Finding our home - Adventure Bound

After crossing USA (west to east); driving  from Carolina to Rhode Island; return plane trips offshore to extend visas; we were back at the same yard we had previously sea trialed, hauled and surveyed a different T37 .... 

We were finally guided to a private seller, and after spending 2 nights aboard enjoying her warmth, Adventure Bound was chosen to take us home.

  

The hard yards in the yard

A word of caution, when a area has four separate seasons, you only have three months before the weather changes. So with the visa ticking away, a smelly Menhaden Fish Oil factory upwind there was ample reason to launch her & sail her south.

Donny cooled us off under his trees when the heat index climbed too high - and to Marcelle's delight we were invited to his family's crab picnic -and the "southern" hospitality -  thank you. 

Some boats never relaunch - as Charlie from the yard shows us how to drain the summer rain water from a flooded boat - a big drill undersides!

a.     What we removed

Rudder, peeling varnish, TV and DVD, sub woofer, dingy davits, lots of wires, protractor modem engine driven refrigeration, full length mirror in the heads and so on and so on. All part of focusing on getting her sea worthy and ready for a knockdown.

b.     What we repaired?

The rudder, prop shaft removed and inspected. Gland packing redone. The emergency tiller was trimmed back 3 foot as it didn't fit on the spigot. Bowsprit was lowered to the ground, stripped, varnished and resealed. Roller furlers free up and rigs re tensioned.

c.      Finally the launch day arrives

A truly beautiful day for the launch and Charlie let us rest quietly in the slings to test all the systems and check the through hulls - kind courteous and patient.
Her birthday present almost completed - floating, looking beautiful again.

 We had yet to sail her a mile and 6 months had past!