Way past dysfunctional, the only worthwhile "selfie" I've yet come across, and what's on the bottom of your boat...
A couple of days back I watched a boat anchored nearby get ready to leave and for a brief moment envied them the size of their boat. I thought how nice it would be to have a place on deck for a 12-foot dinghy and suchlike.
Then again, watching them go through the motions of taking off the motor and then putting said dinghy on the deck you could tell that it was hard work and they were not having fun. Not something one of them could do alone either...
Just offhand, I'm not a big fan of hard work.
A lot of folks try and get around the hard work component of a bigger boat with tech and the addition of powered winches, windlasses, and other aids but, Murphy's law being a very real thing around boats, things don't always work.
Not too long ago I recall a boat anchored near us calling the local boys in blue asking them to come out and ferry them in to clear because the electric windlass on their davits was not working so they were unable to launch their dinghy.
Which is why whenever I have one of those rare wouldn't it be nice to have a much bigger boat than one of us can comfortably work/sail alone thoughts, they never last long...
Listening to Jerry Riopelle
So it goes...
Bruce+
4 days ago
