After many months of not-so-patient waiting, Molly Fay has finally
arrived at her new home. She doesn't fit in the garage so we have her
parked in nice spot between the garage and the hemlocks.
When our six y/o saw the boat attached to the car his first question was
to ask if we could go sailing RIGHT NOW!! Hearing that we couldn't today he
said, "Okay, just leave it attached so we can go sailing when we get a
chance." Now that is just what a Dad wants to hear.
A question if I may. There is a hole in the cockpit floor which I
assume is for draining the cockpit, BUT I am not really sure. The exit hole
in the transom is within the area that has been bottom-painted. Won't the
water come in that hole and flood the cockpit? There is another hole in the
transom just below the first hole. That hole, the bottom one, has a plug in
it. What is that for?
Also, while getting to know the keel system I noticed the handle for
raising/lowering rubs against the transom wall, and that the rubber grommet
is cracked. To replace the grommet seems pretty straight forward by just
removing the front nuts. My fear is the whole cable will unravel or the
earth will open up and swallow me.
Also (and this will be the last one), would like to know about lowering
the keel. Since the winch is only a tension type, will the keel go slamming
down when I remove the steel bolts? Do I have to have someone holding the
winch handle?
Many Thanks
Alan, P-19, "Molly Fay"
New Englander
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