Last Chance ... A Two Year Journey
Leaving the Great Lakes for a Caribbean/Pacific adventure
26 June 2020 | Beaver Island
24 June 2020 | Mackinac Island
21 June 2020 | Off Racine
02 May 2020 | Larsen Marine
09 April 2020 | Larsen Marine
17 August 2019 | Half way across the lake and back
20 July 2019 | Sturgeon Bay, WI
15 July 2019 | Start of Hook Race off Racine, Wi
24 June 2019 | Mackinac Island
16 June 2019 | Waukegan Harbor
30 May 2019 | Somewhere off Waukegan
29 April 2019 | Waukegan, IL
14 February 2019 | George Town, Exumas
12 February 2019 | Great Galliot Cay
11 February 2019 | Sampson Cay, Exumas, Bahamas
09 February 2019 | Big Majors Spot
08 February 2019 | Near Midway Airport, Chicago
01 February 2019 | Chicago
01 January 2019 | Larsen Marine
19 November 2018 | Hanover Park, IL
Today’s project is brought to you by the fertile water of the ICW.
13 May 2018 | St Augustine
Cloudy, 80’s
Happy Mother’s Day.
The dinghy stayed squeaky clean in the Bahamas, but no more. Unbelievable. Little, itty bitty crustaceans were living in this. And small mussels. It was fun cleaning this. I hope to never have to do this again.
Several days ago I verified that my turnbuckles were not seized. I sprayed WD40 on the bolts securing the solar panels. I made sure everything I would need to loosen was ready to go. Today I took apart the dodger. The second zipper I tried would not budge. I never thought to check the zippers on the dodger. What a struggle. Then at the top, it wouldn't go the last tiny bit so I could detach it. The one thing you don't check - that's the one. I got the dodger apart and didn't break the zipper.
The solar panels are a pain. I got one off, but would rather have help. They are overhead, weigh 25 pounds, are five feet long and don't just slide right out. I guess I'm just tired and don't have much fight left. Tomorrow I leave to go to the marina where I will finish getting the boat ready for the truck. Tomorrow is also when the rain starts. I'm hoping it stays more south of here. I need to get back in the quarter berth to work on removing the arch, but it is full of stuff from the cruise. No problem - I'll just move that to the main cabin ... which is now full of sails and stuff for the truck transport. Hmmm. So now what? Fun times - fun times.
The dinghy stayed squeaky clean in the Bahamas, but no more. Unbelievable. Little, itty bitty crustaceans were living in this. And small mussels. It was fun cleaning this. I hope to never have to do this again.
Several days ago I verified that my turnbuckles were not seized. I sprayed WD40 on the bolts securing the solar panels. I made sure everything I would need to loosen was ready to go. Today I took apart the dodger. The second zipper I tried would not budge. I never thought to check the zippers on the dodger. What a struggle. Then at the top, it wouldn't go the last tiny bit so I could detach it. The one thing you don't check - that's the one. I got the dodger apart and didn't break the zipper.
The solar panels are a pain. I got one off, but would rather have help. They are overhead, weigh 25 pounds, are five feet long and don't just slide right out. I guess I'm just tired and don't have much fight left. Tomorrow I leave to go to the marina where I will finish getting the boat ready for the truck. Tomorrow is also when the rain starts. I'm hoping it stays more south of here. I need to get back in the quarter berth to work on removing the arch, but it is full of stuff from the cruise. No problem - I'll just move that to the main cabin ... which is now full of sails and stuff for the truck transport. Hmmm. So now what? Fun times - fun times.
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| Vessel Name: | Last Chance |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Islander 36 (1979) |
| Hailing Port: | Waukegan, Illinois |
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Traveling down the Chesapeake and the East Coast
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Created 11 September 2017
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Port: Waukegan, Illinois
