Indian Summer
21 October 2011 | River Orwell
Well in truly in ‘winter-mode’. Dehumidifier and portable electrical heater ready to resume duty. Day sail every weekend the weather allows and not much more than that. But we’ve been lucky weather-wise so for: Indian Summer a gogo.
Looking forward to this weekend, as for the first time in a while, we’ll be sailing with a full complement (eldest home from Uni for a day or two). And weather willing – again – might sneak in the odd day or two with the youngest. Mid-term holidays and it’s good to drag him away from his computer once in a while.
That will have to be it for a while. Work: the curse of the sailing class. And this week I agreed a work order with the yard. Might as well take advantage of the half-price labour offer while it’s going. Every penny counts in the end.
So, our plumbing is getting an overhaul. Long overdue. By X-Mas, we should have pressurised hot & cold water again and the Eberspracher is being overhauled. ‘It’s cold on the boat’ will no longer be a valid excuse. Finally, the leaking forward hatches and drooping headlining in the forward cabin is also being tackled. Just a bit more and she’ll be as good as new. No: better!
Things are getting better all the time.