After a winter of working with the protection of shrink wrap all winter I lulled myself into a false sense of 'tool security' inside and outside the boat.

After cutting away the remnants of my poorly done first attempt that were shredded by the Nor-Easter last weekend I attacked the frame. I promptly splashed a wrench

followed by the clamp I was removing a minute later.

I then slapped myself a couple times and reminded myself that from now on (as it always should be) anything picked up on deck is worth millions, irreplaceable, and will cause the boat to sink if dropped.

Ahhh...... back into the summer sailing mentality
