We were coming in to side tie alongside a boat with higher freeboard than we have. The current pushed us into them pretty hard and with the height difference, their gunwale (the upper edge of the side of their boat) was in the middle of our stanchions (the stainless posts that hold up our handrail). The current was pushing us against them so hard that the stanchions were bending in. I was pushing against them, trying to create some space so we could pull forward and get off of them. I could not get us off them so Matt ran down from the helm.
We were both pushing as hard as we could when I heard a CRACK. My first thought was the teak handrail had broken. That would truly be a catastrophe as the railing is a work of art. I couldn't see the wood because it the cover was on it. I had kind of a sick feeling of dread... Then I heard Matt behind me cussing and turned to find the cracking sound was actually the window cracking from where Matt had braced himself to push off the other boat. It was the sliding part of the window and we should be able to replace it for around $60. Plus all the time it is going to take us to remove and reinstall the entire window :rolleyes:
Also broken over the weekend: one clock and one champagne glass. Turns out glass is a modern third anniversary gift. Guess Pineapple Girl was mad we didn't bring her anything?
In three years we have put 286.6 hours on the port engine, 282.2 on the starboard (probably really closer to equal to the port as we had a time the starboard hour meter wasn't working) and 88.2 hour on the generator. We've put in 902.6 gallons of diesel at a total price of $3477.26. For all the fun we've had, it's "a bargain at any price."
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Oh, I shared your sick, alarmed feeling at the "crack," etc.! Why was the current so strong then? Anything you can do in the future to avoid the frights and breakages?
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