Too much time to think

[lustyd]

I've just spent a couple of hours looking at water makers for the boat. Researching what's needed, how to fit them etc.

Then I realised since buying the boat in September I've spent 2 days outside of the marina. I feel like my boat planning and boat sailing ratio has become a bit broken this year. Has anyone else spent too much time planning unnecessary upgrades due to lockdown?

Thankfully I'm back down to the boat tomorrow, hopefully the sea air will make things better

 

[capnsensible]

I reckon part of the fun of boats is planning all the things you want to add and then saving loadsa money by not doing them coz it's pointless. ?

Had a nice walk down the marina yesterday and cleaned some fenders. It's the simple things that count. ?

 

[JohnGC]

Some years ago, somewhere on this forum, someone asked, "How often do you use your boat?"

Predictably, it resulted in a lot of answers based on the economics of boat owning. You know the sort of thing; the boat costs x pounds a year to keep in the marina, we use it for y weeks each year, so that’s z pounds every time we set sail. Inevitably, z is a big number!

Then someone said, “All the time”.

They “used” the boat while sailing.
When not sailing they maintained her.
When not carrying out maintenance they where planning maintenance or a project or the next adventure.
In their eyes, all of this was “using” the boat.

Clearly many of us feel the same, or we wouldn't be here.

 

[LadyInBed]

Thankfully I'm back down to the boat tomorrow, hopefully the sea air will make things better

Take a bottle of water with you! ?

 

[Zagato]

I've just spent a couple of hours looking at water makers for the boat. Researching what's needed, how to fit them etc.

I've just spent a couple of hours looking at water containers for the boat. Researching what's needed, where to fit them etc.
Waste of time as I realised this afternoon that two big supermarket water bottles fit perfectly next to each other in my little cupboard. Job done. No messing about with leaking water bags or tanks, mould, cleaning them internally, or fixing taps and pumps.

 

[lustyd]

Those big bottles are a nightmare to handle though, I prefer 4 smaller bottles than one big one.

 

[Iliade]

The time required to address my snag list will keep me entertained well into my second century and I'm working on the third.