You know you are really and truly a boat owner when you get the privilege of spending 2 or 3 days chasing down a mysterious leak. After a very hard bit of rain, there appeared a leak on the aft cabin berth. Perhaps it was the winch seating? Nope. Both winches above the cabin look to be okay but we did find a bit of old deck rot which must be attended to. No answer to the leak but yet another project on our non-project boat. Maybe its the traveler? That needs to be reset anyway, lets have a look. Nope...not there. Portlight? But we just reseated those and while Mark is not the fastest worker in the world the man is thorough. After 2 days of dismantling everything and putting it back together we have come up with the answer- maybe it is the winch after all. Or maybe not. We will have to wait and see.
The good news is that Kitty was around to assist for a lot of the leak chasing. She found this very exciting as it involved hammers AND screwdrivers. She offered her opinion on our work while Mark and I loosened bolts, then retightened them. Again. And again. The she was off screwdriver in hand to check every bolt and screw on deck. Kid has a bright future in a boat yard somehwere, She didn't miss a single one.
Why yes, that is a different pirate costume. This one was purchased after her previous one literally fell apart from wear. She was a little upset that this one did not have what constitutes a proper hat but was placated when she figured out her head scarf included earrings. I am just hoping this one lasts until Halloween...
Adorable little pirate girl helping you out there Cid.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dan! She loves it when we bust out the tools...
DeleteI may fall over from cuteness overload. Oh if only I could convince Naia to wear costumes. Kitty looks gorgeous and fierce all at once! I love her!
ReplyDeleteFierce is a good description of her personality. :)
DeleteYup I'm woman overboard because of the cuteness too. Hope you find your leak!
ReplyDeleteI hope we find it as well! Thanks!
DeleteOMG, she keeps the head scarf on? Amazing! That pink is so gorgeous on the outfit, and so is she!
ReplyDeleteShe doesn't so much keep the scarf on as demands that I put it on her properly- repeatedly.
DeleteMoney on the winch base.
ReplyDeleteThat was our first thought but it does not appear to be so. It could possibly be a freak leak on the winch base but we took that sucker off and it looks to be one of only 2 items on deck which was properly seated. Never mind, we are redoing the winch layout anyway.
DeleteYour little pirate is so Cute!
ReplyDeleteGood luck finding the mysterious leak. I'm working to stop leaks so I can actually USE my boat. First leaks were portholes which seem good at the moment. Now working on redoing handrails.
I'm enjoying your posts. Thanks for sharing.
Kitty is once again the star of the show. Great outfit! Glad ya'll perhaps, maybe, possible found the leak source. Maybe.
ReplyDeleteGoodluck. Leaks are on our to do list.
OOH, leaks. They are the bane to the boat owner's existence. You have my deepest sympathy. But that is one darn cute little pirate. A girl can never have too many pirate costumes. I'm thinking after Halloween clearance sales...
ReplyDeleteThen again (thinking outside the box a little), you could just move your boat to somewhere like Baja where it hardly ever rains. Of course, it'll still leak when it gets rough out sailing but you always know it'll dry up soon under the relentless sun.
ReplyDelete-Steve (taking the lazy way out)
LOL, that is one cute little girl! Reminds me of mine when they were young. Enjoy this time as they grow up fast...as you know. Good luck with the leaks!
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