Bill Phillip, purchased a used boat from the yacht club when his Southern Cross was written off, by his insurance company and him and Tom Watson have been working on it since last summer.
I was sure Bill was not willing to miss another summer in Gimli harbour, so he has opted to cruise north with us on Saturday.
This boat has been out of the water for a number of years, so the refit has been a big project this last year.
But, today was the day to get her bottom wet again. As you can see by the mud on the ramp the river is finally down within some range of normal.
One engine was a little finicky at first, but that was solved
and she was soon fighting that current.
The wind came up substantially during his launch and there was a further little problem with the shift levers, but she is now sitting at the dock and has all day tomorrow to work out any other kinks.
But with the wind up, another boat to move out of the way of ours and that mud to be power washed off of the ramp, our launch has been postponed until first thing tomorrow morning.
THEN, TOGETHER WE WILL BE CRUISING DOWN THE RIVER ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON
