I'm usually in the water by mid-April, but "usually" doesn't include an engine replacement. A very cold March followed by the usual delays in getting anything new and different into the available engine space of a Cape Dory 28 delayed LIQUIDITY's launch until today. There's still some engine plumbing and electrical hookup to do, but LIQUIDITY is now floating happily in slip I20 at Marina Bay. Sails, gear and the like should all be on board by the end of the week.
It was sad to bid farewell to my loyal MD7A, which was (finally) picked up on Sunday. It's been trooping along since 1977 and while it shows its age, it worked hard last season and it always got me home. The little Volvo will live on though, and no doubt it will save someone's sailing season as a somewhat temporary replacement engine.
Let's have a great season, with fair winds and following seas!
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