Re: Boat Sitting
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 2:19 pm
I'm just the humble cabin girl who sometimes gets to hold the tiller. But I still don't like being screamed at.
I went to pay moorage today and one of the darn bungy cords snapped that was holding Anastar's tarp. I didn't feel like fixing it right then and went to the Rock Cod Cafe` for tea.
Rick is trying to find me another bungy cord now and I'll fix it tomorrow or the next day.
Roly called the other night, same story, he's coming down but doesn't know when.
Well his "cabin girl" will be screaming if he doesn't get here soon, I want him to get as much prep work as possible done and when it warms up next Spring we can do the repairs and paint and get her back in the water.
The "cabin girl" is going to get a new fishing rod and see if she can catch supper if we get becalmed.
Maybe I'll catch my grumpy skipper by the seat of his pants (my Dad caught diving ducks on his cod jig!)
Well if we're going to be out there, I may as well fish, it all helps fill the freezer and my grumpy skipper likes salmon so maybe good food will mellow him out.
He's silly--fishing gear is on the boat, his fishing rod is with him in the Kootenays, for fishing in Slocan Lake.
Well he won't be using mine! If he calls again I'll tell him to bring his!
I checked all the safety lines, the pulpit and all the other posts and I did have to tighten up the screws on some of them and one has one screw that is stripped.
Base of the mast is fine, boom is fine, stern railings had to be tightened up, tracks and travellers are good, winches are good.
Basically I've checked everything on top that the book "Inspecting the Aging Sailboat" says to check and I'll check the underside when she comes out of the water.
Poor skipper, this is one time he's really going to regret NOT doing his homework, he hates having me show him how things have to be done--and on HIS boat.
Rufus if you hear any loud noises after he gets here and the boat arrives, we're just arguing about the "How To" of fixing her.
Cheers Lois
I went to pay moorage today and one of the darn bungy cords snapped that was holding Anastar's tarp. I didn't feel like fixing it right then and went to the Rock Cod Cafe` for tea.
Rick is trying to find me another bungy cord now and I'll fix it tomorrow or the next day.
Roly called the other night, same story, he's coming down but doesn't know when.
Well his "cabin girl" will be screaming if he doesn't get here soon, I want him to get as much prep work as possible done and when it warms up next Spring we can do the repairs and paint and get her back in the water.
The "cabin girl" is going to get a new fishing rod and see if she can catch supper if we get becalmed.
Maybe I'll catch my grumpy skipper by the seat of his pants (my Dad caught diving ducks on his cod jig!)
Well if we're going to be out there, I may as well fish, it all helps fill the freezer and my grumpy skipper likes salmon so maybe good food will mellow him out.
He's silly--fishing gear is on the boat, his fishing rod is with him in the Kootenays, for fishing in Slocan Lake.
Well he won't be using mine! If he calls again I'll tell him to bring his!
I checked all the safety lines, the pulpit and all the other posts and I did have to tighten up the screws on some of them and one has one screw that is stripped.
Base of the mast is fine, boom is fine, stern railings had to be tightened up, tracks and travellers are good, winches are good.
Basically I've checked everything on top that the book "Inspecting the Aging Sailboat" says to check and I'll check the underside when she comes out of the water.
Poor skipper, this is one time he's really going to regret NOT doing his homework, he hates having me show him how things have to be done--and on HIS boat.
Rufus if you hear any loud noises after he gets here and the boat arrives, we're just arguing about the "How To" of fixing her.
Cheers Lois