Gofirstclass
Well-Known Member
We were out on the boat Saturday for a few hours between sea trialing Mint To Be and when I helped them take the boat to the club, but spent most of Sunday doing yard work.
We went out yesterday and it was near perfect. The temps got up to the mid 80's, no clouds, just a hint of a breeze, and very few other boats out. I put a coat of 303 on all the seats on the flybridge and discovered we have a TON of storage up there that I didn't know about. Beneath two of the three seats is all large storage compartments, and it's a perfect place to stow the ditch bag.
We spent about 6 hours total on the boat which included cooking salmon steaks and asparagus on the grill. Oh, and did I mention that WA produces about 60% of the nation's asparagus crop and the harvest is just getting started, so it's freshly picked and has a great taste? Here's what the day looked like...
What little breeze there was died while we were cooking dinner and the smoke just drifted off across the water...
Here's dinner (no salmon steaks hit the water!!!)
When it came time to head in because of an approaching storm, the anchor came up into the pulpit at a cockeyed angle. I checked it out and found about a 15' piece of 1" rusted steel cable wrapped up in it. It only took a minute to get it loose from the anchor. (Better get your sunglasses on to view this picture. I don't yet have any summer color!)
So we're kinda liking this retirement gig. It's nice to hit the water on a day when there aren't any other boats out and the weather cooperates. Oh, and GW is learning how to drive Beachcomber. She did everything right up through setting the anchor, then raising it when we were leaving. I drove home.
Does it get any better?
We went out yesterday and it was near perfect. The temps got up to the mid 80's, no clouds, just a hint of a breeze, and very few other boats out. I put a coat of 303 on all the seats on the flybridge and discovered we have a TON of storage up there that I didn't know about. Beneath two of the three seats is all large storage compartments, and it's a perfect place to stow the ditch bag.
We spent about 6 hours total on the boat which included cooking salmon steaks and asparagus on the grill. Oh, and did I mention that WA produces about 60% of the nation's asparagus crop and the harvest is just getting started, so it's freshly picked and has a great taste? Here's what the day looked like...
What little breeze there was died while we were cooking dinner and the smoke just drifted off across the water...
Here's dinner (no salmon steaks hit the water!!!)
When it came time to head in because of an approaching storm, the anchor came up into the pulpit at a cockeyed angle. I checked it out and found about a 15' piece of 1" rusted steel cable wrapped up in it. It only took a minute to get it loose from the anchor. (Better get your sunglasses on to view this picture. I don't yet have any summer color!)
So we're kinda liking this retirement gig. It's nice to hit the water on a day when there aren't any other boats out and the weather cooperates. Oh, and GW is learning how to drive Beachcomber. She did everything right up through setting the anchor, then raising it when we were leaving. I drove home.
Does it get any better?
