My general aim would be to head off very early morning, as soon as the tide is high enough, so we get out, do some fishing and can get back before the thunder. If there's no sign of a storm? Then likely safe to stay the night, as the vast majority of storms are in the afternoon. Pretty rare to have a storm late at night, and if all tucked in, hatches down, could be... exciting?
The last pic of the speedboat, that's the same mountain in the background, just big enough to deserve the name, rather than 'hill' but trust me, it's a tough climb. Done it twice, and I often hike up to a waterfall for picnics and general fitness.
Would you like more pics of that old tub?
I stripped it down ready to replace the rotten wood.... only to find this one was solid fiberglass. Only the transom was wood, which you can see I had replaced, so she was, and still is, a pretty tough old boat.
Sadly the Evinrude 200 on the back, which I paid a small fortune to have rebuilt (long story) somehow died, and the new owners have let it at the club, collecting green mold and looking very sad again, which is a shame.
Oh yeah, I forgot to ask... "12mm Anchor Rope Dacron Polyester Three Stranded" - about 200 meters of that should do the trick? Or plain nylon, for more stretch?
The bottom is mostly just muddy sandy stuff, little in the way of rocks or stuff, unless you snag a wreck. I think I'm talking myself into nylon, partly for cost, partly cos of the potential for big waves, with plenty of up and down motion?
