Great Day!

[winchservicing]

Had a great day! Serviced 7 winches on a boat in Chichester Marina. Got soaking wet (didn't take my water proof bottoms), freezing cold, covered in grease, but still enjoyed myself.. Why? ..It’s not even my boat!

What is it about boats that gives such a feel good factor?

Have sailed for 18 years-mainly racing dinghies. I race a Laser 4000 dinghy, have done the 505 circuit and before that raced big boats-still do sometimes.
I worked for Lewmar for 15 years, myself for the last 18 months..all around boats...why am I not bored with it yet?

Do I need medication?

 

[longjohnsadler]

Cliff you don't need medication at all in my book.
I live in the coldest, rainiest part of the British Isles and my winches need servicing.
How about saturday?

 

[winchservicing]

Now I really wish I hadn’t booked my VAT in for MOT this Saturday!

Have you got snow up there yet?

I do draw the line at snow!

 

[tome]

Cliff

Did you work with Nigel P by any chance at Lewmar? He's also left I gather.

Great post - you're nuts like the rest of us!

Tom

 

[winchservicing]

Hi Tom,

Yes I did work with Nigel P. I still keep in touch with him.
He's mad too!

 

[tome]

Say hello to mad Nigel from Amaya, we were moored next to his brothers boat in Northney.

 

[Sybarite]

Wimp...

 

[winchservicing]

We may have met!

We would go down to the boat after work for a few drinks occasionally.

This was a few years ago!