Last night was my last night on Inspiration until next spring.\u00a0 There was a North wind and the temperature was 35 degrees F.\u00a0 In the morning the frost on the boat was very heavy.\u00a0\u00a0I awoke about 6:40 AM, ate breakfast and put everything on the dock that I wanted to take home this trip.\u00a0 The truck & trailer with my new 16.5 kayak was stored in the heated building so it was nice to put the things away in the vehicle.<\/p>\n
The Saqugatuck Marine people arrived at o730 and we started.\u00a0 By 1100 hrs it was out and ready for power washing.\u00a0 I use VC17 so the washing was a snap and the moved it into the heated storage building to a temporary position.<\/p>\n
As they were removing the dolly\u2019s and putting the corner boxes there was a very loud bang and one of the wood supports for my cradle broke.\u00a0 Luckily there was a box under both corners and no trauma resulted.\u00a0 However, where do you find a 2\u2033x6\u2033x14\u2032 solid oak board to replace the broken one?\u00a0 I called around and located a rough cut 2\u00d712x14\u2032 board we can rip into two pieces.\u00a0 Now I have to get up early and run to Charlotte, MI buy the lumber and then deliver it to the marina.\u00a0 I figure this is cheaper than the solution that they would come up with.\u00a0 The board is $62 ripped so the price is not too bad per board ft (about $0.50 per bd ft).\u00a0 The high $ item will be gasoline running around and labor to install the board as it is inside one of their facilities and employees have to do the work at $75 per hour.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll let you know tomorrow what transpires.\u00a0 Oh yes,\u00a0 I have to stop by the local hardware and get new bolts, nuts , washers and some 2\u2032 all thread 1\/2\u2033 rod (in case we have to make a custom something).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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