Thursday, July 28 was a good day! Sea Trials and my Boating 101 course went well and I brought the boat home. 90 Hp was definitely the right call – the boat got up to 36 mph and took waves and wakes well, didn’t plane too hard or high and overall performed very well.
My main concern at this point is getting her on and off the trailer. I think I can re-learn how to handle a boat fairly quickly (it’s been a while) but trailering will require some finesse and that’s pretty new to me. I have a single axle with keel rollers and port / starboard roller assemblies for balance. I’ll be doing some research and a few trials.
The guys at Bill’s Marine Service in Oakland, MD did a great job of getting me up and running. I would imagine they don’t see many homemade wooden boats; everything went smoothly and they kept me very well informed about routing, battery connections and other details that had to be adjusted.
I have a few things to address before christening and a shakedown “cruise” but we’re very close to the end of the process – hard to believe. The final step is our tribute to King Neptune and the accompanying launch party. That is scheduled and will be happening soon – pics to come. Forward Progress!
Building My Albury 19 
Nice! So glad to see it in the water. Do you have plans for seating cushions in the back? How about flooring carpet
? I see a bunch of options on Amazon.
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Yes, getting cushions for the benches and also shelf area where people will lean back. Also getting a portable trapezoidal shaped cushion for the foredeck (for use at anchor). All white marine vinyl to match the current seats.
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