Oh boy!  You've made a fine job of her, Maddog.  You must be feeling very pleased with yourself, but like you, I think I'd have had a heart attack after finding a leak!

I agree with Paul - each boat has different degrees of initial stability, but that weight on the bottom does start working sooner or later and not many of them fall over at anchor.  Even with a big bloke up the mast.

(The latest version of WA is doing all sorts of irritating things, as well as putting in extra lines that you didn't ask for.  But I've already whinged about it elsewhere ;-])

I hope that you are soon pronounced fit for service and can get that sail up and try her out soon.  Best of luck!

Quite frankly, as most of the members on this forum, you worry too much. Life, even at sea, is more joyful than worrying. So: Dont worry, be happy. When time comes, you, as all of us will be "collected" by the reaper. But untill then, enjoy, enjoy and enjoy.

Regards

Ketil Greve

Thanks guys. I guess I'll put down my trepidations to being a drydock sailor.

This place is so weird. There appear to be several ways to link albums. I picked the wrong one. The link led to a photo gallery, not a photo album. I edited the link I posted upthread. And I'll post it again. If it still doesn't work, then it may be a WA5 issue.

Here it is, hope it works this time.

Launch day

Now back to bed. I had to get out of the hospital even though I know I'm not back up to full speed. The place is was madhouse, and though I'm a maddog, there'd have been repercussions if I started barking. After ICU They moved me to "gen-pop" and a private room. Neat, no snoring neighbors, but the door, which I kept closed to no avail, was right in front of one of the ubiquitous ding-dongs that never ceased. Couldn't make up my ming if the constant ringing, ding, ding, ding, ding, throughout the day and night was to keep the patients awake or the staff. Anyway, I was on the verge of confessing to felonies I hadn't committed, so best to scoot.

Later all...

MD!

Incidentally, WA related: This is the only site I've ever posted to where the carriage return starts a new paragraph, and not just a new line. Makes certain types of literary emphasis impossible.

And now really, to bed. MD!

Congratulations on the launch of Albatross MD. A proud moment if you felt as I did when I launched Mallie. I would have thought launching your boat was drama enough without having a health issue as well. Anyway, so glad you are able to tell us about it. Now to get the sail and spars on and have that maiden voyage. By the way I could not open the photo album of the launch. Don't know why not.

Good to hear you're still here Alan..

I think most keel boats which are tender to begin with always harden up as they heel. While initially stable boats get more tender the greater the heel. I've been up the mast of Ashiki, a very tender boat, but it was no problem aloft, I could feel her harden up when she did sway a few times. I wouldn't hesitate going aloft on Albatross. (I'm about 87kg)