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Yesterday I launched my boat again after 18 months ashore due to slightly ill health.
As I wanted to check the half tide mooring sinker had a good covering of mud over it, I stayed aboard for the night - I often do this on launching anyway to see the latest pattern of the mud highs and lows and how the boats are lying.
I spent the evening sitting around looking at the new bits Silent Running has gained during her prolonged time ashore and making yet another list, now of remaining things to do / bolts to buy / tools to bring.
Then settled into my 4 seasons sleeping bag with the radio on, as the weather went downhill and we rocked a little, rain pelting on deck and wavelets slapping on her side as she carved a new groove in the mud when the tide changed.
On deck at 9PM waving a torch in the rain trying to check the sinker.
Same again at 09:00 in now cold Easterly F5 with horizontal rain; and the sky was a very odd colour, I mentioned this to Dylan this afternoon and he reckons it's pollution from Europe on the Easterly, I'm sure that's right.
Rowed ashore as it was too shallow to use the dinghy engine then dragged the dinghy up the slip and carried the bags of junk, oars & engine to the car, all pretty painful on my injured back - in peeing cold freezing rain.
Drove home in peeing rain towing the boats' shore trestles now she's free of them, arriving damp and tired, back aching.
With a big grin - it's great to be back !
As I wanted to check the half tide mooring sinker had a good covering of mud over it, I stayed aboard for the night - I often do this on launching anyway to see the latest pattern of the mud highs and lows and how the boats are lying.
I spent the evening sitting around looking at the new bits Silent Running has gained during her prolonged time ashore and making yet another list, now of remaining things to do / bolts to buy / tools to bring.
Then settled into my 4 seasons sleeping bag with the radio on, as the weather went downhill and we rocked a little, rain pelting on deck and wavelets slapping on her side as she carved a new groove in the mud when the tide changed.
On deck at 9PM waving a torch in the rain trying to check the sinker.
Same again at 09:00 in now cold Easterly F5 with horizontal rain; and the sky was a very odd colour, I mentioned this to Dylan this afternoon and he reckons it's pollution from Europe on the Easterly, I'm sure that's right.
Rowed ashore as it was too shallow to use the dinghy engine then dragged the dinghy up the slip and carried the bags of junk, oars & engine to the car, all pretty painful on my injured back - in peeing cold freezing rain.
Drove home in peeing rain towing the boats' shore trestles now she's free of them, arriving damp and tired, back aching.
With a big grin - it's great to be back !
