Three weeks?

C.E. Grundler

That’s the date we’re shooting for. There’s no way we’ll have the decks sealed by the upcoming full moon, a moon tide is vital when you consider Annabel Lee’s draft and the shallow basin we’ll be leaving. So it’s the upcoming following new moon, which sets us in early July. And along that timeline, I’m currently in ‘work like mad to finish as much as possible before the splash’ mode. Really, truly, I do hope that once we’re afloat life might settle to a more sedate pace, but that hasn’t happened yet. And right now, most anything I’d take a picture of looks too horrifying for words, with the exception of this…

 

Yes, there are still fuel and electrical lines to be sorted out, and a beautifully repainted manifold to go on, coolers, hoses, and more, but all the same, it’s looking good for a 35 year old diesel, and I’m fairly certain Annabel Lee will have one of the prettiest engines around.

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