Gentle Readers-do not despair. All is not lost..
The most excellent crew at Hurst has taken our problem to heart, and right after lunch they pulled Blue Horizon out of the water so we could assess the damage and come up with a plan.
And, yup, there was damage all right. But only to the prop, no other parts of the boat. And they regaled Rick with tales of how much worse they have seen. (I was playing ostrich in the lounge, too nervous to be present)
By 4pm we were in a loaner car, with the prop in the trunk, headed 3 hours across Canada to deliver it to the repair guy. We will pick up a loaner prop (who knew there were such things) which they hope to put on the boat tomorrow mid-day. If all goes well we can continue on our trip tomorrow afternoon (just in time for the long weekend and all the crazies to come out). The plan is to haul the boat out again in Kingston, where our re-built prop will be put back on.
If all of that really works, it will be a miracle. We expected at 10-day delay, at least. And bankruptcy.
(Most of the road we drove today was the Trans Canadian Hwy. We got a kick out of how quaint it was-just one lane each direction!)
Stay tuned —-
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| Poor Blue Horizon-she’s up in the air. We know just how she feels… |
As a former boat(s) owner, I can sympathize with your situation.
ReplyDeleteBut don't beat up on yourselves, shit happens when you are on a boat.
Too many moving parts at times to keep track of or in your case remove attentions from.
I am sad for you too...but know you will FINALLY arrive where you are supposed to be....before snowfall! Storming heaven for NO MORE PROBLEMS in your life between now & your arrival for the dry storage time.
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