Was a long day today .... picked up 1500 gal of diesel for the 84 I run th had to pull the mast from my 26' gaffer. Couldn't get a crane so I brought her alongside the 84 and used the davit to pull the mast. First time I tried that but it worked. Then brought her behind a house deep into the coral gabled waterway. Well tied up in a well cut into the limestone, narrow canal. Should be ok
Then I had to turn the hatt around so she faces north, bow out. Without engines it's bit challenging but with the help of a tender and some creative line worked, it went well...
If th forecast holds, we ll bring the 84 to the west coast down thru the keys on Friday. Problem is that there is no dockage available anywhere in Naples, ft Myers, etc... Tampa maybe our closest option. We ll see.
Looks like mario is going the same thing with his 58YF. We re going to try to hook up... maybe we'll raft up for a big hurricane party somewhere.
But who knows... if th eforecast shift back west by tomorrow, we may stilll run to great harbor Cay or Eleuthera.
Honestly if so fl gets hit by a strong cat 5 raking the whole coast, loosing a boat doesn't really matter as it will take 10 years to recover. Miami alone has 25 tall cranes that will come down causing incredible damage.
