and got up at 4 to finish the job but got the
job done. Many thanks to those who helped, you are welcome
on board any time.
Don and Craig installing the fin on the new motor - running
twin 50's (Tohatsu's) they ran great - I babied the new on
for the break in process but did open it up to see what my
top speeds were and it looked like about 27 knots with a
pretty heavy load.
Installing Antenna.
Brad, the master wiring guru - did the wiring for my depth
finder, marine radio and hard wired the GPS.
Becky and Vicky placing the numbers, Don in upper management
position.
Checking the connection, everyone had a job to do.
In front of the house 9:00 a.m. sharp - wanted to make the
10:30 tunnel over to Whitter and we made it by the skin of
our teath.
In the tunnel.
Yeah, almost there, time to make this into a boat instead of
a RV.
Ahhhh, finally wet and it feels so good. Family and friends
there for the Christening and a prayer.
Happy boating family.
Jason and his Red slaying crew.
Caleb giving this Red a little encouragement to stay
still.
Main Bay hatchery, I anchored up right here and while Cathy
and Caleb slept below I put 6 fish in the cooler using the
famous snagging technique.
One crazy for fishing kie, wonder where he gets it.
Cathy is awake, now, time to get her 6 reds.
Caleb doing his part, he likes the bottom fishing, the Reds
are a little to wild for him yet, maybe when he is 3.
Our first sunset at Anchor, Cathy woke me up in the middle
of the night worried that we had slipped anchor. Cathy could
not sleep so I crawled down in the V birth with Caleb, I
kept waking up and hitting my head on the ceiling. We were
camped in Culrose Passage near Long Bay.
On the edge of Granite Bay, we decided to try out the
inflatable - what fun!
Caleb Hunter - with a midde name like that you have to get
him stared early.
Tide pooling.
Looking out across Port Wells
Caleb loved rowing, he is a natural.
We stopped at a beautiful waterfall and enjoyed the noise
and berry picking. What a super Maiden Voyage!!!!!