Finally Going To Sea

Well, a long time has lapsed since our last trip out on the Karen Marie. In May we had the boat hauled out to paint the bottom and many, many problems later, we finally had her back in the water on July 21. The keel had been damaged ( we think it was before we bought the boat) and then further irritated by Jim's slip into the mud at the Swinomish Channel. The keel was hanging and damaged on the leading edge. This meant the mast was removed, keel was removed, repairs were done to the bottom, keel and reattachment. We also had a new chart plotter added, causing more problems. Anyway, we finally have the boat back and we are going out for a week, leaving tomorrow. More later as we travel about, including photos. Jim and Virginia