packing up -

Friday, lift out day, George, another sailor came as promised to climb the mast and take the instruments off.  he also promised to come the the storage yard the next day for a beer, but didn't.  Sorry we missed you, George, see you next June.

George was a pro at this, he taped and tied all three instruments to a line and lowered them as he came down !!

our friends Suspended Play, waiting for their turn to have he mast taken off and lifted out

mast down and up, up and away

Suspended Play

our hydraulic trailer waiting on us .. Jacque Landry the owner ... doesn't that trailer look too big for us?  We are still circling in the marina waiting our turn and saw this beauty.  And we knew she was waiting for us !

mast down in 5 minutes and secured

not like at home, when you have 1/2 hour or more

lowering on to the trailer

Jacque took his time, but the crane was still lifting other boats so he set Modaki down and moved off to secure her

a replacement for sure .. one touch and ..

We got to stop and have the bottom pressure washed, $30.00.  I was impressed, the trailer hauling us also got a wash, of all the stuff we washed on to it.

this is not our boat .. I forgot to look it up, something nasty, that you do not want on your boat or fenders...invasive

hydraulic trailer pulling away from MODAKI, in storage yard

Jacque Landry, talking to Joe, he took 2 hours to lift us .. let us get the bottom washed, and move us 1 -2 miles to the storage yard, and made sure we were sitting on the 5 jack stands properly for $160.00 .. we already hired him for next year .. and he said he can put us directly into the water with his trailer for the same price .. avoiding the crane price...

cleaning the fittings, with kerosine and oil .. the salt water is a real big problem .. back home in fresh water, no problem ... talk to us about the head and salt water ...  or the smell of stale salt water in the lines ... something we did not know about before this trip ... we are not complaining, but it is a real eye opener ... WE HAVE MORE RESPECT FOR THE SAILORS THAT SAIL IN SALTY WATERS !!