I spent part of the day in Palmetto, Florida (Massey Yacht Sales) so that I could handle the sea trial on a friends Island Packet 38 that has been sold. We got everything turned on and headed out into the Manatee River. There is a tropical depression out in the Gulf so that day was blustery and rain threatened. We sailed, motored hard, played with things aboard all while the surveyor was taking notes and poking around on the boat.
The buyer is a young single mom currently living in Marathon who has plans to sail around the world in the next few years. She has some work to do recommissioning the boat but once that is done she should be good to go.
I brought the boat back into the marina and the space was so tight that I could not get the boat into the slip bow in! Backed up a bit and motored past the slip then started backing and covering working the boat in stern first. Was really glad when we were tied up in the slip.
I head back up on Monday and will move the boat to Snead Island for a short haul so the surveyor can complete his work.
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