Schooner Maggie B on Friday the 13th of June

Well, the Maggie B was hauled out in Lunenburg and trucked over to Petite Rivere, and is sitting (standing?) in the very spot where she was built. The plan is to make her ready for a few months cruize, starting in August. So we are doing all the steps to make her safe and whole, though not necessarily a full overhaul. There will be more time this winter (from November to May) to finish up stuff.

Right now, her rig is out and being gone over. Certainly there will be a lot of stainless steel welding to fix the mast top fittings. The Yanmar and the Onan are out and shipped for overhaul. The “sacrificial” part of the keel, the bottom ten inches behind the lead ballast, was mostly sacrificed when we ran aground in Brazil, and it will be replaced. New paint has been ordered and will be flown up to Nova Scotia next week. John has found the places where the rudder was loose and that should be fixed soon.

The Reepicheep was trucked down to the Apprentice Shop in Rockland, where she was built. Close inspection showed that several ribs were cracked and will have to be replaced. Fixing Rep up has become a full training drill for the Apprentice Shop and it should be accomplished by fall, so it will be ready for next year’s adventures. I will have to find a replacement for this summer’s cruise.

Hannah and Curtis have signed on to the Elemiah, a Covey Island boat that is headed to the Med soon. They may end up based in Croatia! Rik and Danette are back hard at work in Lunenburg.
I hope to be up to see Maggie towards the end of June and will have new photos then.

All is well.