We sailed her home on her new bottom. She is very fast. We had the fat three bladed prop replaced with a thin two bladed prop. That change, the new bottom and the new mainsail all seemed to have a positive effect on her performance. Under motor she reached 6 knots at about 1200 rmp's. Under sail she reached 6 knots with only a light breeze.
We completed the Sail Harbor to Coffee Bluff trip in 2.5 hours, and that includes the 30 minutes we spent at the dock at Island of Hope Marina getting fuel and ice. This typically takes us 4-5 hours.
Other completed repairs:
>Aft potty fixed.
>Steaming light replaced - though I don't think this one will last long. It really sticks out and his hanging on by two tiny screws. The previous light was far stronger and was torn off by a flapping jib sheet. When this one goes, we may just operate sans steaming light.
>Solar panels mounted, hooked up and charging the batteries.
Last task:
>Repair the fresh water pump. We have until June 2nd to fix it. If we can't fix it, we sail with bottled water.
Great to hear that things are coming along!
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