I have decided to give everyone a tour of the schooner while we are waiting for the guys to return from their delivery. There is very little work going on as more than half the crew is delivering a 36' sailboat to the LA area. These first pictures are of the outside of Vltava. The picture of the helm shows the wheel and cockpit. The steering gear for the boat was stolen in Mazatlan, before we got the boat. Tim and Will had to rebuild the steering system, basically using the stuff left from the thieves. The wheel had to be moved to the side to accomodate forward and reverse. It works great, just looks a little wierd. The old wheel was a big, beautiful bronze wheel that was original to the boat. We have most of the parts to replace the original system and could then place the wheel back where it belongs. The deck pictures show the windlass(that is the machine that raises the anchor) and the bowsprit. The motor for the windlass had been removed and then stolen, before we got the boat. Right now there needs to be about 3-4 to manually raise the anchor. Check out our older post to see pictures of the kids raising the anchor for the first time, here in La Paz. Kevin has spent many hours varnishing the bowsprit so now it shines! The other deck shot is from the end of the bowsprit looking back on the boat. The bowsprit is 14' long and a great place to hang out. i am going to do interior shots tomorrow so you guys will really feel you know the boat a little bit. Allison