2016

Painting the hull.

After the hull was painted it was moved back into the shop. This shot shows the bilge keels and centerline keel that all support the hull upright if we want to careen Congrio. Note also the propeller nozzle.

Some days were a little discouraging to see the construction chaos.

Mast and boom were fabricated in the shop. To the left is the keel of the next ship under construction.

We were going to install standard decklights until we found these nice aluminum ones in an antique store.

It is a big day when the name goes on.

Flying the House

The shipyard called attaching the pre-fabricated house structure to the deck, "flying the house."

Launch

Congrio was launched, actually lifted by a crane and placed in the water, on November 1, 2016.

Sea Trial

The shipyard was inexplicably determined to conduct the first sea trial on November 8, one week after launch. I protested because the boat was in no shape to go to sea. It had no anchor, no 12VDC for navigation systems, and the bilges were full of debris. The bilge pumps could not be tested because the debris would have made them stop. But it was still their boat and nothing I could do to stop the trial. There is no sound in this video.