We brought the Bayou Gypsy into Ft Pierce from the Bahamas. We stopped over at Harbortown Marina. While there, we met Tom B with Whiticar North Boat Works. He represented the company greatly! He convinced us to take the Bayou Gypsy to their Stuart boatyard. We did.
We met Randy & the crew of Whiticar's and have been very impressed.
We've left the oat for a bottom paint job and estimates for other repairs to cosmetics.
I'll let you know how it turns out.
Smooth seas
Monday, July 29, 2013
Bahamas in July
Laura, Bill & Guy Armond flew to Key West in early July for a month long trip to the islands of the Bahamas!
We left Key West on July 11th headed to Bimini. We stopped in Marathon & Miami along the way. We got to Bimini on the 14th. We spent the next day snorkeling with sting rays on Gun Cay.
After all that fun, we left to visit the Berry Islands. A chain of islands just north of Nassau.
We spent the night on anchor next to a big cruise ship off Great Stirrup, before heading to Hoffman Cay to visit the blue hole.
We had a slight port prop issue in shallow water and had to replace it with the spare. Lesson #1, when you have 2 engines, one of them counter rotates! Put on the correct prop! They are marked now!
We had a great time in spite of this incident.
We limped in to Nassau with the incorrect prop. Once there, we corrected the problem and had Garth repair the bent blade on the spare.
After a couple of days in Nassau, Debbie (Guy's wife) flew in. We moved the boat to Atlantis for the next 3 nights. Boy was that fun.
On Wednesday, the 24th, Laura & Debbie flew back to NOLA, while Bill & Guy brought the boat back to FLA. the trip back included a storm with 2 active waterspouts!
Once back in FLA, they rented a car and drove to Key West to pick up the MB (roving dock box).
Then a couple days later, they drove the MB back to NOLA, with no A/C!
It was a great trip. We'll have to do it again in a few years.
Smooth seas
We left Key West on July 11th headed to Bimini. We stopped in Marathon & Miami along the way. We got to Bimini on the 14th. We spent the next day snorkeling with sting rays on Gun Cay.
After all that fun, we left to visit the Berry Islands. A chain of islands just north of Nassau.
We spent the night on anchor next to a big cruise ship off Great Stirrup, before heading to Hoffman Cay to visit the blue hole.
We had a slight port prop issue in shallow water and had to replace it with the spare. Lesson #1, when you have 2 engines, one of them counter rotates! Put on the correct prop! They are marked now!
We had a great time in spite of this incident.
We limped in to Nassau with the incorrect prop. Once there, we corrected the problem and had Garth repair the bent blade on the spare.
After a couple of days in Nassau, Debbie (Guy's wife) flew in. We moved the boat to Atlantis for the next 3 nights. Boy was that fun.
On Wednesday, the 24th, Laura & Debbie flew back to NOLA, while Bill & Guy brought the boat back to FLA. the trip back included a storm with 2 active waterspouts!
Once back in FLA, they rented a car and drove to Key West to pick up the MB (roving dock box).
Then a couple days later, they drove the MB back to NOLA, with no A/C!
It was a great trip. We'll have to do it again in a few years.
Smooth seas
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