are rain today and getting humid and hot
Wow ! A/C would be a treat
Yes, we have cooling power - here and now
Yesterday, I travelled North and East to the QMH. I spent the day uncovering the boat, cleaning the boathouse floor, washing the boat, vacuuming the boat decks and checking for mouse bodies and dropping. I re - stocked the boat and carried the batteries down to the boat.
I checked the rails for zebra mussels and scrapped them off. Even a snail shell could block the trolley < and has >. Gingerly, I launched the boat. The boat launch is always a lottery. Winch, rail, the boat and who knows ?
BUT. Magic. In the water
OK, now turn the key. Wait. Nothing..... except it purrs to life. Ran the boat upriver < b/c if the engine fails at least you drift home - see ! you never know > . The Stratos glided up the river to Campbelltown launch and back. Watching for deadheads < logs let loose in the high river levels >
The aftermath. I'm sore and tired. Too many trips up and down the steps to the river. Those batteries were heavier this year. And next year ?
Old body and older knees
However, 400 mg Ibuprofen and voila - exercise happened as usual.
The Stratos 176 is 13 yrs old now. A 17 1 / 2 ft bassboat w/ a 75 HP E-Tec by Evinrude < Co. is now gone >
W shall see said the Zen Master
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