She's moved and ready for work.
28 October 2010 | Marina Seca yard in San Carlos.
Sunny and 90 with a bit humid.
Yesterday was move day. We showed up about 0900 to be told we were further delayed till about 1100 before we could have Zephyr moved to the work yard. Two boats got bumped ahead of us even though we had gotten on the schedule a week ago. Oh well. Not like we had a time schedule to keep.
About 1030, the trailer took off for Zephyr. I walked in with it and took some pictures of the move. Click on our album page to see the new photos. In went the trailer and up she went on the hydraulic arms and out she came for the move. Slick and easy. Over she came and set in place, just about the same place we were in last June when we came out.
As she was put in place, I cut many of the lines that held what was left of the tarp. Being ripped down the middle, it was bagging near the bottom where the stands that support the hull go. Once in place, I climbed the ladder to inspect the deck and cockpit. As expected, there were blue strands from the tarp everywhere tangled in every nook and cranny from the disintegrated tarp but all in all, she was in good condition given the harsh Summer she went through.
Tracy unlocked the doors and headed below. Inside, she was just as we left her. Lots of equipment from the deck that we had stripped off still in nice neat piles. I checked the electrical and found that while the "start" batteries were fine, the "house" batteries were dead. The switch for the windlass had gotten left on. I'd missed it when we locked up. It has a small light on it and over the last four months, it had tapped out the batteries. It's not wired through the central circuit breakers for some reason. Another one of those weird things that happen when boats get wired I guess. I check the batteries--found they needed some water so we took off for Guaymas to go to Walmart for some. A nice easy 11 miles and back to San Carlos. By now, it was 1600 so while Tracy stayed in the hotel putting other things away that we had bought, I took off for Zephyr to fill the batteries and get them charging over night. With them drained like this, I'll have to get them put through a "load test" to see if they have lost their power and will need replacing. It's only money after all. Plus, it will require another trip to Tucson to get them as the car will be fully loaded for the next trip from the storage locker.
Today, back to Zephyr for cleaning and putting what we had stripped off put back on. More of our "adventure" to come so stay tuned.