the storage locker is just about empty … many trips from the locker, up hill to the boat, we could only take small amounts at a time, cause it all had to be put away ... somewhere
yesterday we put on the fenders and dock lines getting ready for the move out of our 11 month safe haven, in a gravel pit, just off the Gold River, Chester Basin, Nova Scotia
the rain has stopped and Joe and I take our last walk around the winter storage lots at Gold River Marina
finally the crew is ready for us, Darrin backed the truck and trailer under Modaki with precision
here we go
down a hill
and around a bend … our boat only sits on the pads, nothing is strapping her down to the trailer
transferring to the travel life
in slings and slowly lowered in the river, at high tide
it takes 20 minutes in this travel lift to get completely in the water
Modaki is checked to make sure no water is coming in and filling the bilge
she is hand lined back to a dock and secured for the next few days, while Joe and I finish installing the wind generator, bimini, filling the water tank, getting diesel etc.
Darrin, marina manager goes up our mast and installs mast head light, antenna, and wind indicator
….. to be continued
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