Stressed!

I am going to need a holiday to get over the planning for this holiday.  Whoever said boating was relaxing was a born liar.

So far this week I have been busy in my spare time, (what a laugh that is what spare time?) planning:

• ·         Tide times
• ·         Routes and waypoints
• ·         Passage planning
• ·         Boltholes
• ·         Bridge clearances and times to navigate bridges due to tide heights
• ·         Fuel stops

All of this on top of trying to get the boat ready for her next big adventure and gathering a multitude of spare parts and replacement fixtures and fittings that need installing prior to us leaving next Friday evening. We only have one weekend left, it isn’t enough!

The list of jobs for this weekend so far includes:

• ·         Change engine oil and filter
• ·         Change supercharger oil
• ·         Change trim ram fluid
• ·         Wash engine and engine bay
• ·         Replace anchor winch deck switches
• ·         Replace various broken or worn catches in the cabin and cockpit
• ·         Wash upholstery
• ·         Wash cabin and cockpit carpets
• ·         Clean cockpit upholstery
• ·         Wash boat from top to bottom
• ·         Clean canopies
• ·         Refuel
• ·         Fill water tank
• ·         Change gas bottle
• ·         Clean out anchor locker and check anchor fastenings
• ·         Declutter cabin cupboards (anything not needed is getting removed to shed weight)
• ·         Take home all bedding, curtains and shower curtain for washing

Why do we always leave things to the last minute?