Due to the impact of Corona Virus to the economy I had to pull out of Pacific Cup this year in order to focus on the business during the months to come.  Huge disappointment but there is always next year. The rudder is just about complete along with all of other prep a few pictures below. 

January 2020

Wow cant believe it has been a year since the last post.   Got our Northern California rating this month for Pacific Cup  PHRF 105 and DW 580  pretty much where I thought we would be, no surprises.  

In preparation for Pacific Cup we bought a new S2, S4, S6 and Jim McCone long time crew member and friend pitched in with a new A3.   To go along with those nice new chutes CSR Marine cut us a smoking deal on a carbon fiber spinnaker pole they had in the yard.  

The other major upgrade is a new semi-balanced rudder designed by Paul Bieker and manufactured by the guys at Phil's Foils.  We found out right away that downwind with the old rudder responsiveness was a big issue.  Overwhelming consensus that we needed more control for safety. As you can see from the pictures very little difference in the wetted surface before and after, we used the existing stainless steel shaft so very little if any change in weight. 

February 3, 2019

Finishing up a few small projects getting ready for The Oregon Offshore and Swiftsure in May!

Our Dodger and enclosure are complete and I must say very much disappointed in the final product provided by Iverson Designs.  The Dodger itself is very nice and aesthetically fits the boat very very well.   However when standing at the wheel the only thing I can see in front of me is the bow roller.  When it was being built I was on the boat and made clear I wanted to stand when I drive and to be able to see, they held up a tape measure marked the height, but in the build somehow all that got missed.  I did contact them to talk about what could be done, the answer?  A quote for a a new dodger.  Like I said very disappointing.  I loved the last dodger they did for Peregrine but this time around it was a fail on every level.  

January 13, 2019

Finished and loving it,  updated the Interior page with photos of the finished interior refit.

March 2018

 Well another year has passed and we are three years into the refit, I am seeing the end in sight and hope to be on the water this summer for Seattle Yacht Club's Norpac regatta in Barkley Sound this July.   Here is where we are:

1. Bottom and Keel faired and painted
2. Cockpit modifications to settee completed
3. Steering replaced
4. Engine and power train replaced
5. Hull and Decks faired and painted
6. Head remodeled
7. Interior laminate on all surfaces replaced
8. teak joinery 90% complete
9. Interior Varnish 50% complete
10. Offshore Carbon Fiber rig installed
11. B&G Electronics installation 30% Complete
12. 2 Ice boxes and 1 refrigerator installation complete
13. Webasto Hydronic Heat installation complete
14. Deck hardware 50% complete
15. Sails and Cushions and mattress scheduled for delivery in April 
16. Interior Sole rough sanded, needs finish sanding prior to finishing

What we still need to finish:

1. Electronics installation (SSB, B&G)
2. 2 Manual bilge pumps
3. 1 additonal electric bilge pump
4. Salon cabinets varnished
5. Propane locker
6. Interior lighting 
7. Canvas

The interior is progressing nicely, at this point the Vee berth, head, hallway, forward lockers, Salon and Quarter Berth are finished with the new laminate.  The galley counter tops have been removed and the the existing ice box and refrigerator are ready for the evaporators.  A third box has been built and is ready for install.  We are making the three boxes so that they can be either or a refrigerator or icebox and all three compressors have the ability to be air or water cooled.  They will each have separate thermostats.   Also going in is the grey water sump tank, lots of fitting on the other tanks the deck is starting to be come together.  

In a few more weeks we will have had the True Love back for two years.  Silly me, I thought we would be done in two years.  At the start someone told me to forget about my budget and time frame, I have to laugh at how right they were!

The new goal is to be done in the Spring of 2018 so that we can campaign in the Oregon Offshore and Swiftsure as we get ready to do either PacCup or Vic-Maui that summer.  I think the new time frame is achievable, well at least at this point,  Whats left is refinishing the pilot berth, aft cabin, wiring, plumbing, systems, instruments, mast and rigging.  Wish me luck!