Lowering her into place in back yard

It has been awhile since I posted any news on "Sprys" re-birth. Work has been slow, as Jim has had "real" work pulling him away. We had the opportunity to sail on a friends 42 foot Hunter a few weeks ago in the Potomac. We discovered how peaceful and laid back that part of the sailing world is. We have come to the conclusion that maybe we should start our new life on Spry in the Potomac for a bit to get re-acquainted with sailing and learning her. We will look more seriously in the next six months to see if we can actually make it happen. Jim is going to get to a point with the boat where he will need help. Stepping the mast, attaching the rigging, installing a diesel engine (or outboard, not sure yet which is the best way to go, they are both costly). We will need to move the boat to a marina for this to happen. Plan is to have it in the water October, November the latest. Finish her up through the winter and be sailing by spring ( best laid plans??)
Today Jim is removing screws from the hull that he used to attach the bulkhead tabbing, he applied epoxy last week, now that it is hardened (and he has time) he will remove the screws and prepare the interior for its first coat of Interlux Bilge Coate. I will need to start sanding teak to get it ready to finish and re-install. Lots of other little things to do, of course. A couple of months ago we had the opportunity to visit an awesome second hand sailing retailer in Annapolis called "Bacen Sails and Marine Supplies" we found a boom that will probably work with the new aluminum mast that the boat came with .The old boom will need to be sold, it is solid mahogany, gorgeous, but very heavy. The weather has been cooperating so we will hopefully can a long laundry list of things done on the boat this summer. Yeah!!