The day started at 0530am and a drive down to swanage to pick up richard. we then headed off to sunny cornwall to st austell. We arrived at 10.30am. chris arived at about 11.30. the boat looked good on the road trailor, after checking the hull and the sails etc we then checked the superb job chris made of raising the mast high enough so that i could get the mast above the back of the van. the boat was in very good condition for its age and a bargain as well. i should have paid at least another 1000 for it. i lost on mutley going cheap but gained on this one. after arriving at swanage the guys soon got the boat rigged for me. we were looking for the bits for the rigging and mike said have you got any spares, i said yeah in a big box, when he looked inside it was like wow lots in there come have a look guys, it was like christmas, even i didnt know what was in there. after putting the boat in its berth i could tell the difference already in the weight of the boat. i could lift the hull and slide the wheels back into position easy, the only thing that let the boat down was the cover. i did find one job on the right bow, im sure it can be fixed easily. overall im very pleased and look forward to taking her out for her first sail on saturday with richard.
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