Day 2 – Bit of a Glitch!
A beautiful, sunny, cloudless day in
Florida – what could go wrong? J
We made our way back to the marina, and
finished preparing to launch just on time. The hydraulic dolly carefully hauled
Sea Change to the water’s edge, and was about to launch her, when one of the
guys exclaimed – “hey wait – she has no propeller!!”.
Whoops … Dan, who had done some boat
repairs for us in November had forgotten that little detail L. No prop, no movement. So
Dan was called back to the marina, and two hours later we were in the water.
Now, if we can repair the non-functioning
head (read “toilet”), and the not well functioning engine, we’ll be in good
shape. The mainsail is up, the stainless is polished and ready to receive the
bimini (sun protection), and the cabin below is ship-shape. Tomorrow our new
dinghy arrives, and we still have 4 more days to get things in order before we
leave to meet our family in Orlando – so life here is pretty good. Just let the
sun keep shining …
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