It’s been a busy week on the Gray Ghost. Over the weekend we visited two of the nearby islands, had new clutches installed, began Hurricane Ian prep and had visitors from back home in Arkansas.
While making our way to Brunswick last month, two of our clutches blew. Lewmar clutches are not known for being the best and we have heard other owners report that after a month their clutches blew as well. We filed a claim with Leopard and had Safe Harbor Rigging order and replace the two blown ones on Sunday.
Our Sunday afternoon consisted of tiding up and removing all of the cushions, enclosures and outside items in preparation for Hurricane Ian. All of these items now occupy the extra bedroom. We seriously need another room on board for all of the extra parts needed and for times like this. We could truly use a mechanical room!
We moved the boat down a couple of slips to be closer into the marina for more protection and then began tying any lines we could get our hands on. Dale on Mokokat had extras that he let us borrow which helped us out tremendously! Thank you Dale! In the meantime Bubba was assisting others on the dock.
On Monday our friends Tyson and Kati from back home stopped by. They were vacationing in Hilton Head and were driving to Atlanta to catch a flight. We made a quick trip over to St. Simon to grab a bite to eat and catch up. Familiar faces are always a nice surprise and welcome on the Gray Ghost!
Hurricane prep continued as we all played the guessing game as to which path Ian would take. The models were all over the place.
The one thing I can say about the storm is we had beautiful sunsets leading up to the havoc Hurricane Ian would bring to Florida. We were very fortunate here at Brunswick Landing Marina to be spared by Ian. After it tore through Fort Meyers creating a devestating scene it changed course to begin to make it’s way back out to the Atlantic. The storm stayed about 100 miles off shore from us so the impact we felt was mostly wind and rain.
We are very fortunate to be in the marina we are at. The marina staff are awesome. The cruising community is pretty spectacular as well. We have really enjoyed meeting and making new friends here. I also have to say how much I appreciate Safe Harbor Rigging sending me a text yesterday making sure we were good and asking if we had gotten moved closer into the inside of the marina. It’s nice to know John was thinking about us!
