Withdrawal

[Mr. Ed]

I'm sure I'm not the only one suffering from aquatic withdrawal right now, am I? My boat is on the hard on the other side of the Chesapeake Bay, and with the current renovation of the Bay Bridge on the westbound lanes of Rt. 50, traffic can be horrific. Last time I was over there to visit, it took over three hours just to get from the Pocket Yachts marina to the Bay Bridge, about 3 miles.

I SO want to get on the boat, fondle the electronics, add waypoints to the GPS, plan projects and tinker with stuff, but the potential for an unreasonably long trip back home makes it a losing proposition. How do you folks deal with your withdrawal? FWIW, I've just about worn out my computer watching youtube boating videos. :lol:

 

[Toki]

What is this "on the hard" you speak of? Up here in the PNW our boats are fine in the drink all year. Just took my baby out for a stroll last weekend.

 

[TugScout]

I hate to add insult to injury, but Toki is right on this one. As much as some of us hate all the clouds, gloom and rain of the PNW, one advantage is we get to keep our little tugs in the water year round if we choose. I'm replying to this thread from my R-27 toasty warm with the Webasto furnace running under covered moorage and marina supplied WiFi. Life is good!

Hang in there Mr. Ed, the spring thaw is coming soon.

Cheers,
Mark

 

[Mr. Ed]

Thanks, guys!

For rubbing it in, that is. :lol: I had a very thin sheet of skim ice on my creek Sunday morning. Guess things might be a bit chillier here. Oh well. Maybe I should consider a relocation in the future. Can't do that right now, though.

There are a few items that I wanted the dealer to address over the winter, like adjusting the sliding helm door and adding an engine room heater among other things. Much easier for them to do it at their marina than at my dock (which is 40 steps below my house and a tedious trip across the Bay Bridge). I do plan to keep the boat at home on a lift next winter.

 

[Remedy2]

I hate to add insult to injury, but Toki is right on this one. As much as some of us hate all the clouds, gloom and rain of the PNW, one advantage is we get to keep our little tugs in the water year round if we choose. I'm replying to this thread from my R-27 toasty warm with the Webasto furnace running under covered moorage and marina supplied WiFi. Life is good!

Hang in there Mr. Ed, the spring thaw is coming soon.

Cheers,
Mark

me too Mark...I moor my C242 at Elliott Bay Marina and with crabbing season extended have been hauling them in. I usually work from boat (WFB) three times a week 🙂

 

[yorangerjim]

P N W ROCKS.. R27 ALL YEAR LONG IN THE SOUND....DONT MOVE HERE.... LOL

 

[Toki]

P N W ROCKS.. R27 ALL YEAR LONG IN THE SOUND....DONT MOVE HERE.... LOL

No worries Yogo, I locked the gate when I moved up here 32 years ago. We're safe.

 

[GZigmont]

I share in your pain. We just traded our sailboat for a new R29CB. We're in Milford, CT and the tug is on the hard in Salem, MA, until we take delivery. It's a 3 hour trip to get there and have to deal with Hartford and Boston traffic. I'm used to having the boat close by. Can't wait to start tinkering with things, get the boat all lettered up and waxed or ceramic coated for the season.