Omg. Or at least that’s what the kids say.

Relatively early to Grenada Marine. Quiet and pseudo cool.

Tasks. 1/2 the boat wash. Deep engine sauna, check the motors and rinse the filters fluids etc. Even if the engines haven’t been run its like a sauna in there. Finish the main, all while the yard finishes the wax job that was supposed to be complete before we got here.

Day starts out great they come by early set up scaffolding. Did I mention we are about 15 feet off the ground when we are on the hard? Awesome we will be done by noon and in the water “right” after lunch.

Mean while. Engines looked good. Starboard needs some antifreeze, yeah like it’s gonna freeze here. I guess it does keep the engine cool too. Top that up clean all the strainers. Check the battery and all looks good. Minus a little corrosion clean up that ill tackle later.

They set up the waxing on the starboard side which happens also to be the side we still need to clean. SO the cleaning is on hold.

Christine gets some inside the boat time organizing the boat. Putting cushions back together. Emptying the suit cases. She helps put the outboard on the dingy. All is good. It’s hot we are still making progress. Decided to drain the water tanks an fill with fresh water. One of the filters I changed didn’t smell so good. So since we had time. Why not.

The starboard side got waxed. And I guess if was break time. 2+ hrs later we had to send Christine to find what’s up.

Had lunch. They said they would go take care if it. The lift only operates on week days. Uh we are NOT spending the weekend in yard cause they didn’t finish the job. Skip the wax just put us in the water. And wouldn’t ya know it. When we walked the 1/2 mile back to the boat they were waxing us up good.

Terry the freon guy was supposed to go early. But he stuck around to double check the gas levels after we finally got launched. The sun was up. Just barely. Little traffic jam on the island. Little raised voices when they saw the shack about to drop on top of them but it all worked out.

Engines started. Water cams from the exhaust as its supposed to. Terry showed up to check the levels. Checked the bilges. All dry except where I had messed with the paddle wheel speed sensor. Leaking pretty good went back upstairs and saw the lift had already undone the straps. So back down to see if I could fix it. Loosened it twisted it slightly and retightened. All good.

Checking systems while Terry topped off the freon. The last boat of the day came and we had to move. We took Terry with us. Grabbed a mooring ball. Really light air. Christine tried the happy hooker but ’twas the wrong type of loop so we picked up the ball off the stern and walked the lines to the front.

Now to get Terry back to shore. The dingy didn’t want to start or when it did didn’t want to stay running. Probably 30 mins of futzing and it seemed like we could get to shore. Took Terry to shore. Stopped at the bar and had drinks and dinner.

Made it past sailors midnight. All thing are cooling. Now to make a run to the grocery store and get going.

Our chariot to the water

Keel envy?