06/16/2007, Jersey City, NJ
I have been derelect in keeping up with posts but time has been short and projects have been running long. I completed the new mast step a couple of weeks ago. My dad came up and helped get quite a few projects finished. We now have fresh, pressurized water, two working heads, 3 bilge pumps and a sump for the fwd shower. I will be getting the engine ready to crank this week and do some work on the stick while its down. We will be splashing the boat mid July. We have to get a new mainsail but once that is bent on we should be able to get some good sailing in this fall. I am continually finding things that speak to the strength and strong building practices used on this boat. The upper chain plates are beyond beefy and I cant wait to put the rails in the water and really get skootin'.
Fair Winds and Following Seas
Aaron and Maribeth
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02/23/2007, Jersey City, NJ
It is with much excitement that I write this blog entry. Maribeth and I are the proud owners of a 44' Kalik sailboat. The boat arrived to Jersey City, NJ shortly after 1030. A couple of hours later she was blocked and secure. We have a few months work to do on her before we will splash her and move aboard. We will keep you all updated of how the projects are coming along and what we run into along the way.
Fair Winds and Following Seas
Aaron
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Love ya MiMI
peter
Wish I could help in the splash in...
Love ya Mimi
02/20/2007, Salem MA
First where to begin.... Maribeth and I got married on the 28th of January. It was a wonderful wedding onboard the Barque Elissa in Galveston Texas. Most of our families and friends were able to make the journey to the Lone Star Republic to join us in our celebration. The blog has been quiet for these last few weeks as Maribeth and I didn't want to tempt fate or King Neptune. I have learned to keep my lips tight about the goings on with boats. Not in a security way but in a luck way. The bones are finally in the bag and I can speak about whats been going on. The owners of the boat accepted our offer in the 11th hour of negotiating. We have been readying her for the last few weekends for her trek down to New Jersey. This weekend Mark and Heather (Maribeths brother and his girlfriend) came up to help us put the last of the gear down below and be ready for transit. On Tuesday we had the boat taken over to another marina to be hauled. All went well and the boat should be down here on Friday of this week. Mark and Maribeth at the helm.
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Love, us
