November 16, 2017
We just wanted to give a quick update on our status and plans.
First, we are building a house! We have owned land on the west coast of Florida for almost 20 years and are finally building. We found a great general contractor and he is making good progress.
Barefoot did sustain some damage in Hurricane Irma and is currently at Snead Island Boat Works in Palmetto, FL being repaired. We were north on a planned land-trip during the hurricane. We always storm prepare the boat when we leave during hurricane season, but there is only so much you can do.
We delivered the boat to Sneads a few weeks ago via a 24+ hour 'delivery' trip. Seas were a little larger than anticipated giving a fairly rocky trip, but thankfully we were granted a couple of calmer hours around dinner time, which made our meal of chili more enjoyable. Joyce said that she never wants to do another overnight after this rough one; Tom replied 'we'll see'.
The good news on the boat is that she will have a significant amount of new replacement equipment including the wind generator, solar panels, many antennas, and the charger/inverter. We also are taking the opportunity to replace the batteries and put on new bottom paint. We expect she will be as good as new (or better) when she leaves the yard.
Due to the boat repairs and house building, we will be taking only a few shorter, fairly local trips on the boat this season.
Tom
Hauled Snead Island Boat Works
Palmetto, FL
