Friday 6 September 2013

September 5-6, 2013


this 48 ft Sea Ray was hauled and a cradle had to be made for it ... the workers sure had there work cut out for them ...


Kendall, Randy and Darren (yard foreman), came and removed our instruments from the top of the mast


Darren did a fantastic job, this is one boat project that Joe and I can't do .. we both like our feet firmly planted on the ground or boat !!!


we removed the chart plotter to take back home, it froze on us a few times on our trip, and we had to shut it off and back on again ... one time  this happened was when we were working our way thru a very tricky
shoal and an island


the skipper has taken to a pipe these days ......
...... the edible kind ... ha ha


we only had the morning to do chores, here Joe is WD40 all of his tools that will be left on the
boat


we went to Chester to buy 2 tarps, lines, more anti-freeze (closest hardware store), then off to
Mahone Bay,(the other direction) to see Christine Little in her shop, Encompassing Design, to pick up my new rug hooking project.


then back to the boat and the rain was still coming down, around 7pm it stopped, and we went to the scrap wood pile to find some lumber to build our frame for the tarps




we had a nice pink sun set tonight, and there has been no fog for a few days 


we had made arrangements for the mechanic to come and help get the motor anodes out, Joe has tried to get them out with no luck ( our motor is sea water cooled, and since we are in salt water, they have to be changed every 6 months to a year.  Finally after a lot of man power, both came loose.


the top one was not as bad as the other one, it crumbled in our hand ... this is only after a total of 4 1/2 months in salt water,  last year (1 1/2) and 3 months this year.


thanks to Ken Knickle and his son Lance ... Ken is in Florida for the winter months and we have his card incase we need his help again, when we get down there.


this is the travel lift ... some of the boats get lifted out on their cradles .. it is amazing to watch


next it was Modaki's turn, she was slowly lead into the travel lift, at high tide


tied both sides at the bow and stern, to the lift




then slowly it was hauled into shore, then the slings were raised, all of this is done by hand, with chains and winches




it took about 1/2 hour to get to this point


slowly lifting out of the water and closer to the shore




Randy did a great job cleaning her bottom


 it is so strange for us to see Modaki out of the water, with her mast up


the anode on the shaft, crumbling after 3 months in the salt water


she's on the hydraulic trailer and moving up a hill to her winter home






the guys spent another good hour positioning Modaki up on blocks (keel), and 7 jack stands, they lent us a ladder to use while we are still working on winterizing, and we will be living aboard too !!!


this is our view now from the cock pit, looking down on Gold River and the Marina
This marina was highly recommended by a sailing couple on Tigress (Henry and Marie), that we met at Liscombe Mills, a month ago.  We are totally impressed at all employees, and office manager Cindy, 
the facilities, lending us a skill saw to make our frames, use of Company truck to move our stuff to the storage locker, free laundry, taking our fuel can, filling it and delivering it back to us on the hard, they go out of their way to be helpful ... we lucked out again, by leaving Modaki in a fine marina and meeting fantastic sailing friends ...thanks Henry and Marie !!!! 


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