Ok, So I dropped the ball.

Well I will admit the it is easier to post on Face Book but we had had friends request that we need to continue our blog. As I start this seasons out your probably all tucked in nice and warm. Well I am wrapped up in a dam sleeping bag setting in one hell of a messy boat. Hence Jeannie is not on-board. We got down to MutualFun just before Sandy arrived off the east coast of Florida. All we got was around 35 kts of wind for a couple of days straight and very little rain. Over the summer I had built a new hard bimini as our canvas one was getting to the point it was needing to be redone. So we took the frame work home in the spring and made a new hard bimini. It is on and so far we love it. When we arrived to the boat we had discovered that when the boat as stored for the summer they had positioned it so the bow was higher and not level. Well in doing that the water we get down our mast inside was not able to drain as it should have and we ended up with our main salon floor damaged and mold all over the main section of the boat. Black mold that was. Could of grew mushrooms the way it looked. So after a long day of a lot of bleach and washing, it all came out way better then we figured except the floor. As usual there is the standard projects and just getting the boat back in shape does take time. Our teak looked really good when we left in the spring but it sure sucks now. The sun takes it toll on it as we can not get at it for 6 months. Our plan this years is to try and get to down to the southern end of the islands this year and just hang out for a while. Our biggest issue will be water as we do not have a water maker. With what we carry we can last 3 weeks at least before we need to go resupply with water. I am also itching to get back in the water and go fishing as this year should prove to be better then last year for fishing. So we will see what happens as we splash on the 13th and then a few days for systems check then a depart from Green Cove Springs.