Casting off Tomorrow

Bob is on his way to the Portland Railroad Station to pick up our captain, Bill Hooper. We plan to cast off between 8 and 9 tomorrow morning which should put us at the Cape Cod Canal at the right time on Friday morning to catch the ebb tide going through.

Getting all of the last minute things done kept both of us going non-stop today. Bob was busy installing electronics, fixing a leaking heating system valve, tying wooden plugs onto each through-hull valve, and testing systems. Midday he discovered our hailer, which we’ll need for fog (and hopefully not for emergencies) worked at the nav station but not on the mast. That sent me into a tizzy and John, one of Great Island Boat Yard’s riggers, up the mast. Thankfully correcting a splice at the speaker solved the problem.

For the moment, my apprehension has been replaced with the excitement of looking forward to a new adventure.