The Great Debate!

For the past four days, we've been trying to decide when we'll be leaving the harbor and where we'll be leaving the boat. Were we to stick with our original plan, we'd have to rent a car so we could take the pick up truck to our destination and get back to the boat. We'd also need at least seven days to move the boat. In this case, we'd need to leave the harbor in a day or two. Once we get to our destination, we estimate that we'll need about five days to get the boat ready for its lay-up.

While engaged in the debate, we had Carnival Canvas make a new window screen to replace the black one that has been showing signs of ultraviolet deterioration. We chose to depart from the black and had the screen made in Persian green. We gave it a test fit today (3/22) and will return it to the canvas guy so he can install the snaps tomorrow.

We made templates to get matching window screens for the lower set of windows. Winfield, from carnival Canvas, will give us an estimate in a day or two.

Last Saturday (2/19), we checked a yard in Key Largo but nixed it as a place for SUNSHINE's lay up. We also checked Driftwood Marina right here in Marathon. It's only five miles to the north and, leaving the boat there will be most convenient because we won't be able to return to it until shortly after New Year, 2012!

After much debate, we decided to leave the boat at Driftwood. We confirmed our decision with the marina staff today (3/22).