Boat is in for repair

We took a ride down to the boat yard and spoke with John about the repair work.  I explained that the mosty important thing was to get the jib sail as that was distroyed in the accident.  I brought the insurance check with me to show John how much the insurance had paid.  Being the great guy he is, John said, " I think we can take care of it for that."  WOW... I was so happy to hear those words.  I asked when he could get it done as I still had things to do on the boat this winter.  He said he would bring it in after the holidays and get to work on her.  At that time I endorsed the check right over to him. Now is that a great Christmas present or what?  In a couple weeks we'll contact him to see how things are going.
Happy New Year

Christmas

Here it is a couple days before Christmas and my insurance company (BoatUS) has finally responded with a check to repair Lil Provo.  It was far from the estimate, but I guess something is better than nothing.  They discounted all parts 90%!  Though Lil Provo was in excellent shape, never painted, sea worthy, etc, it didn't make a bit of difference to Boat US.  Tomorrow I will ride down to the boat yard to see what I can work out with John. I'll be back with more info after I talk to him.

The winter is starting to settle in

It is already into December.  The nights are getting colder and the winds have been blowing.  recently there has been a cold spell in the south and Florida has seen temperatures in the 20's this week.  Lil Provo sits in the boat yard awaiting the reply of the insurance company.  We went down and threw a tarp on her, but have reservations if it going to stay as the wind really howls coming off the water. 

Today I will try to contact the insurance company for an update.