I left my
boat in
Florida at a
dock to go away from a April to now.
An incredible chain of
events did their best to sink her (she’s unsinkable unless broken up, even then, it would all still float flat on the
water in bits. Ha ha.)
So here’s how quickly things can go south. Incidentally, I think I understand where that expression came from. LOL
1) temporary support column for Aft roof lets go in violent thunderstorm
wind and falls over.
2) Sagging aft roof puts tension on forward roof popping 2 windows out.
3). More awesome
Florida summer
weather brings hundreds of gallons of rain in through the missing windows
4) No problem. That’s what
bilge pumps are for, right? Sure. Until a damn rodent moves in and chews through your
solar cable.
5)
Bilge pump runs and runs but eventually stops when
batteries are completely drained out and destroyed because they are no longer being charged by the
solar
6)
bilge fills up with hundreds of gallons of
water.
Thankfully, this is a bare
fiberglass hull inside still and there was nothing to wreck with the water. However, it’s amazing how many things can go wrong in a row to conspire to sink a
boat. If I had a different design that paid less attention to unsinkability, I’m sure my boat would be
lost right now.
Sharing this to remind everyone to keep an eye on your boat and your neighbor’s boat when unattended.