21st June
What a couple of plonkers we are. It's fair enough finding out all the boat's mechanisms - we have to take time to familiarise ourselves but before we came on our maiden voyage I was anxious to get some side steps for boarding and disembarking boat as my knees cannot cope with jumping and Mariana is higher than Ani of course. So we purchased a fender two step which is a clever piece of plastic that does what it says but it's price reflects the ingenuity. Pete tied it on at our gateway but we both realised that it was going to be awkward to switch from side to side depending on which side you came in to moor, so maybe we needed 2? - more expense.
Anyway, as he was untying it, he exclaimed "what a couple of prats we are" and even without looking it came to me and I instantly knew what he had discovered - that the gate acts as a step ladder. Why did we doubt the Dutch designers - they would think of everything of course!
Wonder if the chandlery will accept a once used fender two step return. Doh.
What a couple of plonkers we are. It's fair enough finding out all the boat's mechanisms - we have to take time to familiarise ourselves but before we came on our maiden voyage I was anxious to get some side steps for boarding and disembarking boat as my knees cannot cope with jumping and Mariana is higher than Ani of course. So we purchased a fender two step which is a clever piece of plastic that does what it says but it's price reflects the ingenuity. Pete tied it on at our gateway but we both realised that it was going to be awkward to switch from side to side depending on which side you came in to moor, so maybe we needed 2? - more expense.
Anyway, as he was untying it, he exclaimed "what a couple of prats we are" and even without looking it came to me and I instantly knew what he had discovered - that the gate acts as a step ladder. Why did we doubt the Dutch designers - they would think of everything of course!
Wonder if the chandlery will accept a once used fender two step return. Doh.
A steep learning curve.
ReplyDeleteYou have been having great weather for your maiden voyage.
Perfect weather yes..The 'once used fender two step return' does sound like a tricky dance move though.
ReplyDeletehaha, yes, Sally - don't think we will manage it somehow! Flattered you're still reading this!
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