Launching!
Beautiful weather for launching!
We start early in the morning. Meritaten is ready since yesterday, just a few things to pick from the deck and Anders comes with tractor and launching cart. We roll out into daylight!
I drive behind towards the ramp. In such moments one can fully appreciate how big Laurinkoster is, compared to even such a big tractor! But once in the water most of the boat disappears and she becomes moderate - if not small - boat, in modern standards.
Promenade through Rosättra…
And off we go, into boats right element!
It went as usual - no dramatic water ingress. We could float her out of the cradle right away. She will stay here for a day or two until the hull swells and becomes tight.
I check if closed through-hulls are water-tight. Yep, they are - not a drop.
Anders lifted my mast from winter storage, I can start preparing it for stepping in coming days. We do that when the hull is fully swollen and tight.