I have not written much because the mood was not a good one on board. It was nice having my daughter and guests aboard, but I ended up more tired than when I first set out and that is NOT good for navigational, boat handling or personal relationship issues. So we returned to our home marina to decompress and I had a couple of medical issues to attend to anyway. Here was the result of our encounter with the rock as we struggled to retrieve an anchor and 80 feet of chain.
Impact points at the leading edge of the keel
Impact points at the leading edge of the keel
The largest of the scrapes
These two were on the flank of the keel about half way
back to the rudder.
The damage was minor and the repairs we're made and we're back. We left Nanaimo and went over to Gibson's, then back to Shelter Island.
There needs to be some basic ground rules set before we leave again:
- Avoid marinas and anchor out
- Make sure everyone knows how to get the outboard going (by the way, the Mercury 3.5 4 stroke is JUNK).
- All meals on board with few exceptions
The idea is peace and solitude, not a port marina that resembles a used car lot jammed with people and boats and tourists.
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