My little outboard which had some problems has been fixed and is now residing at a local chandler and I have a credit note for £150........which I can spend piecemeal.....there is no time limit on it. So now it's thinking about what things to get.......creating a shopping list.....wow!
So..................on the list is
I'll take my time deciding what to get; I won't spend it all at once. I'm conscious that the household budget is under pressure. This credit note can just sit here I think....it will cushion Arwen if there is an emergency - gear failure, accidental damage etc. A priority is a pair of paddles for Angharad and I can get a cheap pair for £15 at the store which is all I need.
I'm lucky, times are hard. I'll think it over a while..........just so long as the chandler remains in business!
Steve
but just out of interest, if people came into a little money to spend on their small boat what would they consider getting and why? I'd be interested to know.
So..................on the list is
- a fixed compass somewhere in the boat
- a manual bilge pump....yes? no? not sure?
- new flares cos the others are now out of date, yes? no? maybe? not sure? um!
- a waterproof VHF?
- a new set of oars (would rather make them frankly....but then there is a VESPA STUCK IN MY GARAGE STILL)
- a little wind anemometer hand held thing?
- a strobe laser torch instead of flares? Um not sure!
- new life jackets - the others are 7 yrs old?
- new cleats for the jib sheets - I want ones that mount on the inside of the boat and are easier to put the sheets in and out of
- replacing my trailer rollers from the hard plastic to nice rubber ones - kinder on Arwen's hull?
- paint for dings
- canoe paddle blades for Angharad, Arwen's tender
- anchor chocks - could I fit the Anchor to the foredeck without it snagging the jib sheet?
- a clutch for the main halyard instead of my current cleat - would that be simpler and quicker to use or is it too new fangled?
- hand held rechargeable spotlight?
- new hatches because two have warped over the years and are leaking
I'll take my time deciding what to get; I won't spend it all at once. I'm conscious that the household budget is under pressure. This credit note can just sit here I think....it will cushion Arwen if there is an emergency - gear failure, accidental damage etc. A priority is a pair of paddles for Angharad and I can get a cheap pair for £15 at the store which is all I need.
I'm lucky, times are hard. I'll think it over a while..........just so long as the chandler remains in business!
Steve
but just out of interest, if people came into a little money to spend on their small boat what would they consider getting and why? I'd be interested to know.
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