Monday, June 03, 2019

Minor spring-cleaning for the boat

Date: June 1, 2019 
Weather: Sunny, hot  
Waters: In the marina, fairly flat
On board: C, A and Pudding 

With J1 and J2 away on holiday, C and A made the trip to the marina with cleaning tools to give the below-deck area a clean-up, and to see what stuff could be thrown out so the boat would be tidier. We kept our options open about a trip out on the water. 

Pudding was just along for the ride, because leaving him home alone wouldn't have been very nice of us. It's almost like he's come to expect outings on weekends. 

Horrors. The head was filled with dark brown water, and it took a few flushes for it to all go away. Elbow grease with toilet detergent and stain removers was applied, and the rest of the tiny shower stall wiped down. 

Some unused equipment (stand-up paddle board, a dinghy, probably stinky from being incompletely dry from the last use) were chucked out. The throw cushions and raincoats were sunned briefly and the shelves and seats/bed were wiped down. 

Pudding stayed above deck, rapidly wilting from the heat, so that was another reason to make the clean-up fast. An hour and a half later, it was almost 1pm, and A was feeling pretty sweaty and unkeen on a trip out. 

C and A chilled for a while with Pudds at the bistro and headed home.