Judy and I arrived at the Paradise Village Marina on January 11, 2010. Freyja’s old aluminum exhaust mixing elbow had given up during the summer or fall during a routine engine running by my boat minder. He took it off and FedExed it up to me. I had National Marine Exhaust in Marysville, WA, make a new one from stainless 316L, which I carried back down in my suitcase. It raised a few eyebrows at Seatac, but none entering Mexico, even after passing through their scanner. No red light, I was in.
Got it installed, fit perfectly. Vavoooooom. However, didn't leave the dock. The rest of the trip was devoted to maintenance and getting the car repaired. The outboard wouldn't shift into forward or reverse, so took it to the new little chandlery in Paradise Village. They charged me $100 US, I think a flat fee, for a simple grease job, felt ripped off. Don't like their prices. The bottom didn't look to furry.
Went home to wind up some work I'd taken on when it looked like my mother would be with me indefinitely.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Haul Out in La Cruz May of 2009
I came down from Seattle in May of 2009 to haul the boat out at the new La Cruz haul out facility for a bottom paint job. Turned out it needed new barrier coating too. The yard was staffed with great competent people who delivered a great job on time and on budget. The cost of the job was about $400.00 US for the labor and about $1,000.00 for the Interlux barrier coat and bottom paint. I can’t remember what the haul out and lay days cost, but it was pretty fair. Total was maybe $2,000 or so. Maybe more than one would think it should cost in Mexico but cheaper than in the US and cheaper than the quote by Opeqimar at Marina Vallarta. The La Cruz yard had a nice new TravelLift, the yard was brand new with fresh asphalt on the ground. The La Cruz town center was only a few blocks away. They wouldn’t allow me to sleep on the boat, so I stayed at Philo’s. Philo’s was fun and convenient, with great live music, but the room for $35 US per night left a bit to be desired, stuffy, poor A/C, etc. Not sure what else was available in town, but will look around next time.
I spent a few days before and after the haul out in the La Cruz anchorage and went single handed sailing each day. Spent the night on the commercial mooring ball at the Tres Mariettas Very relaxing, lots of stars. Freyja is laid out so that single handing is very easy, except for the manual anchor windlass and need to go up to the mast to reef.
My visit for a week in mid-July, 2009, was dedicated to putting the boat into a deep sleep in anticipation of not being back until I was able to get my mother’s house sold and move her out of my house into a nursing home. She moved into my home on May 1, 2009. My brother Barrie came home from Arabia to help for a couple of months, and then went home to Arabia in late July 2009. I soldiered on singlehanded, caring for the 92 y/o semi-paraplegic 24/7. Finally the house tentatively sold and got her placed into a nursing home in the end of December, 2009. Then the sale flipped. But I left her there.
Sent all the halyards up to the top of the mast so they wouldn't be exposed to UV for the summer and for however long they'd be up there. Used some strong but crappy stuff as sacrificial messenger lines. Told the bottom cleaning guy not to clean the bottom. I thought I'd be down in two or three months and being really cheap wanted to save the money and also to see how much would really grow. Doubled up the mooring lines and the fenders and flew home to Seattle.
I spent a few days before and after the haul out in the La Cruz anchorage and went single handed sailing each day. Spent the night on the commercial mooring ball at the Tres Mariettas Very relaxing, lots of stars. Freyja is laid out so that single handing is very easy, except for the manual anchor windlass and need to go up to the mast to reef.
My visit for a week in mid-July, 2009, was dedicated to putting the boat into a deep sleep in anticipation of not being back until I was able to get my mother’s house sold and move her out of my house into a nursing home. She moved into my home on May 1, 2009. My brother Barrie came home from Arabia to help for a couple of months, and then went home to Arabia in late July 2009. I soldiered on singlehanded, caring for the 92 y/o semi-paraplegic 24/7. Finally the house tentatively sold and got her placed into a nursing home in the end of December, 2009. Then the sale flipped. But I left her there.
Sent all the halyards up to the top of the mast so they wouldn't be exposed to UV for the summer and for however long they'd be up there. Used some strong but crappy stuff as sacrificial messenger lines. Told the bottom cleaning guy not to clean the bottom. I thought I'd be down in two or three months and being really cheap wanted to save the money and also to see how much would really grow. Doubled up the mooring lines and the fenders and flew home to Seattle.
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