How many weeks late, I can’t remember now…but she’s here. And she needs love. Charlie and his girlfriend Lori (I think that’s her name) pulled in around 2100 on Tuesday May 13th. We all (Rosie came with me to see her arrival) went to grab a bite to eat in Beverly MA at an Italian joint, run by Greeks. The suspension on Rosie’s 1990 VW Golf got a work out… reckon we packed a solid 1/4 ton into his back seat… tires met wheel well on numerous occasions during that short trip… isn’t there a Winnie The Pooh character named after such events?

Next day, I arrived at 0730 for the off-load… but was informed that the travel lift was booked solid until about noon… so we waited. I had called every day for the three days proceeding to keep the yard up to date on the fore casted arrival time… but… oh well. No biggie for me. But Charlie needed to get to MD for his next pickup. Charlie hinted that the trucking company charged a “delay fee” if the truck is delayed more then 2 hrs…. I immediately called them to see what that was all about. Hard for them to charge me for 2 hrs, when I’ve been waiting patiently for over 2 weeks (more like 3+). Of course, there was no fee when they spoke to me directly.

So noon rolled around and we got the boat off the trailer, and situated in her new home at Danversport Yacht Club for the next month or two, where I will get her ready for the water. I hope to launch at the end of June. There certainly are alot of things to do… I need a yard manager.