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Saturday, off to the boat. As we are learning our way around the boat, we continue to learn our way around one another. Sometimes painfully, sometimes slow.
Arriving at the boat, we hauled all our stuff aboard and determined what the goal for the day would be. Depth finder. This proved more time-consuming than originally thought. The transducer appears to be working fine. The display panel for the depth finder was cracked, so we replaced it.
It got very hot, we got very cranky. TheGuy had just successfully completed the depth finder installation. He did a great job. Found a short in our generator, wired around it. It's all good.
Arriving at the boat, we hauled all our stuff aboard and determined what the goal for the day would be. Depth finder. This proved more time-consuming than originally thought. The transducer appears to be working fine. The display panel for the depth finder was cracked, so we replaced it.
It got very hot, we got very cranky. TheGuy had just successfully completed the depth finder installation. He did a great job. Found a short in our generator, wired around it. It's all good.
Saturday, off to the boat. As we are learning our way around the boat, we continue to learn our way around one another. Sometimes painfully, sometimes slow.
Arriving at the boat, we hauled all our stuff aboard and determined what the goal for the day would be. Depth finder. This proved more time-consuming than originally thought. The transducer appears to be working fine. The display panel for the depth finder was cracked, so we replaced it.
It got very hot, we got very cranky. TheGuy had just successfully completed the depth finder installation. He did a great job. Found a short in our generator, wired around it. It's all good.
Arriving at the boat, we hauled all our stuff aboard and determined what the goal for the day would be. Depth finder. This proved more time-consuming than originally thought. The transducer appears to be working fine. The display panel for the depth finder was cracked, so we replaced it.
It got very hot, we got very cranky. TheGuy had just successfully completed the depth finder installation. He did a great job. Found a short in our generator, wired around it. It's all good.
He's off to attach the anchor and clean the mainsail cover... kind of at the same time, kinda without the tools he needs. That's when I noticed what he was doing. With the rope. Tying random knots in it and throwing the anchor to the other side of the cockpit, done.
Remember, we don't know anything about sailing. We decided together that we would learn how. That we would invest the time. Did I tell you how hot it was? Anyway, I was sewing a tear in one of the cushions.
Back up. So, earlier when we were at the store buying the anchor chain, we discussed tying knots and he assured me that he knew how to tie all the different boating knots. He's done this before on other boats, blah, blah, blah.
In an attempt to show that I respect his knowledge and remembering he promised not to act like he knew how to do stuff when he really didn't, I smiled, kissed him and went looking for a hatchdog knob. (Is this just another 'guy' thing, where ya'll like to pretend you know how to do stuff and then see if you can figure it out correctly??? Please let me know, I promised I would learn to respect his 'guy' traits.). We lost that anchor the first time we used it.
Remember, we don't know anything about sailing. We decided together that we would learn how. That we would invest the time. Did I tell you how hot it was? Anyway, I was sewing a tear in one of the cushions.
Back up. So, earlier when we were at the store buying the anchor chain, we discussed tying knots and he assured me that he knew how to tie all the different boating knots. He's done this before on other boats, blah, blah, blah.
In an attempt to show that I respect his knowledge and remembering he promised not to act like he knew how to do stuff when he really didn't, I smiled, kissed him and went looking for a hatchdog knob. (Is this just another 'guy' thing, where ya'll like to pretend you know how to do stuff and then see if you can figure it out correctly??? Please let me know, I promised I would learn to respect his 'guy' traits.). We lost that anchor the first time we used it.
He's off to attach the anchor and clean the mainsail cover... kind of at the same time, kinda without the tools he needs. That's when I noticed what he was doing. With the rope. Tying random knots in it and throwing the anchor to the other side of the cockpit, done.
Remember, we don't know anything about sailing. We decided together that we would learn how. That we would invest the time. Did I tell you how hot it was? Anyway, I was sewing a tear in one of the cushions.
Back up. So, earlier when we were at the store buying the anchor chain, we discussed tying knots and he assured me that he knew how to tie all the different boating knots. He's done this before on other boats, blah, blah, blah.
In an attempt to show that I respect his knowledge and remembering he promised not to act like he knew how to do stuff when he really didn't, I smiled, kissed him and went looking for a hatchdog knob. (Is this just another 'guy' thing, where ya'll like to pretend you know how to do stuff and then see if you can figure it out correctly??? Please let me know, I promised I would learn to respect his 'guy' traits.). We lost that anchor the first time we used it.
