High and Dry
31 May 2008 | Guaymas
Gabriellas grandpa
I left San Carlos bay early in the morning so I would'nt get beat up by the wind and had a nice motor boat ride for about 14 miles to Guaymas. As soon as I dropped my hook in front of the Singlar facility a couple workers came out and signaled me to go to the fuel dock. I was a day early, but if they wanted to let me tie up there for free, I would'nt complain. I tied up and went to the office to let them know I was'nt going to pay for an extra night at their dock and they in turn asked if I wanted to haul that day and get a few free extra days on the hard......of course I could'nt refuse. You have to understand that I'm the third boat to ever been hauled out at the new facility and I could tell they were not running a fine tuned organization. The lift operator was a safety nut(how wierd in Mexico) and he insisted on doing everything by the book. Out I came and over to Mannaseas' new home without water for 5 months. After a couple of hours getting the stands and blocks just right, she was settled in for the long haul. They gave me an aluminum ladder to use that was about 30 feet long and hard to keep upright because of the length. So I went over to the Maderaria(woodstore) and bought 3 2x4 pieces and carried them the 2 blocks back to the boat to build my own ladder. That done, the next step was to(PGrated) build a receptacle for my electric toilet. I took one of my old diesel jerry jugs and did a little remodeling and presto....a perfect receptacle. They have nice shower and bathrooms but no hot water and they smell bad because they do not know how to put in proper ventilation. So I shower on my boat and use my own toilet. Comfort. I'm in the process of breaking down my rudder post/quadrant and trying to drop it out so I can get an idea what I need to rebuild it. I hired a couple workers to remove my bottom paint while I'm home swimming with my dear Princess. I just talked to her on Skype and when I asked how long before I come home, she screeched 10 days and kept on screeching. My final post for this season will be from home.