Good News; yes you are SOOO close, Bad News; no you are not quite there and weather is supposed to improve. AND the world rests on YOUR shoulders to get it done, Kids asking every 5 min "can we go in yet", wife already invited 50 people over for pool party on 4th of July. It even gets worse, you think it is expensive now, just wait till you get this thing up and running, you spend Thurs and Friday shopping for everybody that "just drops by to say hello" (amazing they always have bathing suits with them), spend several hundred on food and drink, Then, have to clean house, Here comes everyone, run around entertaining, getting grill fired up and cooking for everyone. By the time Sunday night comes you are exhausted can't even think of cleaning up. You and wife just sitting exhausted with drink as the sun sets and just relax. Monday and Tue. clean up days, Wed. is hump day best day of week, getting all psyched up for weekend and shopping again on Thurs., cause nothing to eat or drink in house. Does this sound even remotely close to anyone else's experience.
Can you use hose to act like a drain snake, does not need to be connected and would go in first at the skimmer to see if it will bend without anything on the end and see if you can get to clog and dislodge it. if it will reach to hose bib from skimmer port can then even use water pressure if you can get to blockage.
hope above rant does not scare you off.