Departure Delayed

We had hoped to slip the lines this coming Tuesday to begin our Adventure...

Walter had just finished installing his davits he designed to hold our dinghy above the transom on Miss gg. After three days he was done and trailered the dinghy to a boat ramp near the Marina. He launched it and motored to the empty slip next to our boat. Then quickly pulled Miss gg forward by shortening the forward lines and lined up the dinghy behind the swim platform at back of boat. When we want to go ashore or exploring a creek while anchored out the swim platform is where we will board the dinghy.





He attached the two wires and started first pulling it up at the front end of the dinghy. When he started the other winch on the Port side it sounded awful, like it was really laboring although it is suppose to be able to haul a weight of 2 to 3, 000 lbs. Our dinghy weighs 450 lbs. Even with something wrong the winches still hauled the dinghy up into a good position... aft down to drain it.



Excited about the progress I went home for another load of clothes and galley (kitchen) equipment. When I returned I was surprised to see the dinghy back on the trailer behind our truck in the parking lot! Sadly the mechanism in the port side winch failed and the dinghy fell! Praise God Walter was not hurt nor was the dinghy or boat. I called West Marine just before they opened this morning to tell them about the faulty part. Walter had ordered these winches and normally they only have a truck delivering parts from their warehouse in SC on Fridays.



I persuaded them to do an overnight delivery which they are doing but it means it won't come until sometime Tuesday. When are we leaving? The only thing we know for sure is that God's timing is perfect!

Stand by to enjoy the journey with us.....