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Adventures with ALICE: Relaunching

Alice creeping out of her shed into the sunshine after 8 months of hibernation and lots of TLC. 

Finishing touches on the bottompaint just before launch.

The mast had been totally stripped of hardware for painting, then reassembled. Stepping it was exciting to watch.

Richard, the yard foreman, has the needed delicate touch running the crane.

Inches matter lining it up to go through the deck!

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 A rare sight. Two of the four existing Able 48's tied up to the same pier at Dion's yard. Behind Alice is Chickadee III, her sister ship. 

Want to see more? Try Shakedown Cruise 04

Or Alice in the Gulfstream 1999

Or Voyage to the Caribbean 2000

Or Homeward Bound Spring 2001

Or South to Virginia Fall 2001

Or: The Third Season 2001-2

Or: Virgin Islands to Maine 2002

Or: Maine Honeymoon II 2003

Or: Cruising the Exumas 2003 

Or get all the Facts about Alice

We even have Design Drawings of Alice

and a Half Model

Page Revised: July 06, 2005