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Fleet Admiral
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Today I was pulling up a large (to me) boat that I've only pulled out once or twice--and I was solo and the wind was up and tide flooding. Had the boat tied to the far end of the pier--lots of room--and went to get the car. Came back to find 3 teenage boys just tied up a jet ski in front of mine and were heading up to the clubhouse--there was a high school sailing regatta on and being talk like a pirate day, they were off to find the booty. I said guys, you'll need to move the jet ski b/c I'm pulling up; just put it behind mine and they said yessir.
So by the time I got my trailer in and ready, and walked down to the pier, they were gone but the jet ski wasn't. No I wasn't going to cast them loose, and the wind like it was, I could walk my boat down with the bow and stern lines and it went outside them; one guy on the pier helped hold mine off. I wasn't happy but I don't get wound up about stuff.
Well just about when I was clear of the jet ski they came back and said, Sorry, we didn't know you were coming right out (they just got distracted) can we help you with yours? and they were all over it, one on the bow line, one on the stern anotehr in the boat for hook up, he jumped over the bow and was walking the trailer tugging 21' of boat up the rollers--I was floating up to the last 4'. I cranked but they would have, they said goodbye and sorry, etc. Good polite boys just a little focused on other things I can't blame them.
So I pulled up out of the water and no one was around wanting to use the ramp (two wide ramps and a third nearby)so I just stayed there on the top of the ramp, cleaning barnacles fixing stuff even washed the whole boat, expected to see someone wanting the ramp but no one came except one guy my age with his teenage son to lauch a jet ski; I offered to move but they came in next to me I helped them launch and get going; they also had a boat similar to mine they recently got so we did boat talk.
I launched mine back in solo, still working on minimum sinking the trailer, and found I could push it off the rollers without floating the boat but a little. Splashed and tied it, retunred the trailer and headed on out.
Life is better with give and take. I understand that at the crowded frantic docks this scene would not play out the same way, but there's good stuff out there.
So by the time I got my trailer in and ready, and walked down to the pier, they were gone but the jet ski wasn't. No I wasn't going to cast them loose, and the wind like it was, I could walk my boat down with the bow and stern lines and it went outside them; one guy on the pier helped hold mine off. I wasn't happy but I don't get wound up about stuff.
Well just about when I was clear of the jet ski they came back and said, Sorry, we didn't know you were coming right out (they just got distracted) can we help you with yours? and they were all over it, one on the bow line, one on the stern anotehr in the boat for hook up, he jumped over the bow and was walking the trailer tugging 21' of boat up the rollers--I was floating up to the last 4'. I cranked but they would have, they said goodbye and sorry, etc. Good polite boys just a little focused on other things I can't blame them.
So I pulled up out of the water and no one was around wanting to use the ramp (two wide ramps and a third nearby)so I just stayed there on the top of the ramp, cleaning barnacles fixing stuff even washed the whole boat, expected to see someone wanting the ramp but no one came except one guy my age with his teenage son to lauch a jet ski; I offered to move but they came in next to me I helped them launch and get going; they also had a boat similar to mine they recently got so we did boat talk.
I launched mine back in solo, still working on minimum sinking the trailer, and found I could push it off the rollers without floating the boat but a little. Splashed and tied it, retunred the trailer and headed on out.
Life is better with give and take. I understand that at the crowded frantic docks this scene would not play out the same way, but there's good stuff out there.
