5/24/10 – Little River, South Carolina

We got a call from Anchor Marina early this morning telling us that we could come right into their travel lift at 8:45 a.m. With lines ready we pulled out of Myrtle Beach Yacht Club at 8:20 a.m. and were lifted out of the water and blocked up on jack-stands by 9:15 a.m. in a very quick and efficient manner. One of the marina workers then drove us and our luggage over to the hotel where we were checked into our room immediately. While Pat stayed at the hotel, George returned to the boat to work with Rod on removing the shaft. This turned out to be a momentous job which took a number of hours, as this piece of metal was not only over 14 feet long, but very heavy. It was obviously bent, and the verdict from the local prop shop was that it would have to be taken to a larger shop in Wilmington, North Carolina for repair, if possible, or have a new one fashioned. Rod had to get a trailer to move it, and he will drive it to Wilmington early tomorrow morning for the verdict as to whether it can be straightened. George was exhausted when he got back to the hotel, and we opted to have pizza delivered to our room, rather than going out for dinner, but Pat was happy as she got to watch the ”Dancing with the Stars” dance finals!