Two years ago we met George and Mo (Vermont PASSAGES) in the lower Exumas. (scroll thru CONTENTS to "A door closes, A door opens" 03/08/2010) to see when we last parted. But a few days ago they heard our Single Side Band check in on Cruisheimers Net just before they left the Keys by car to head for Vermont for a month. What fun it was to hear from them by phone and then later in the day to hear they were going to make a big detour in order to have lunch on our boat as they raced north. With any luck, we will see them in March in the keys, perhaps a joint trip to the Dry Tortugas!?! Thanks G & M for making the detour!! It made our day.
Tomorrow morning we drop the lines at Wando and drift down to Charleston for a few days at the Maritime Center.
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Fair winds to MX, I will listen for your passage on 8152 with St Jude. God speed
Tom
KA4DQJ
Things were going well, the storage unit emptied, the electrical systems checked, the sails bent on with some muscular rental help and the dinghy inflated. We were about to make plans to leave the shipyard when we found two problems which were critical.
The bow thruster only goes to Port. We have ordered new solinoids and hopefully that will fix this issue by Monday night.
But more of a problem, our 1982 anchor windlass has crapped out. It is no longer made and there are no more spare parts. On Monday we will see what our options are: rebuild the motor or perhaps a new windlass, ouch!
So for now we sit and are thankful that these failures occured in the states, and not in the southern Bahamas.
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good luck
1220 miles and the temp went from 6 to 70 F. The boat survived well on the hard, and there is absolutely zero mildew or mold!
We saw Amy and ken in Anap, and Claude and Wendy in Southport and ate a lot of fast food in the car.
It wil be several days before we are loaded down and shipshape to the point we can head South, but we did want to let you know that we have arrived, are getting ready and shoulod meander toward Florida within the week. We hired two great guys from North Sails for a couple of hours to help me move and set the 150% genny.
Demi is well adjusted to her new home.
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