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Blogs > Sailor376 > Do you sail? Or anything?

Spring and the growth of masts  

Sailor376 70M
530 posts
4/18/2008 7:56 pm

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4/21/2008 9:15 pm
Spring and the growth of masts

Splashed the boat today! Launched, had it put in the water, the crane dropped it in for me,,,, she floats!

Spent the afternoon stepping the mast, setting up standing and running rigging, adjusting bend in the mast (A good thing. Masts are not supposed to be straight.), engine, last year's pop cans (Ice exploded them over the winter, Hey, I forgot.), painted the bottom with anti-foul in the AM, sunburned,,, and content.

Bend on the mainsail in the morning and go beat a few small waves into submission.

The last of the ice only came down the river on Monday. Water temp is 39F,,, don't fall in. But the air temp today was 72 with a summer sun.

I should be abed now, 5am comes early. Winds to be from the SSE tomorrow about 10 knots, waves less than 2 feet. Sedate. Rain in the afternoon. It will be wonderful.

There are just a small number of boats in the water, but in the basin where mine spends it's summers, she was the only boat. There will be few on the lake tomorrow, but there will be at least one.

Dean

AmericanBaronin 59F   
12250 posts
4/18/2008 11:15 pm

 Out to join the past and present and future ghosts of the Lakes again already? Did it feel as if an eternity had to pass since last you did that? Still, when those on shore look at on days such at those and wonder who the one or few 'crazy' ones out upon the liquid beauty are...it is always, at least, you.


Sailor376 replies on 4/19/2008 3:21 am:
I remember the last sail in November as if yesterday. It was small, un- noteworthy, but it has sustained me.

The crazy ones are those gazing out and not doing.

A playground offered, I wanna swing.

Dean

GoddessOfTheDawn 112F
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11240 posts
4/20/2008 3:30 am
~ smilez ~ have a great time ....


always1deringf 55F
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4/21/2008 10:49 am

 Great blog title.
I have often thought that too, the cropping of masts. My little town is a sailing town. Last month was the burning of your socks, and the spring of masts.

Happy Spring


Sailor376 replies on 4/21/2008 2:10 pm:
I assume like we manly men here in the north central US that the burning of the socks is that time honoured tradition of the disposal of the pair worn all of last winter.

They look like leather boots, they're just not. Interesting colour when they burn.

Dean

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