Today we took Red Head out for a sea trial to check the new bow thruster, shaft changes, and other miscellaneous work. It was pretty exciting to be underway, even if it was just a short jaunt up and down the river. Things went very well with the most exciting part being: it was Dora's first time underway on Red Head.
Dylan and Dee Dee showed her where to hunker down.
But it was hard to settle down with so many new things to see.
Mom and Dad were very pleased with Dora's performance with the exception of her displaying her baying skills when Mom was below handling lines and Dad was using the remote on the Portuguese bridge. She made up for it, though, by whining at the pilothouse stairs to go out and use the poop deck while underway. Now that's a good girl.
Dora did eventually settled down with the rest of the crew.
She even enjoyed chewing on one of her many toys.
Now that is one fine looking crew. We're looking forward to putting many more miles under the keel.
1 comment:
Awww! So glad it went well--baying aside. Dora probably really benefitted from having two old hands to show here there was nothing to worry about.
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