Hard to believe that we have been on the boat (with a few breaks) since the beginning of January. It's time now to say goodbye to our old friend and let her have a good rest until we return next summer. Our haul out went very smoothly. The guys at Charlotte Harbor Boat Storage know what they are doing and one guy moved CK into haul out position with a single boat hook. Very impressive.
The most interesting thing about this haul out is that our boat is being stored in a yard that is a mile down the road from the haul out site. They used the normal travel lift to get CK out of the water and then put her onto a specialized trailer. This trailer rig drove down the road at a fairly good clip. It was rather disturbing to watch our boat sway back and forth as it went along the road. At one point, the driver, Randy, took a corner sharply and one set of wheels on the trailer went into a pothole – that was scary for us following along behind the boat. But all went well and Crimson Kathryn is now in a very nice spot near the front gate. We have a few more things to do tomorrow but we should be on our way home by Wednesday, July 26.
Well this is my last blog entry for this year. I hope you have enjoyed following our journey. I know I have enjoyed putting this blog together. Until next time…⛵️⛵️⛵️🇨🇦🇨🇦🎉🎉🍾
(I'm not a big fan of this software. They updated it and now I can't put captions below the photos. The captions appear beside the first few photos – you'll have to play match that photo! Sorry.)
Crimson Kathryn waiting to be hauled out.
Engine is off and the boat is being moved by boat hook alone.
Almost in position. A second man with a boat hook is helping at this point.
The slings are being put in place to lift the boat out of the water.
Out of the water and ready for a power wash? Lots of little barnacles on her bottom!
Okay now the tricky part – put the boat on that little trailer!
All ready to go to the boat yard down the street.
Just going for a short drive – no worries!
Made it to the new yard and now just need to find a spot.
Home sweet home!
Crimson Kathryn and her crew 