It was a late start and by late, I mean like 11:30 am…. Andy was helping a friend all morning so we needed to wait for him to get done before heading over to the boat to start a short day of projects. Mother Nature had another idea…. Huge nasty rain storm for hours… Needless…
Month: September 2022
Big Plans for the day… No Results… 9/5
So we had big plans for the day… Got to the boat and seriously, it’s a beautiful day so why work? Completely lost all motivation to do anything… Nancy just sat and stared out, watching the boats sail on by.. Andy just can not not do anything… he loves and needs to tinker… so he…
Moving Day – 9/4
How Exciting! Today is the day that we take plunge and move S/V Free Spirit from Cutts Edge Marina in Palmetto, FL to our new homeport in Clearwater, FL. She will now only be 15 minutes from us and I expect that we will be on board with her in the evenings now as we…
Sails are up — 8/31
What a nice surprise today. We received an email with a few photos from the Yacht Rigger. He was able to put up 3 of the 4 sails on today. Wow does Free Spirit look ready to go now! We are hoping to be able to shut off the motor and sail her home once…
Splash Day — 8/26/22
Well the day has finally arrived! Today is the day that we splashed in the water. The engine was finally running and everything looks good. We decided to leave Free Spirit in the water for an extra week rather than trying to take of tomorrow. We needed to ensure there were no leaks or water…