seven years in the waiting

[Hughman]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid132/p9ff594fe819de857f36361c51eb8e408/f796e6af.jpg

Wandering Girl is a Cheoy Lee Frisco Flyer, AKA "Chinese Folkboat", a 1962 teak hulled 25' copt of the famous Danish design.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid132/pf4897e4286b9177b6c242b470315a884/f796e6b2.jpg
Travelling

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid132/p64000c93b8a97df7ac11086902b278ff/f796e6a9.jpg
Launching

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid132/pd0b6f21cc997d51aa66467e6a9b281fa/f796e6b3.jpg
Afloat
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid133/p68418b65daff6a51aaa185d15aebc81e/f789304f.jpg
Mast raising
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid132/p69391bd813d0d311073faccf25a28330/f796e6b0.jpg
Cleaning and tuning

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid132/pc7ffcebc7293d8ebdfd2b92be6fa8835/f796e430.jpg
Moored after the first dinner cruise smile.gif

[ 08-06-2004, 07:38 PM: Message edited by: Hughman ]

[John B]

congratulations Hughman.

[imported_Steven Bauer]

Alright! Those are the pics I wanted to see. :D How did your first sail go? Let's have the whole story.

Steven

[PaulC]

How far in does he need to back the trailer before she floats free?

That is quite the ramp!

[Hwyl]

Very nice, she's waiting for a date with Victoria. Teak abounds!!

[Hughman]

The engine is not hooked up yet, so SWMBO had to make a perfect mooring pick up, or risk running aground at low tide.

Hit it first try! Piece of cake! Some things one just doesn't forget. smile.gif :cool:

[Hughman]

Paul, the trailer is lowered down the ramp on a winch, keeping the tractor out of the slippery. There is a 12 foot tide here, giving plenty of depth to work with.

[Hughman]

Originally posted by Hwyl:
Very nice, she's waiting for a date with Victoria. Teak abounds!!Where is Chris, anyway? :cool:

[John B]

Did you get the bend out of the mast OK?

[NormMessinger]

Hot diggity! I'm pleased you were able to pull it off. Or, put it in as it were.

[htom]

Very pretty.

[Ross M]

"Moored after the first dinner cruise"

Here is to many more... beautiful boat, sir.

Ross

[J. Dillon]

:D :cool:
JD

[imported_Steven Bauer]

He's off on his cruise. He said he would be in Rockland on the 15th and would call you.

Steven

[Noah]

Good job! I know what it's like to get an old Folkboat into the water. They are wonderful boats, and you will have a great time with her.

I'm always happy to see a boat re-launched.

Noah

[martin schulz]

hip hip...

[Ian McColgin]

Finastkind.

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

:cool: smile.gif

[brian.cunningham]

:cool:

[imported_Steven Bauer]

Where'd you take that first picture from - a tree?
Any pics with the sails up?

[gingersnap]

First picture was taken from the upstairs bath.

Hughman wanted to take a picture underway but given the 7 year gap between sails and the addition of 1 more kidlet on board I (aka,SWMBO) said not this trip. Next time.

[Mrleft8]

Niiiiice! :D

[Donn]

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[Concordia..41]

Congratulations!!! :cool:

[Ken Hutchins]

Absolutely fantabulus smile.gif smile.gif smile.gif smile.gif

[Leigh]

Sweet looker....well done!

[abe]

Wicked good job Hugh. You have certainly improved the view for the tourists in Goose River Harbor!

[SC-Lion]

Congratulations Hughman smile.gif

-Gary

[Willin']

What they all said! Too pretty for words.

[Hughman]

I see from the photo that I forgot to deface the hull with the number plate....hmmmm.

[Hughman]

I got better copies of the mast raising....

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid133/p97e6dd3bf3da89fef3ce7f7d5e04ea35/f789304e.jpg

Here's the boat in position at the bottom of the pilings

[Norske3]

Oh happy days ahead...launching is like the birth or rebirth of a baby in your case...GOOD FOR YOU AND THE FAMILY......hope to launch "something" myself next year....I just came back from a 5 day relax in S. Bristol...so, where is Goose River?...from the pics it looks like a big tidal drop.