We can't believe it's already time to store the boat. It seems just a little while earlier we had brought it out of storage and started our winter "vacation."
The previous 2 years were quite stressful for prepping the boat...it might've even been described as really "un-fun!" We tried to get it all done in just 2 days which, we discovered, caused a lot of lip-biting moments of stress due to the humidity and heat coupled with the lack of breeze in the marina. So, we decided to spread our time out for this year's work over 5 days of which the first 3 were in Little Harbor. There was time for last swims, snorkling, barbequed chicken and relaxing sunsets. The last 2 days were spent in Nanny Cay Marina at the dock and we even had the chores done early enough to enjoy our last evening with Pricsilla and Peter Simpson at Captain Mulligan's.
One of the very last things we do is to raise all of the cushions and interior locker lids to allow air to flow throughout (this helps to curtail the mildew.) Then we finish stowing all of the miscellaneous stuff from the outside...helm wheel, sails, generator, etc. When it all gets done and we are ready to lock up and leave, the inside of the boat looks as though a bomb went off!
The previous 2 years were quite stressful for prepping the boat...it might've even been described as really "un-fun!" We tried to get it all done in just 2 days which, we discovered, caused a lot of lip-biting moments of stress due to the humidity and heat coupled with the lack of breeze in the marina. So, we decided to spread our time out for this year's work over 5 days of which the first 3 were in Little Harbor. There was time for last swims, snorkling, barbequed chicken and relaxing sunsets. The last 2 days were spent in Nanny Cay Marina at the dock and we even had the chores done early enough to enjoy our last evening with Pricsilla and Peter Simpson at Captain Mulligan's.
One of the very last things we do is to raise all of the cushions and interior locker lids to allow air to flow throughout (this helps to curtail the mildew.) Then we finish stowing all of the miscellaneous stuff from the outside...helm wheel, sails, generator, etc. When it all gets done and we are ready to lock up and leave, the inside of the boat looks as though a bomb went off!
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| the aft cabin |
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| the forward cabin |
Just like the inside of our boat, the area of the marina where it is stored looks cramped also. I've often thought that one really strong wind would knock us over like a bunch of dominos. Good thing we have insurance. Notice I didn't say we had good insurance? We don't have a clue if it's good or not as we haven't had a claim, yet.
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| the sad contraption on the front of the boat is our dinghy |
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| Nose to rear... |
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| and cheek to cheek |
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