Maggie IV hits the water

Finally, after 15 months.

Friday was a busy day but got it all done.
Now on a mooring with a few small jobs to do. Should be sailing by the weekend.

That's the Shot chas. Congratulations. Happy sailing.

well done Shotchas shes a wonderful yacht , and you have brought her back to her glory days . Enjoy !!!!!!

Great job Shotchas. Enjoy.

It's a great feeling!!

Did you use the franner to step the mast??

Congratulations. You must be feeling elated

Thanks to all for the positive comments.

It's was a great feeling to spend the day afloat and getting the rigging sorted yesterday,with the water lapping the hull.
A lot better than climbing up a ladder behind the shed.

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Supersonic27 said..
Has it been that long?

Mate I have been going to get upand see you and your boat since you moved it up, makes me feel bad as you live next door to a mate, (Adrian) so I havent seen him in 15 months!

Good work mate and hope you enjoy, catch you on the river one day

Rick

Thanks Rick, I'm sure we'll bump into each other down there.

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Lazzarae said..
It's a great feeling!!

Did you use the franner to step the mast??

Yes, it only took a few minutes with a long sling under the spreaders which could then be lowered within reach.
The only problem was that in the rush I forgot the mast head chook, wind speed/direction fitting and VHF antenna.
Now it's a trip up the mast someday soon. Apart from that I'm really looking forward to getting the sails up and giving her a burn.

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McNaughtical said..
Awesome.... that is a cute boat. You must be so excited!

That's not a cute Boat Me Nautical it's " Clansman" also know as a Claney

This is a sight I have been waiting for, my first sail in Maggie IV.

Crossed Tweed Bar and went out for a couple of hours to check everything out on the boat.
Very happy with it all, as I want to become confident in "single handing" soon.

The Navic wind vane worked like a treat.

Profurl 320 self furler - smooth as silk.

Seldon In-Boom single line reefing - perfect, although only two reefs, I would have preferred three - it's on "the list".

Raymarine tillor pilot.
This is the one where I got exited after thinking single handing was going to be very hard.
On the return trip back up the Tweed I dug it out and plugged it in, sailing right in to the wind - upstream, motor running.
I could drop and furl the sails by myself and keep on course while getting ready to pick up the mooring.

Home made hard dodger - bloody marvelous, although I'm sure some of the purists will say it spoils the original lines of the boat.
I don't care, it will keep me out of heavy weather in the cockpit.

Hardest thing to get to grips with? Making three cups of tea with some heel and a little bit of swell!

Average speed over three hours - 4.5 knots in light winds.
Max speed - 13.7 knots surfing down a wave, returning over the bar two hours before low tide. A wee bit of excitement there.

Not many changes and repairs required, a few small things but nothing serious.

All in all, very happy with my boat!

Thanks Ramona.
One of the blocks on the boom vang broke off due to existing hair line cracks I overlooked.