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Yo!! Eisboch...
"Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... You make it back ok? :) Just got back home. Exhausting day. Weather and seas were worse than the forecast ---30 kt winds, heavy rain with very brief letups, thunder, lightning, you know, a typical day on Buzzard's Bay in January. No channel markers, (all pulled for the winter) so you sorta rely on memory and the GPS to avoid a couple of submerged rocks that are close to the channel. The diesel guys really gave the engines a workout. Full speed runs in the slop and rain. Power backdowns on each and then both engines. (thankfully the Navigator doesn't have a LT). Fortunately nobody else was stupid enough to be out there, so the fact that we couldn't see where we were going or anticipate the next big wave didn't really matter. The Navigator performed like a champ. Not to sound like a bragging proud owner, but it's amazing how solid that boat is even in snotty seas like today. No problems, no issues. It took three tries to get into the haul out slot due to the wind though. But, it's over. Surveyor gave the boat a thumbs up commenting that it was in great condition for a 9 year old boat. Now we wait for the oil analysis to come back next week and see what the results are. I am sick of boating at the moment. We all got soaked to the skin just maneuvering and line handling. Due to the dockage winter storage issue that I previously described, returning the boat to it's slip was a real challenge. By then the tide was going out fast and there simply was not enough water to pivot around the stored docks in the narrow channel. We ended up pulling alongside one of the docks, put spring and bow lines to the dock cleats and manually pulled the boat around the corner. Like I said, very exhausting day. Thanks for asking. Eisboch You're a brave man! |
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