Memorial Day    Thank you to all the Vets that served.

This is Cachalot at anchor at her home port of Squamtum MA in Quincy Bay

Mike Nasuti of MTNK was to start the project of soda blasting the hull of Cachalot last Friday but it rained all day.  He will start tomorrow weather permitting.  The next step will be top check and repair any blisters and install two coats of barrier coat.  Last he will apply two coats of bottom paint for tropical waters because Cachalot will be in the warm waters of NC.

I stood a required "night watch" at Savin Hill YC Saturday night from 2200 to 0300.  There was a 11.6 ft. high tide in Boston at midnight.  ( usual is 9.9)  The whole back yard where the Cachalot is was flooded.  However, by the time my watch ended the tide had gone out and I was able to get to the boat.   Boston was cold but I lit the trawler lamp and a little alcohol fireplace I have on board and went to bed warm and toasty.

Kevin Montaque of Northeast Rigging is scheduled to come Friday and un-step the mast and prepare it for shipping.  He will remove all the standing rigging and replace it.  All the running rigging will also be checked and replaced as necessary.

The boat projects are coming along, however, there is still alot to do.  My proposed schedule is:

June 28th Retire
July 5th Move to New Bern NC
July 18th Come back to Boston to finish up the boat projects and get her ready to ship
July 22th Ship Cachalot from Savin Hill YC to Annapolis
July 24th Cachalot arrives at Jabin Yacht Yard
July 26th/27th Rich and Jeff join me
July 27th/28th Leave for New Bern NC

We will post more of our scheduel after another crew meeting

Fair winds
Ed Gagnon