I think I'd rather see dolphins next to Freedom

 Today we had Freedom hauled yet again. So far this commissioning has to be the worst we've ever experienced. Freedom has been lifted and re blocked in the work area, lifted and launched, hauled and blocked and launched, hauled inspected and launched, hauled and blocked and launched, and we anticipate this will happen one more time tomorrow.
 See something missing in the photo? In between all of the hauling, blocking, and launching etc., both sets of running gear found their way to a propeller shop. Today we removed some of this reworked hardware and brought it back in so the owner of the propeller shop could review the work.

 It did not go well. He was certain we would find the shaft was true, but much to his dismay that was not the case. I was able to observe some of the measurements. As they approached the problem area the dial indicator moved quite a bit and I looked at the owner, the team leader for the marina, and said, I think we are out of here now. That was as if to say we know where the issue is, the shaft is still bent.

 Not too much time went by before I heard the owner screaming at the employee. Right about that time I told the marina's team leader it was time for us to leave. Since Freedom had been re floated with a stub shaft installed we had a place to run to. If you click on the photo of Freedom you will see the bright spot at the back end of the intermediate strut. That's the end of the stub shaft we are using to keep Freedom afloat while the real shaft is repaired.

 While we were moving about taking care of the re floating details left unattended to while we went to the shop, a bit of company swam up to the side of Freedom.

 Ali was in town. Real stealthy. Not even a ripple in the water when it moved. Real peaceful looking as it slithered by. Unless you were looking for it it probably would have gone by with us thinking it was a log in the water.

 Hopefully we keep floating.