Remember, we don't know anything about sailing. We decided together that we would learn how. That we would invest the time. Did I tell you how hot it was? Anyway, I was sewing a tear in one of the cushions.
Back up. So, earlier when we were at the store buying the anchor chain, we discussed tying knots and he assured me that he knew how to tie all the different boating knots. He's done this before on other boats, blah, blah, blah.
In an attempt to show that I respect his knowledge and remembering he promised not to act like he knew how to do stuff when he really didn't, I smiled, kissed him and went looking for a hatchdog knob. (Is this just another 'guy' thing, where ya'll like to pretend you know how to do stuff and then see if you can figure it out correctly??? Please let me know, I promised I would learn to respect his 'guy' traits.). We lost that anchor the first time we used it.
So, now it's 6:30pm. The air has cooled, as well as our tempers. We've kissed and made up and we determine we only have enough time to take her out into the channel and turn around, heading back in, no sails, all engine. We decided that I would do it 'all by myself', so I could get comfortable being out in the boat alone. That brings us to our next 'learning opportunity' of the day.
He shows me how to prime the engine with the gas-pump thingy. He walks me through starting the engine, forward-neutral-reverse. Always start in neutral, pull choke out, pull rope, start engine. Rev it just a bit to get it warmed up, push choke in and lower engine into water so it stays cool. Explanation on tiller to port makes nose of boat go to starboard, tiller to starboard makes nose of boat go to port.
He shows me how to prime the engine with the gas-pump thingy. He walks me through starting the engine, forward-neutral-reverse. Always start in neutral, pull choke out, pull rope, start engine. Rev it just a bit to get it warmed up, push choke in and lower engine into water so it stays cool. Explanation on tiller to port makes nose of boat go to starboard, tiller to starboard makes nose of boat go to port.
So, now it's 6:30pm. The air has cooled, as well as our tempers. We've kissed and made up and we determine we only have enough time to take her out into the channel and turn around, heading back in, no sails, all engine. We decided that I would do it 'all by myself', so I could get comfortable being out in the boat alone. That brings us to our next 'learning opportunity' of the day.
He shows me how to prime the engine with the gas-pump thingy. He walks me through starting the engine, forward-neutral-reverse. Always start in neutral, pull choke out, pull rope, start engine. Rev it just a bit to get it warmed up, push choke in and lower engine into water so it stays cool. Explanation on tiller to port makes nose of boat go to starboard, tiller to starboard makes nose of boat go to port.
He shows me how to prime the engine with the gas-pump thingy. He walks me through starting the engine, forward-neutral-reverse. Always start in neutral, pull choke out, pull rope, start engine. Rev it just a bit to get it warmed up, push choke in and lower engine into water so it stays cool. Explanation on tiller to port makes nose of boat go to starboard, tiller to starboard makes nose of boat go to port.
As I'm readying the engine, I explain REALLY LOUDLY to everyone around our boat that I don't have a clue what I am doing and will probably kill them all, hoping the swimmers behind me take heed.
Because it was so hilarious, I want to give you a sense of it. The whole time I'm steering and checking our depth, watching for boats ahead of us and behind, I'm explaining to Guy that I just know I am going to screw up and sink us at any moment and that I'm totally terrified.
He's putting on a really brave face, acting like I am nothing more than an annoyance and trying to determine if there is anyone in our path I'm going to take out. It wasn't until later that he admitted he was just as terrified, but not as honest sometimes. A 'guy' thing as he put it. Maybe you understand.
At one point the depth finder read 89 feet, seconds later it's reading 2.5 feet. Because we don't have a clue what we're doing, we go into full alert.
Because it was so hilarious, I want to give you a sense of it. The whole time I'm steering and checking our depth, watching for boats ahead of us and behind, I'm explaining to Guy that I just know I am going to screw up and sink us at any moment and that I'm totally terrified.
He's putting on a really brave face, acting like I am nothing more than an annoyance and trying to determine if there is anyone in our path I'm going to take out. It wasn't until later that he admitted he was just as terrified, but not as honest sometimes. A 'guy' thing as he put it. Maybe you understand.
At one point the depth finder read 89 feet, seconds later it's reading 2.5 feet. Because we don't have a clue what we're doing, we go into full alert.
As I'm readying the engine, I explain REALLY LOUDLY to everyone around our boat that I don't have a clue what I am doing and will probably kill them all, hoping the swimmers behind me take heed.
Because it was so hilarious, I want to give you a sense of it. The whole time I'm steering and checking our depth, watching for boats ahead of us and behind, I'm explaining to Guy that I just know I am going to screw up and sink us at any moment and that I'm totally terrified.
