Arrived here; spent several days tied to the face dock,
while we began the process of summarizing (the opposite of winterizing) our
boat. This took us 6 days. Very
warm and humid; we burned out by mid-afternoon.
Wash, maintenance, put away: Dinghy, Kayak, Outboard, Diesel
Engine, Water systems, head, more.
We rented a climate-controlled storage locker, ½ mile away, and
unloaded everything and anything that could be eaten by the expected mildew and
mold for the coming summer – cushions, clothing, papers and books, sails, dodger & bimini, charts, some
tools, and more.
Fortunately, Joan & Laurence Wright (friends from the
North Channel who were at and worked on their boat here all summer) loaned us
their pickup truck for several days so we could move all this stuff.
Everything got sorted into labeled piles for the locker:
going home, staying in the locker.
All went to the locker until we could pick up our rental van for the
trip home, then some of it got loaded for transport with us.
Hauled out with their travel-lift. Boat bottom was completely covered with barnacles and other
nasty stuff! Power washed and
scraping got some of it off. Have
to deal with this before we re-launch.
The VC-17 (fresh water bottom paint) didn't do the job, but then talking
to and watching other boats: Nothing works down in South Florida salt water.
Too hot to continue, so we got a room for 2 nights at the
best hotel (the only one) in Indiantown.
Marginally okay – room was only slightly larger than our boat's cabin;
bed was smaller than our quarterberth; electricity was working sometimes. Air conditioning – worked, but very
loud. We had to stay here the
first night, since we had no car yet.
Next day, got the rental car, and sorted and loaded the stuff coming
home from the storage locker. One more night at the Seminole Inn,
then we left for home the next morning.
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| Haulout - Indiantown Marina, FL |
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| Marine life on Ihana's bottom |
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| Bottom paint didn't do the job |
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| on the travel-lift |
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| pretty mosaic |
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| inside the boat cover |
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| lobby, Seminole Inn, Indiantown FL |
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| Ihana's garden |
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| so that's where the gear oil drain plugs are! |
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| rental jackstands |
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| Happy Hour at Indiantown Marina |
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Covered for the summer.
Note the 8 jackstands and 4 tie-down straps.
Hurricane-proof ... |
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Waterline after unloading the boat -
notice how far higher she floats when empty! |
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| storage locker - stuff stored for the summer |
