It is the fall of 2023, mid September. We are living on the Bayliner 3870 in Willow Berm Marina off of Hwy 12 between Lodi and Rio Vista, California. The weather has been really great with warm days and cool nights. I have done more work on the Lido 14, sent the New Moon off for decomisioning and bought another Lido 14.
California Lido:
The Lido I bought last year has had various personal "upgrades". I put a line of reefing ties in the main sail, purtchased 2 (two) pairs of 10' spoon (crew) oars, one for each Lido, installed a rowing seat on the keel trunk inmediately aft of the removable pannel that accesses the keel on one Lido and set a new base for the mast tabernacle.
Row Seat
Rowing Lido 14
New Moon:
In January, the New Moon went off to have the Perkins Engine removed (and reinstalled in a fishing boat?). The rest of her was to be salvaged and sold off. I have not seen her since that day and have no idea what has happened to her, if anything. I think she is moored at Bethel Island California.
Being unhappy with the trailer for the Lido even after reinforcing it with flat bar and new tires and wheel bearings, I started looking for another small boat trailer. My intent was to haul the Lido to Phoenix/Scottsdale when we go for the winter months.
Being in Arizona for the Flagstaff Folk Festival in June, I looked in the Phoenix Craigslist.
Arizona Lido:
I found another Lido 14 on a great trailer for $400. I bought it. It needs little or no work but had a rudder that did not kick up and only a main sail. I have built a rudder head to swing up the rudder and my buddy Dave, having come by a new set of Lido 14 sails, gave them to me for the Scottsdale boat. Now I don't have to haul a boat the 12 hr drive from Cal to Phoenix (and back).
