Our boat did arrive safely in Mobile. Turner Marine, is closed between Christmas and New Years so we will be in Ohio for a few more weeks.
It has been quite the emotional ride since we have been here. My mother in law has improved some but I received a call from my brother about my father declining. That was kind of a surprise to me since I had seen him just after Thanksgiving and he was doing fine. He passed away on Monday the 21st. He lived 100 years, 8 months and 16 days. I think he just decided it was time to go and be with my mother in heaven for Christmas. We laid him to rest on the 26th.
I probably won't post again until we are back on the boat. We are still planning on heading for the Florida Keys once she has been launched and thoroughly checked out to make sure everything is back working again.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Getting close to actual cruising.
Three weeks ago we drove to Ohio to be with Sandy's mother who's health had declined some. Last Friday, the 4th, I flew back to Dallas, rented a car and drove up to the lake to get the boat stripped and ready to transport. During the process it was discovered that we had some major damage to our roller furling unit on our genoa sail. It appears it was struck by the mast of the boat in the slip next to us during a storm when the boats were rocking side to side. It is a Harken roller furling and not cheap to repair. It may even have to be completely replaced.
The transport truck will be arriving on December 17th to take the boat to Turner Marine in Mobile Alabama. We had thought of maybe going to Bradenton Florida and asked for a quote to transport there. It is a good thing that I still have good agility and reflexes because I had to catch my eyeballs as they popped out of my head when I saw the quote. Not sure if I got them back in correctly. My vision has been a little off since then.
I found out that another boat on the lake, Sea Mist IV, a Catalina 400, is heading out about the same time we are. They are transporting their boat to Pensacola, Florida, which is only about 14 hours sail from Mobile, or 55 minutes drive. The owner has done a lot of sailing in southwest Florida and we may meet up to buddy sail down the west coast of Florida. They will be able to give us some first hand tips on that area.
Sorry, no photos of the decommisioning process. My camera is 1000 miles away. The next report should be sometime in January when we are back onboard in Mobile.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to Y'all.
The transport truck will be arriving on December 17th to take the boat to Turner Marine in Mobile Alabama. We had thought of maybe going to Bradenton Florida and asked for a quote to transport there. It is a good thing that I still have good agility and reflexes because I had to catch my eyeballs as they popped out of my head when I saw the quote. Not sure if I got them back in correctly. My vision has been a little off since then.
I found out that another boat on the lake, Sea Mist IV, a Catalina 400, is heading out about the same time we are. They are transporting their boat to Pensacola, Florida, which is only about 14 hours sail from Mobile, or 55 minutes drive. The owner has done a lot of sailing in southwest Florida and we may meet up to buddy sail down the west coast of Florida. They will be able to give us some first hand tips on that area.
Sorry, no photos of the decommisioning process. My camera is 1000 miles away. The next report should be sometime in January when we are back onboard in Mobile.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to Y'all.
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