Another road trip

I've decided to leave on Tuesday July 31st to go back down to Sacramento. My boat buddy Wilburne is coming along this time to lend a hand with the next stage. I'm hoping that between us we'll be able to get the boat in the water. I've been in touch with Gregg in Stockton, who is on my Bayliner Explorer 2670 Yahoo Group. He has a business with Stockton waterfront and his own dock. He's kindly offered his help and the loan of a tow vehicle so things are shaping up!

Keeping the dream alive

Early this June we made a trip down to Sacramento to check on the boat and to visit our friend Elias. The boat has been moved from her original storage location up in Loomis, to a new yard down in Rancho Cordova, which is about 15 miles east of Sac.
  The boat appears to be safe and sound and the yard seems secure. We ordered a new set of tires for the trailer while we were down and left a copy of the invoice with Chuck who kindly agreed to haul the boat and trailer over to the tire shop and get them mounted. Apparently that's all been done as of  July3rd, so the next trip down I'm hoping that we will actually see her afloat. Everything takes longer than what we expect and getting this new venture up and running has certainly been no exception to the rule.
   The other thing I discovered during this recent trip, was that there are not many marinas in or around Sac where one can do a little work on the boat, and it's something that'll definitely be needed, especially in the first few days. As she's been on the hard for a year, at the very least she'll need water, fuel, propane, and some clean-up, not to mention a few days of sea-trials with a safe haven close by. With this in mind I've decided to trailer her to Stockton and launch at Ladd's Marina. I've been there several times in the past with my Catalina 22 "Friday". It's close to I-5, West Marine, and contacts that I have in downtown Stockton, so I feel better about putting her in the water down there.
  So here we are at the 3rd week of July..... still no firm date for launching, but keeping the dream alive!