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So what do you do when sailing season ends

Started by Mas, November 28, 2018, 08:44:47 PM

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Bob23

She's a natural! Love the wide open spaces...looks like SW NJ!

Tim Gardner

Admiral Vicki and I are heading down to Florida between Christmas and New Years to visit Both Issue families and their offspring.  Then it's back to VA to play Male Nurse St. Tim for 6 weeks as Vicki recuperates from back surgery on the 9th. In the meantime, going sailing on Saturday with winds forecast at 8 mph and 51 sunny degrees.
Never Be Afraid to Try Something New, Remember Amateurs Built the Ark.  Professionals Built the Titanic (update) and the Titan Submersible.

brackish

Well I've already had one December overnight cruise with perfect weather.  I suspect may get some others.  Got all three sons and their families coming home for extended visits over the holidays so twelve in the house for a while. 

This winter will be a little different, construction moratorium lifts on January 10th, so I suspect I will be spending a lot of time in Mexico Beach dealing with the reconstruction.  Permitting a camper on the property so we will have a place to stay for what will surely be frequent and extended trips to MB.  Not necessarily why I would normally like to go to FL in the winter, but so be it. Already made three trips to meet with insurance adjusters, engineers, FEMA, and various city officials .  The road back will be a long one.

And when I'm home, adding a 400 square foot addition onto my shop with an open shed section on the side to store my skiff.

Potcake boy

Brackish,

Not what anyone would wish to do for their winter vacation in Florida, but it's one of those challenges we face living in paradise. I had two properties in Port Charlotte in preparation of moving here when Charlie swept through on Friday 13th of August 2004. Still working full time and living a thousand miles away, it was a difficult time. I managed to get through it all, the worst part being dealing with insurance company, contractors, and all the other entities involved. I moved here permanently in May of the following year and had more time to put things right. It took about two years to say that things were sort of normal.

On the flip side of that disastrous damage is the fact that our community came back even better than before. Especially where we now live in Punta Gorda, the city was very vigilant about how the poorly built (common 50 years ago) and unsightly structures were replaced, and so the city rebuilt with a fresh new look, and facilities for the residents. The improvement continues today as a result of good local government and a renewed interest of residents to see their neighborhoods a better place to live.

I would expect set backs along the way, but at the same time I think you can look forward to an even better Mexico Beach to rise from the destruction. It will likely become a home that your family will enjoy for generations to come. Even better prepared for nature's occasional reminder of who's the boss.
Ron
Pilot House 23 - GladRags
Punta Gorda Florida

A mouse around the house - but much hotter on the water