Mom fed me before we took off for the shipyard this morning. After we shoved off she started vacuuming the salon. Very strange! Before you knew it we were there. We had to wait around for Jay, our mechanic to show up, then... for Josh, the Marine lift operator to show up to drive the lift to get Moondance partially out of the water...Amazing!!! It reminded mom of her seaplane experience with Chalk Airlines years ago...one minute you are in the water and the next you aren't!
So while we were waiting, M & D did a through cleaning. Mom inside and dad out. Once they got Moondance partially out of the water, Jay was able to start the unpacking & repacking of our two shafts with Mom holding a fan & flashlight for him. It is hot down there even with the floor covers off! The shipyard ran out of the type packing we needed, but thankfully Berwick, Moondance's former owner left extra on board to finish the job!!!
Thanks Bunches, Berwick!!!
It's been interesting watching the boat traffic around here. Three large tugboats brought in a Aegis Navy cruiser to shrink wrap some of its potential rust parts while it sits in storage. Dad says these cruisers are so expensive to run that they don't have them all working at the same time. If they would be needed, it would take less than 3 months to get them ready.
Once we were finished at the shipyard, M & D cruised Moondance back to the Norfolk Yacht & Country Club for one more night, since it is that much further north than the shipyard.
It's good to be back here...It's so pretty and I like their grass! Sounds like M & D are eating in so they can get rid of some of their leftover meals...combining leftovers with new food items...Sounds like there will be goodies for me, so I'm happy!
Tomorrow we are off to Deltaville, VA for a night and Solomon's Island for two nights.
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| Bringing over the Marine Lift |
Talk about a Skill!!! Driving that big lift on a very small runway |
| Jay helping getting the bow lined Up! |
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| Trying to center a 43' boat on two swing lifts |
Josh, our Marine Lift Operator |
| Jay making last checks with engines running |
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| Jay, our handsome and knowledgeable mechanic |
The Norfolk Naval Shipyard
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| A USN Aegis Cruiser getting ready for storage |
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| Here you can see the tugs bringing her to her new space |
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| Mike cleaning our Eisen glass with it's special cleaner |
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