ARE YOU YANKING MY CHAIN???

DAY 88 THURS. AUG. 30, 2011
OVERCAST, RAINSHOWERS 64 DEGREES WIND SE 5K WAVES < 1’
DEP SAUGATUCK 07:20  ARR. ST. JOE/BENTON H.1:40PM
D. 41.2sm / 1648.5

The ride over was easy and uneventful. One of those where I set the waypoint and let the auto pilot take over. First thing I find out when we arrive is there are several other Loopers there, some who we know, and some who are new to us. They are quick to tell me about Wolf’s Marine, the best marine store with the best prices they have seen. “They even pick you up!” Needless to say I cannot pass up the opportunity, so I call and ask for a ride, and 10 mins. later Mr. Wolf himself pulls up to take me to “The Midwest’s Largest Marine Accessory Store.” I can’t wait! This place was not a disappointment. Boat stuff all over a huge warehouse. Nothing fancy like WM, more like a Home Depot for boat stuff. Anyway, I’m impressed so I tell Warren (Wolf) about my anchor chain and he tells me they gave me the cheap Chinese chain. What I need is Acco chain which is what I thought I was getting, but didn’t. He sold me 100” of the Acco chain and took my cheap Chinese chain with the promise to ship it back to Grand Isle Marina for a refund. Now that’s what I call service. I spent a boat buck there. For the record, the new Acco chain worked flawlessly. That afternoon we had a Looper party at the picnic tables under the shade of some old oak trees. Grand Isle Marina gave me a full refund on the chain. All is well. BTW, get a look at the ship that was backing out of the habor when we were ready to leave.

THIS SHIP WAS BACKING OUT OF THE HARBOR  7:30 AM

HERE'S THE WHOLE THING

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