Well, this weekend we're supposed to be drying out on the hard and scrubbing the bottom, setting up the rig and sorting out the mast electrics
And it ain't gonna happen
High winds, severe gales even, forecast all weekend in the Thames area
It just isn't worth wasting the time and money driving down there only to get next to nothing done (again)
There's only one solution. It's a bit drastic and it's going to cost me a packet but tomorrow I shall phone the yard and arrange to have her craned out sometime in the next fortnight. We've got a long weekend planned in two weeks time and with her on the bank the weather will then largely be irrelevant
With me, Jane and hopefully Rik all there for three or four days we should hopefully be able to finish all the jobs on the pre-season to do list that we haven't been able to tackle to date
Never again will she stay in the water over the winter, it just isn't worth it (I have a cunning plan - by next winter I think we'll break the bank and buy a trailer for her. It'll effectively pay for itself within a few years on saved crane out costs plus allow us to bring her home for a major refit etc. But more of that another day)
I feel your frustration.... don't underestimate the sheer PITA of getting a boat onto a trailer though..... :o)
ReplyDeleteEasy peasy - the yard'll do it for a snip at £30! It'll only be once or at most twice a year in any case - its a solid days work to lower or raise the mast and sour out the rigging. She's no trailer sailer that's for sure ;-)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a no-brainer then... mine gets lifted out in October, and she lives on a yard trailer for the winter... huge benefit as she's easier to move about, and easier to get under....
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