She floats!

Post by **Russ** » Mon May 05, 2008 7:35 pm

We finally launched our new M. There were plenty of spectators/fishermen at the ramp. She slid right in and started right up. We got several compliments. One guy asked "How many staterooms are in that thing?"

Here she is. Luna Azul floating for the first time in her slip.

Not too many boats in yet.

My son doing the happy dance on our first voyage out.

She's a lonely boat in the marina. It will fill up soon.

Now it begins......

Love MACs · Post by **Love MACs** » Mon May 05, 2008 7:43 pm

Congrats Russ. She looks Beautiful

and lonely in that marina

Allan

stevekunz · Post by **stevekunz** » Mon May 05, 2008 7:50 pm

Congratulations Russ! Luna Azul looks great by herself, have a great time with her!

I'm picking my boat up on the 17th and hope to put it in the next weekend at Lake Coeur D Alene.

Steve

Post by **Russ** » Mon May 05, 2008 8:10 pm

stevekunz wrote:Congratulations Russ! Luna Azul looks great by herself, have a great time with her!

I'm picking my boat up on the 17th and hope to put it in the next weekend at Lake Coeur D Alene.

Steve, we drove her from Seattle through Coeur D Alene. Beautiful area and we might have to tow her back there.

She needs to be rigged. No boom or mainsail. We're leaving for Barcelona Wednesday. Can't wait to get back and sail this boat.

Enjoy your boat. It's a great boat. I miss having her next to my house.

Québec 1 · Post by **Québec 1** » Mon May 05, 2008 8:43 pm

WOW

That sure is a nice looking boat. Your blue hulled baby looks like a million dollars! Everytime I see a new blue Mac I start counting the days to my pick up day...May 9th...this friday
Q1

Oskar 26M · Post by **Oskar 26M** » Tue May 06, 2008 12:23 am

Luna Azul looks very pretty. Great looking marina too, I wish i could find one like that.

Congratulations and happy sailing

puggsy · Post by **puggsy** » Tue May 06, 2008 1:28 am

lookin' good Russ...where is the photo taken/ can you use google earth and give us the Lat./ long.
And how much in demand are the new slips/ pens. Here in Western
Australia, there is a new marina being built with 350 similar slips and ALL of them have been bought. the pressure on the availability is so great the prices are going through the roof. puggsy 06

littledevil · Post by **littledevil** » Tue May 06, 2008 6:22 am

congrats

Post by **Russ** » Tue May 06, 2008 8:08 am

puggsy wrote:lookin' good Russ...where is the photo taken/ can you use google earth and give us the Lat./ long. And how much in demand are the new slips/ pens

We were able to rent a pen easily for $700/season. They had about 20 available. The population here isn't very dense and that helps. If you want to bring your boat up from Perth I'll make sure there is a space for you.

Here's the google Earth Coords

It's a great lake to boat on. This is one of 2 marinas that serve the whole lake of 30 miles long by 5 miles wide. So it's pretty quiet and there are lots of places to find solitude. We have a runabout boat that the Mac is replacing and have enjoyed boating here.

On the topic of lat/lon:
A fun family hobby that can include boating is Geocaching. Hunting for hidden treasures with handheld GPS. There are a few on the lake that we have found including one on the island that is only accessible by boat.

tangentair · Post by **tangentair** » Tue May 06, 2008 8:17 am

What a beautiful place to sail, and your son looks like he is ready to do a hornpipe jig, congratulations and thanks for sharing your joy.

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