Well, last night it started raining and freezing and by this morning there
was about 3/8th inch of ice everywhere. The canvas is as hard as wood,
the lines are encased in glass. In the aft cabin the air-fans were
letting cold air in so I taped a bag over it to keep the cold air out.
We were afraid the power would go out and we would loose the heaters
but we have 100Gal of Diesel so we could run for a good long while if we
had to. It did go out for a short minute but it was while we were asleep
so we didn't notice
It's beautiful outside but it's not really sailing
weather. I'm using the time to get small things done on the boat and to
continue working on varnish spots or missing wood screws. I fixed a
couple hand holds and a towel rack in the aft head. I went out and helped
another cruiser with his heater and had to lay on the ground to slide
under his life lines to get on his boat. There was no way I was going to
try and step over them when everything is encased in 1/4-3/8 inche of
clear ice.
It's pretty cold outside with a biting wind so it's not going
to melt for a bit and the forcast is for weather in the 20's for the next
week. I find it interesting that 22 years ago we were in Charlotte and
there was an ice storm. We purchased and started working on the Sea Frog
in the late spring and were sailing in July. I suspect we will re-trace
many of our same steps this coming spring and summer. Since there is an 11
year solar cycle and it was in the 20's then I'm not surprised it's a cold
winter now.
There are pictures at the ice album
but they are not sorted and tagged yet. So have a look!
It's COLD out here!When you knock on the canvas it
feels and sounds like wood!