He's putting on a really brave face, acting like I am nothing more than an annoyance and trying to determine if there is anyone in our path I'm going to take out. It wasn't until later that he admitted he was just as terrified, but not as honest sometimes. A 'guy' thing as he put it. Maybe you understand.
At one point the depth finder read 89 feet, seconds later it's reading 2.5 feet. Because we don't have a clue what we're doing, we go into full alert.
Because it was so hilarious, I want to give you a sense of it. The whole time I'm steering and checking our depth, watching for boats ahead of us and behind, I'm explaining to Guy that I just know I am going to screw up and sink us at any moment and that I'm totally terrified.
He's putting on a really brave face, acting like I am nothing more than an annoyance and trying to determine if there is anyone in our path I'm going to take out. It wasn't until later that he admitted he was just as terrified, but not as honest sometimes. A 'guy' thing as he put it. Maybe you understand.
At one point the depth finder read 89 feet, seconds later it's reading 2.5 feet. Because we don't have a clue what we're doing, we go into full alert.
We're in really shallow water suddenly and we are going to die.
Don't argue with us about how our keel is 5 feet long and we couldn't be still moving in 2.5 feet of water. Don't confuse us at this point with mere logic. This is an emergency.
We fumble through trying to frantically steer her into deeper water. Keep in mind, we are in the middle of a huge channel. As I'm trying to remember what direction makes the boat go starboard, he checks the depth finder again... 2.5 feet, 100 feet, 3 feet, 20 feet and back to 89 feet. Would this be a good place to mention he didn't see a need to actually read the instructions for the depth finder. Yeah, so anyway. At least the swimmers were amused.
Don't argue with us about how our keel is 5 feet long and we couldn't be still moving in 2.5 feet of water. Don't confuse us at this point with mere logic. This is an emergency.
We fumble through trying to frantically steer her into deeper water. Keep in mind, we are in the middle of a huge channel. As I'm trying to remember what direction makes the boat go starboard, he checks the depth finder again... 2.5 feet, 100 feet, 3 feet, 20 feet and back to 89 feet. Would this be a good place to mention he didn't see a need to actually read the instructions for the depth finder. Yeah, so anyway. At least the swimmers were amused.
We're in really shallow water suddenly and we are going to die.
Don't argue with us about how our keel is 5 feet long and we couldn't be still moving in 2.5 feet of water. Don't confuse us at this point with mere logic. This is an emergency.
We fumble through trying to frantically steer her into deeper water. Keep in mind, we are in the middle of a huge channel. As I'm trying to remember what direction makes the boat go starboard, he checks the depth finder again... 2.5 feet, 100 feet, 3 feet, 20 feet and back to 89 feet. Would this be a good place to mention he didn't see a need to actually read the instructions for the depth finder. Yeah, so anyway. At least the swimmers were amused.
Don't argue with us about how our keel is 5 feet long and we couldn't be still moving in 2.5 feet of water. Don't confuse us at this point with mere logic. This is an emergency.
We fumble through trying to frantically steer her into deeper water. Keep in mind, we are in the middle of a huge channel. As I'm trying to remember what direction makes the boat go starboard, he checks the depth finder again... 2.5 feet, 100 feet, 3 feet, 20 feet and back to 89 feet. Would this be a good place to mention he didn't see a need to actually read the instructions for the depth finder. Yeah, so anyway. At least the swimmers were amused.
We got her officially out into the channel and he calls for me to turnabout. I push the tiller to starboard and am pleasantly surprised how quickly she comes about. Heading back to the marina proved no less terrifying than going out. I guess it was because we were moving so much slower than the other boats, coupled with the fact that we hadn't looked at the topo map. Everyone around me is just going to assume I know exactly what I am doing. Why in the world would I be out there if I didn't, right? Righhhht.
We had one of those husband/wife moments. Guy is telling me to head in a straight line back to the dock. I'm looking at how I will have to cut across what I feel is a traffic lane to do that. He keeps insisting that I'm not listening to him and that I need to do exactly what he tells me. He gives very little supporting details. Then I realize I'm not listening to him. And off we go.
I'm steering the boat while explaining that a soft arc into the marina feels like a better idea. It made him very nervous that I was in control of the boat and not listening to him. He did a great job not pushing me aside and taking over. I arc her into the marina and announce that I'm too stressed to put her in the slip. We change seats. He heads in and we realize we don't know where our slip is. He has to turn around in the lane and make a second attempt. We figured out which slip was ours and he did an excellent job getting us docked.
