3 Bayfield Boats for the Potluck!

We ran into Stuart and picked up the zincs for the dinghy motor at the Mercury Dealer, then over to Home Depot and Lowes to check out their braided line. It’s cheaper than the line at West Marine (by far!) but it was solid braid and I haven’t tried my hand at solid braid rope yet. We compared Lowes and Home Depot then ended up back at West Marine. They were running a 15% off sale if you bought 300 ft or more but we only needed 250 ft. The assistant manager only had 242 feet but gave us the discount anyways Yay! We theoretically only need 240 ft if I don’t make any errors (according to Wayne). Can you say pressure?
Guess I'd better practice some first!

After West Marine it was time for some last minute provisioning at Publix (love that store) where I found the stuff I couldn’t find at Sam’s Club or Wal-Mart. By the time we got back to the boat I barely had time to put things away and finish making a macaroni salad for the potluck at 5:30pm

We found Dave & Jerri (Buckshot) sitting in the enclosed Patio area and Pat & Diane (Sharpie’s Dream) were just getting there so we had our own little table of Bayfield owners. Steve did another wonderful job of grilling up the chicken and sausage and there was a delightful selection of salads and side dishes once again. It felt like a we were at a high-end smorgasbord with the assortment of shrimp, crab dips and wonderful dishes that everyone brought!

Wayne, Diane & Joe (Sharpie's Dream), Dave and Jerri (Buckshot) at the Saturday night Potluck. Bayfielders unite :)

It was a cool evening and the mosquitos were in full swarm tonight but it was a great evening. I loved hearing about the differences in our boats and I was surprised to find there were quite a bit of differences between the two B-32s. With only 2 years difference between Sharpie’s and Buckshot I was amazed that they’d changed the design so much. One boat has more storage than the other (which has more open space).