Spring is HERE!
It has been a couple of months since we last posted, mainly because the weater has been less than fun. It has been very busy otherwise, trips back to Arkansas, new grandchild, and work for BOTH of us. Yes that is a big deal with Carol being off for over 6 months while she had her surgeries. The Retirement Wake is back on course! Boat Projects have included just routine maintenance to installing new achor chain and new anchor. Imagine came with a 35# CQR which is a very popular anchor with a resonable good history of success. On a trip to Red Fish Island hit held in the Galveston Bay mud in 30 mph winds with Gust to 40 mph with only 3/4" 3 strand twist and 3 ft of chain. (it is what came with the boat) From the beginning I new I wanted a new anchor based on the fact that the 35# CQR was on the bottom end for size in a storm of any size. I wanted as my primary something that should get us up to a low grade Hurricane. The choice needed to include one that will hold in chan