Wow just back from the marina  and its cold down there. But managed to get the mast put back up, thanks to Tim, Dave and Peter.
All went well all the lines are in the right places etc.  It will need tuning and I have to pick the sails up from the sail loft. Not sure if the fridge is working,  another job on the list of things to investigate.
But I am in the water and I am a happy boater.
Oh one more thing, the wind interments and the VHF work well. Match on the VHF is 1.5-1 and I was talking to Thunder Bay radio from the stepper slip. :)

Who said sailing is easy, today's job list.  
Check the bilge for leaks at the stuffing box.  done
Check the cooling system on the engine for leaks.
Build a spacer for the VHF antenna mount.  done
Attach the new mount to the mast head. The old location was too unstable.  done
Re-seal the compression post at the deck. done
Mount the new BBQ.
Clean all the turn buckles and rigging on the mast.  done
Check the standing rigging for breaks.
Get the dingy off the deck and in the water and then on the davits.  done
Bring the dingy motor down and put it on and do a test run with it. (need gas I think)
That  is it for now I think.
well more to do tomorrow

Well after a crap day at the office I thought I would take a little time and head to the boat and fix the drip from the stuffing box. One quarter turn and I think that may have done it. Repeating the tissue under the stuffing box to see if it is still leaking. Other than that everything looks the same. Lots of cleaning to do and still have the mast to prep and step.
Day at the office was awful, all kinds of BS going on including the work from home day, which by the way  is the only way that I make it through the week.
But good news, just sat down at my desk after the morning meeting from hell and my personal phone rang. A call from Cogeco. They may have a position for me. That would be great. Get out of the big red saggy company full of doom and gloom and on with a new fresh optimistic company. Fingers crossed.
Tks Workopolis  :)

Launch day went well as you can see from the videos.  I removed all the water from the bilges and returned tonight to see if anything was leaking. The bilge was still dry and and not one of the thru hulls were wet. Before i left I did place some paper napkins under the stuffing box and well it is leaking slightly. Just another thing to do, added to the list.

I did manage to get the spacer for the new VHF antenna mount started. I picked up a 1 inch think block of aluminum today. I will be prepping it this week, round off the edges and drill three holes to accommodate 1.5 inch #8 stainless steel screws. I may even put the equivalent of a pennant on the antenna.  A pennant was originally used on sailing vessels as a wind instrument to determine what the wind speed and direction was at the masthead. The decision to put it up and what to use for material will be decided later in the week. I will need to ensure that it will not slide down the antenna and interfere with the modern day wind interments. It may be simply a short piece or rip-stop nylon or maybe 2 who knows.

Show you what I come up with later this week. Any ideas just post them here.

Launch day videos
 You can almost hear the splash when she goes in  :)

Today's job list keel maintenance... checking the torque on the keel bolts ...110 ft/lb complete.

Well launch date is April 25th 9:30 AM

I will do lots of video for the blog