Still in home port - double berth complete, flip-up table in the Pilot House complete, propane cooking and heating complete, bus heater nearly complete, running backstay complete, kitty's harness bought, provisions mostly complete.... Now waiting out the storm. Maybe moving onto the boat Thursday or Friday. Maybe leaving on Saturday.

Short history. David and I have been looking at Nauticats for about 5 years. Our past best boat (28' Cheoy Lee) allowed us to sit at the table and see out the port lights, without standing up. Her interior had a warm glow on rainy days. Sweet. The Nauticat Pilot House is even better with 360 degree unobstructed view. We found this 33' Nauticat in need of WORK and therefore, in our price range. She is really a "rescue boat" having been left unattended and UNCOVERED by the previous owner in a MA boatyard for the last 2 years and, we're told, for nearly 10 years previous to a 2 year period when a live aboard shipwright took care of her. So, we negotiated and still paid a bit more than we wanted. But we have the boat we expect to sail us into our 7th decade. We've (Capt. David much more than I) put months of grueling work into the boat (April to August). We finally brought her, by sea, to our home port in mid-August and have continued to make her ready. Now, almost there...nearly ready to sail away. I'm sure there will be complicated surprises when we're underway but many "surprises" (aka, unexpected deficits) have already been tackled.

Waiting for the storm to pass.

Kitty - Amelia - checks out the newly covered cushion.