January 2014 saw us moving aboard the "Companion" and getting set to bring our new baby down to our home port of Madeira Beach, Fl. We left Bahia Mar Marina on 1/17/14 and made stops in Sandestin, Panama City, Apalachicola & Carrabelle to set up our 24hr trip over to Clearwater. Fortunately we only had a five day wait for Tom Comrads' weather window to open & we along with 5 other boats headed out for the talked about but mostly unknown. The crossing went smoothly even with the eerie 4hr window of white fog.
We said goodbye to new friends as we departed from Dunedin for our home port. "Companion" got a long rest at Madeira Beach as we continued to upgrade and complete provisioning.
The slight starboard list needed to be corrected. Ron's old submarine museum staff: Greg, Michael & Jim offered us some of the lead bars taken off the USS Razorback. After John Hertzberg & Ron drove over for the April work party, they brought back several of the lead bricks. They were installed outboard the dinette seats and did the job perfectly. Hurray, we ride on an even keel again!
Dave came down for a week to help install the dinghy davit system. (An impossible job without Dave) Thanks Dave!
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| Sunrise at Carrabelle |
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| Captain Ron at the Helm During Overnight Gulf Crossing |
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| Early Morning After the Crossing |
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| Captain Ron at Madeira Beach Dock |
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