OtherGoose: June 10 Haul out

June 10, Wednesday

OK, here’s the thing…boat work is boring so unless there is some spectacular thunderstorm you won’t be hearing from me for a few days…oh, wait… here comes one now!

They came by at 110:00 am and said, “We’ll be ready for you in about an hour. When you see the two boats come out…” At least that’s what I thought he said. So we turned on the engine and powered up. Shit…we’re grounded…tide’s out.

So we bounced up and down on the deck. Rick took the dinghy and played pusher tug for a while and I revved us back and forth…kind of like getting a car with no snow tires out of a snow bank. Wow, I actually remember doing that!

We got free and we watched one sailboat come out but no other boats and the travel lift wasn’t moving. So Rick took the dinghy in while I tried to keep the boat inside the channel in deep water. He was gone about half an hour, and I had to go out into the main channel turn around and come back because the wind was coming up stronger and the tide was starting to turn.

Finally he came back and we tied the dinghy up…imagine the cowboy jumping onto the stage coach from his horse …same thing but not quite so fast. I took her into the marina through the alley of old crappy boats and big new ones. We had to make a 90 degree turn into the slip…piece a cake! Didn’t even come close to hitting anything!

So we got hauled out, pressure washed and dropped onto our spot. We drained the oil out of the drive and started scrubbing the barnacles off that didn’t let go with the pressure washer. Then it started to rain, thunder, lightening, and it hasn’t stopped. We were out just in time! The wind was howling and boats at the docks were bucking like crazy! Thank God we are sitting on 2x4’s but we’re surrounded by boats on jack-stands. Solid ones, I hope!!

We sat under the boat for awhile talking to another couple who came out behind us. They are from England and used to sail a 65 footer that they built and chartered around the UK. They have a smaller 39 foot sailboat. It’s their 8^th boat.

So now it’s 5pm and still booming out there. I am going to make supper and then we will watch another movie. I have walked into the hull 3 times now and have a huge goose egg on the top of my head. It makes my hair look fluffier but hurts like hell! So Ttyl or whenever I have something to tell you!