Ready for weather

I feel so fortunate to have found the place that I did to take Quijote out of the water. We were shoehorned into the last available spot in a crowded lot. They didn't use a travel lift like most haul outs that I'm familiar with do; they winched it up onto a huge trailer and backed it into their dirt lot. It's crazy and the guy driving that truck is nothing short of amazing. We're placed within a couple inches of boats surrounding us in all directions.

With Quijote up on jacks, we spent the rest of the day preparing the boat for a hurricane. They haven't had one since 2014, and we probably wouldn't fare very well if they do get one, but we have to be ready for heavy weather and a lot of uv.

I pickled the watermaker with chemical to preserve the membrane, pulled halyards, removed the roller furling genoa, removed the wind generator turbine, dismounted the life raft, dismounted the anchor, serviced the anodes, etc. It was a busy day. But it's done and I feel relatively good about leaving her for a while. It's disappointing sure , but we're doing well with the hand that was dealt.