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Hey,
So I owned and sailed and maintained and updated my last boat since 2006. I knew where everything was on board, how the boat would respond under all sorts of conditions, how all the various bits of gear worked (both on deck and in the cabin) and etc.
Now I'm sailing my 'new' boat and I feel like I'm learning everything all over again. I am not sure which line adjusts what sail control, what halyard tension should be for X knots of wind, how to fill the water tanks, where I stowed the binoculars, etc.
I have forgotten how hard it is to learn all these things. But its getting better. The 'things to do' list of getting shorter and I'm getting more comfortable.
The good news is that the boat sails really REALLY nicely. Fast, responsive, nicely balanced helm, and did I mention fast? Once I finish getting the new gear installed (autopilot, Lazy Jacks, inverter, and some shade for the cockpit at anchor) I'll be really happy. Oh year, the nav lights quit working. When I brought the boat home last fall all of the lights worked. We were out watching fireworks over the weekend I found out that red and green lights didn't work but all the rest did. Then, on the mooring, I checking some switches and the stern light stopped. Hopefully it's just bulbs but I'm never that lucky.
oh well.
Barry
So I owned and sailed and maintained and updated my last boat since 2006. I knew where everything was on board, how the boat would respond under all sorts of conditions, how all the various bits of gear worked (both on deck and in the cabin) and etc.
Now I'm sailing my 'new' boat and I feel like I'm learning everything all over again. I am not sure which line adjusts what sail control, what halyard tension should be for X knots of wind, how to fill the water tanks, where I stowed the binoculars, etc.
I have forgotten how hard it is to learn all these things. But its getting better. The 'things to do' list of getting shorter and I'm getting more comfortable.
The good news is that the boat sails really REALLY nicely. Fast, responsive, nicely balanced helm, and did I mention fast? Once I finish getting the new gear installed (autopilot, Lazy Jacks, inverter, and some shade for the cockpit at anchor) I'll be really happy. Oh year, the nav lights quit working. When I brought the boat home last fall all of the lights worked. We were out watching fireworks over the weekend I found out that red and green lights didn't work but all the rest did. Then, on the mooring, I checking some switches and the stern light stopped. Hopefully it's just bulbs but I'm never that lucky.
oh well.
Barry