I was out in the sea
kayak this afternoon when I spotted a
boat I'd lived aboard for eight years. She was headed up the channel, so I gave chase for a couple miles before she finally turned into a marina. I was able to get there just in time to help the owner--it turns out he was owner #3--tie up in a slip.
They'd just bought the
boat from the guy I'd
sold it to, and had a zillion questions. For example, he'd found the in-deck faucet for the wash-down
pump, but couldn't find the control switch. Stuff like that. And they'd just discovered the 90% mylar
jib I'd had made, which they didn't realize they were
buying with the boat.
It was fun to see the boat: new
dodger, new digital
radar, new
electric toilets, new fridge, et cetera, and fun to be able to point out some of the modifications I'd made of which they were unaware, like a system to rig a preventer.
Totally made my day! I was so glad that they are
living aboard and a year away from cruising the boat to
Mexico.
Anyone else had such an experience?