Tuesday we packed up the truck and finished up the trailer. A family friend welded 6 stands onto our new trailer in the fall. Yesterday my dad shortened the tongue and Tuesday we moved the wheels forward about 6 inches. We did numerous measurements each time we visited the boat so hopefully when it comes time for the boat to be hauled out, she will sit on the trailer perfectly.
The truck was packed full. Passports, check. Money, check. Boat papers, check. Ladder, life jackets, tools, etc, etc. check check check. I'm sure there's something that we forgot, but hopefully it will be something that we can either do without, or purchase while down there. Wednesday was a gorgeous day as we headed south. Our first stop was at the north end of Lake Champlain where we dropped off the trailer and made arrangements to get the mast stepped and the boat hauled in a couple days time. Next stop was at U-haul where we hoped to rent a truck to tow the boat back home. This is where we encountered our first problem. All the ball hitches on the u-haul trucks were 2 inch and our trailer needs a 2 and 5/16 inch ball. According to the guy all the trucks come this way and there's no way to change the ball as they are welded on. Ohh noooo.
Well we must have visited about 6 truck rental places in Plattsburgh without any success. Car rental agencies won't allow towing with their vehicles and any moving trucks seem to only have the 2 inch ball that can't be changed. We were out of ideas and starting to get a bit worried. We still had a bit of time and hoping that we'd think of something, we left and headed to the boat.
At the boatyard Senta was as we left her. A few boats had already been launched but many still on cradles. I did a quick clean of all the lockers and interior to get rid of a small amount of mold and the musty boat smell. We unloaded the truck and filled the boat with supplies that we would need for our trial sail. We called it a day, but will be returning bright and early for the launch tomorrow.
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