KenMcCulloch
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Reged: 22/04/2007
Posts: 672
Loc: Edinburgh, Scotland
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As of this morning Border Maid is now afloat again. What turned out to be a pretty extensive refit is complete apart from a few bits of painting and varnishing and a few other things. All things considered I am pretty pleased.
A very enjoyable day was spent connecting up the VHF which works (new antenna) and generally pottering around. The bilge pump was humming every 5 minutes to start with, reduced to every 7 or 8 minutes after about 5 hours afloat so taking up should not be a huge problem. First actual sail will be Thursday or when I come back from a week in (on?) Skye.
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Ken McCulloch
Border Maid
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Seagreen
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Reged: 30/07/2005
Posts: 1125
Loc: ked myself in the locker again...
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To paraphrase the nasty robot in Terminator 2, "say, that's a nice boat!"
Lucky you. My splashdown is months away. 
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"Let Joy be unconfined!"
I'll get her chastity belt keys, then..
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curve
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Reged: 09/02/2008
Posts: 612
Loc: North by Northwest
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She looks gorgeous. Fair winds to you. 
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Sixpence
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Reged: 24/08/2005
Posts: 17522
Loc: Lost
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Green with envy here 
Very nice
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Mariposa
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Reged: 27/04/2003
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Loc: Clyde & Tunisia
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Loverly. Get out and enjoy her.
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The cure for most of life's ills is salt water.
Sweat, tears and the sea.
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MBII
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Reged: 14/04/2005
Posts: 27
Loc: Gloucestershire
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She looks super. I remember her well from the sixties and early seventies. She was in Blyth then.
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Niander
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Reged: 25/06/2003
Posts: 390
Loc: Outer hebrides
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O yes i want one...o yea i have one!
must get those ribs fixed...
must be nice to sail under those forth bridges!
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Heras_Master
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Reged: 17/09/2007
Posts: 204
Loc: Lossiemouth
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Well done Ken she looks beautiful and a credit to you.
Mike
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KenMcCulloch
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Reged: 22/04/2007
Posts: 672
Loc: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Quote:
She looks super. I remember her well from the sixties and early seventies. She was in Blyth then.
Yes, she was in Blyth from 1948 until last year. Originally she had a keel-stepped wood mast and a 'proper' low coachroof but sometime in the 60s she had the coachroof rebuilt with the doghouse and a metal mast stepped on top.
Taking up seems to be going well - after an hour afloat yesterday the bilge pump was running every five minutes but it's down to every 20 minutes now.
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Ken McCulloch
Border Maid
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Big_Southern_Jesse
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Reged: 20/10/2005
Posts: 585
Loc: Emsworth, Hampshire
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She looks fantastic, make sure you take the time to enjoy her this summer! Super job!
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