While I was off staggering around the city streets looking for work the Gods at UPS were doing their thing, shipping a long cardboard box from Florida to Georgia. Returning to the office I spied it leaning against the wall, resting on an encased bow or stern and thought “crap, I hope it survived shipping.”
Due to a busy week she sat on my kitchen floor, still boxed for two friggin’ days and looong nights. Like a kid at Christmas I stared at the box each night and wondered how mangled the superstructure would be. The guy I bought the ship from is Frank down in Region 3 of the MWCI. He’s well known for making great superstructure and has even been hired to build super for other captains. After seeing his Russian boat last fall I was really looking forward to see what the Mogami looks like in person…and afraid of what the UPS Gods had done to her.
The Mogami unpacked!
Finally! Earlier tonight I opened the box while Frank was on the phone and he talked me around the ship. Nice! She looks great and I owe a big thanks to Rick and David at Battler’s Connection for helping with the packing and shipping. They reall know how to pack a ship! The Mogami arrived with two minor breaks in the superstructure, both on very fragile parts. Both can be fixed in ten minutes once I find what I did with my glue and vices.
The camera is crapping out on me so I was barely able to get one pic. I’ll get the camera situation sorted out and take some decent pics soon.
We need to get you going. You would have enjoyed NATs.