Took the opportunity to use Pric Chopper's dingy dock on the Hudson River to make easy work of the bulky bottles of water including the usual over indulgence of Pelligrino when it is available.
After a night anchored on the Hudson, HD arrived in Catskill, NY's Hop-O-Nose Marina to have her mast stepped. The mast survived the trucking over from Oswego and was ready to have her standing and running rigging reattached by the crew. A day and a half later the stick was set in place, boom attached and left for the crew to make her ready to sail again. Another two days and she was ready to go but not before her domestic water pump joined the not working hot water heater.
Since this was 3:15 Friday afternoon while we awaited Ali and Phil's arrival for three days of sailing the crew sprang into action. Ordered a new one from Defender with Saturday delivery and went about grilling hot dogs and enjoying our new crew.
Luckily the next morning while the captain was beginning to disassemble the water pump for the expected arrival of the new one he discovered a second fuse in line that was blown. After a quick trip to the local Napa Auto Store in the Marina's communal SUV a new fuse restored flowing water.
A good thing too as the "Saturday" delivery has not arrived at the marina as of this Sunday night writing. Phil has offered to gather it up when he retrieves his truck later this week and pass it on to HD to have as a spare.
Finally got away from the dock around noon for a first day of fine sailing with the new crew doing all the duties. The wind, while on our, was a respectable 7 to 14 knots all day in sunny conditions. After a day of tacking with speeds just below hull speed we anchored of Kingston to enjoy Ali's ratatouille with her home grown veggies, fresh baked baguettes and Cin's just baked apple crisp.
The next day was all rain and motoring to half moon bay, 30 miles north of NYC, our destination to re posit Ali and Phil baked to their life.
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