Larry wrote:

Rosalie B. wrote in
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he said he
didn't want anyone else on the boat.

Too bad. I bet some of those strong, young dockhands you know at your
marina would just drop everything to go.....treating you and he like
Queen and King. Taking "another couple", who expect to be treated like
guests, not knowledgeable crew, is a whole different ballgame.

Keep a sharp eye out for such a strong young man. Every marina has a few
strong hands who just stand out from the pack on the dock, more friendly,
helpful and undemanding. All you need do is feed him and let him sleep
in that quarterberth that's usually piled with junk...(c; Watch the
dockhands when they dock a big yacht. Your boy is the one with the
sailing gloves taking charge.....(c;

Larry our marina is down at the end of nowhere. There are no
dockhands helping to dock boats. It is strictly a DIY operation. If
you need fuel and call on the radio and there is actually someone
there to respond (sometimes I've had to call the shop on the phone),
then there MIGHT be a dockhand to catch a line, but more than likely
it will be an older woman. Most of the people that work there are
owners or work at the restaurant or work in the shop. And the other
people there are boat owners - most of them at least our age.

Our friends who sailed with us didn't act like guests - they cooked
and took the wheel and helped us tie up etc. They were sailors and he
(at least) was much more knowledgeable than I am, but they are also
our age.