Well, we finally made it into the dry dock (and I use the term 'dry' very loosely!) and have had the keel removed from Johanne. So far, things have gone pretty smoothly.
Being unsure of her exact draft, we wondered if the lip at the entrance to the dock would be a problem, but David drove the boat in without even a scrape. It took the diver a while to get the supports right but, once he was done, they drained the dock and there we were, high and dry.
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| Starting to cut the keel. |
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| No secret stash inside - just air and a bit of water! |
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| Polishing the propeller. |
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| Scraping off the old antifouling. |
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| I did some too! |
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| Painting the keel-less bottom! |