Both he and I have boating experience. Limited, but experience all the same. With surface boats - you know, the ones that sit on the surface, with really large 75HP engines. We noticed that what fueled our fear was not being comfortable with the 5 foot keel and not having a lot of faith in a 5hp engine moving a 3000lb boat out of a trouble spot quickly.
Adaptation. We'll get the hang of this....
We had one of those husband/wife moments. Guy is telling me to head in a straight line back to the dock. I'm looking at how I will have to cut across what I feel is a traffic lane to do that. He keeps insisting that I'm not listening to him and that I need to do exactly what he tells me. He gives very little supporting details. Then I realize I'm not listening to him. And off we go.
I'm steering the boat while explaining that a soft arc into the marina feels like a better idea. It made him very nervous that I was in control of the boat and not listening to him. He did a great job not pushing me aside and taking over. I arc her into the marina and announce that I'm too stressed to put her in the slip. We change seats. He heads in and we realize we don't know where our slip is. He has to turn around in the lane and make a second attempt. We figured out which slip was ours and he did an excellent job getting us docked.
Both he and I have boating experience. Limited, but experience all the same. With surface boats - you know, the ones that sit on the surface, with really large 75HP engines. We noticed that what fueled our fear was not being comfortable with the 5 foot keel and not having a lot of faith in a 5hp engine moving a 3000lb boat out of a trouble spot quickly.
Adaptation. We'll get the hang of this....
We got her officially out into the channel and he calls for me to turnabout. I push the tiller to starboard and am pleasantly surprised how quickly she comes about. Heading back to the marina proved no less terrifying than going out. I guess it was because we were moving so much slower than the other boats, coupled with the fact that we hadn't looked at the topo map. Everyone around me is just going to assume I know exactly what I am doing. Why in the world would I be out there if I didn't, right? Righhhht.
We had one of those husband/wife moments. Guy is telling me to head in a straight line back to the dock. I'm looking at how I will have to cut across what I feel is a traffic lane to do that. He keeps insisting that I'm not listening to him and that I need to do exactly what he tells me. He gives very little supporting details. Then I realize I'm not listening to him. And off we go.
I'm steering the boat while explaining that a soft arc into the marina feels like a better idea. It made him very nervous that I was in control of the boat and not listening to him. He did a great job not pushing me aside and taking over. I arc her into the marina and announce that I'm too stressed to put her in the slip. We change seats. He heads in and we realize we don't know where our slip is. He has to turn around in the lane and make a second attempt. We figured out which slip was ours and he did an excellent job getting us docked.
Both he and I have boating experience. Limited, but experience all the same. With surface boats - you know, the ones that sit on the surface, with really large 75HP engines. We noticed that what fueled our fear was not being comfortable with the 5 foot keel and not having a lot of faith in a 5hp engine moving a 3000lb boat out of a trouble spot quickly.
Adaptation. We'll get the hang of this....
We had one of those husband/wife moments. Guy is telling me to head in a straight line back to the dock. I'm looking at how I will have to cut across what I feel is a traffic lane to do that. He keeps insisting that I'm not listening to him and that I need to do exactly what he tells me. He gives very little supporting details. Then I realize I'm not listening to him. And off we go.
I'm steering the boat while explaining that a soft arc into the marina feels like a better idea. It made him very nervous that I was in control of the boat and not listening to him. He did a great job not pushing me aside and taking over. I arc her into the marina and announce that I'm too stressed to put her in the slip. We change seats. He heads in and we realize we don't know where our slip is. He has to turn around in the lane and make a second attempt. We figured out which slip was ours and he did an excellent job getting us docked.
Both he and I have boating experience. Limited, but experience all the same. With surface boats - you know, the ones that sit on the surface, with really large 75HP engines. We noticed that what fueled our fear was not being comfortable with the 5 foot keel and not having a lot of faith in a 5hp engine moving a 3000lb boat out of a trouble spot quickly.
Adaptation. We'll get the hang of this....
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Though few things in life are ever perfectly and consistently balanced, Andrea has made it her daily endeavor to weave together the strands of self-care, organic food, and mindful living. You can often find her reaching out and encouraging others to join in the journey toward self-health, and sharing poignant stories along the way.
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Though few things in life are ever perfectly and consistently balanced, Andrea has made it her daily endeavor to weave together the strands of self-care, organic food, and mindful living. You can often find her reaching out and encouraging others to join in the journey toward self-health, and sharing poignant stories along the way.
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