Top sheets went on Bath today which meant my view of the bird feeders had vanished .
We also had a problem on how to secure the bow of FS. Bath is a typical working boat over 70ft long and with us at 57ft you can see why we had a problem. In the past we have always tied onto Baths mast but Dave and Izzie have decided the mast needs a coat of paint so are taking it home. We put the mud weight down which helped but that didn't stop us drifting from side to side . Only answer was to stretch the rope over Bath trying not to touch the top sheets and tie to one of the trees nearby. All well and good if one can reach high enough so the rope is clear of the sheets. A borrowed ladder made life easier and once I had thrown the bow rope over to Ian, he then secured the rope to the tree. Ummm Ian got down and realised this tree wasn't going to be any good as the rope would still have touched the sheet. So onto to the next tree and this time the rope cleared the top no problem. We are all nicely secure again and although my view has gone with Baths sheets now in place the boat already feels warmer. Acts as a nice windbreak.
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| Dave in Bath getting ready to place the boards. |
On the bird feeder.
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| And on the railing |
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