Kids Ride on Popeye

Yesterday, I took my two daughters and two grandkids for their first ride on Popeye. For the grandkids, it was their first boat ride ever. Meg, our 4 year old, was quite hesitant about getting aboard but had fun once inside. (She saw a round orange float and thought someone had lost their ball.) Jamie, the 2 year old, was comfortable right off. In normal two year old fashion, he trashed the galley, no small feat since it is basically empty still. Both were excited to wear the new life jackets but that wore off just about as quickly as you would guess.

A Mark II Model Legacy 32 Photo

This is a photo I found of a Mark II model of the Legacy 32 boat. It is a very small thumbnail but the only photo I have. If anyone knows of other photos, please contact me.

A Sunny Day for a Maiden Oregon Voyage

At long last, Popeye is legally on the water on a maiden voyage. With my wife and friends from France (and with the documentation papers that the Coast Guard speedily provided in only 4 1/2 months finally in hand) we took advantage of the beautiful weather (also long in coming) and went up the Willamette to the St. Johns Bridge. The little 28 horse and the new prop gave us about 5.7 knots at 3000 rpm. There are still many things to learn and leaks to track down and outfitting to do. But it was nice to have a ride.

For those of you interested in electronics, I have included a picture of the new installation of the engine instruments and the new chart plotter.