So Much For Febrauary

SHIP'S LOG:

     Yes, I kinda missed the month of February but what could I say about the month except that it snowed! A LOT! And it really put a damper on doing much of anything. Heck, I couldn't even get to ABISHAG as she was surrounded by HUGE piles of snow  from the plowing down at the boatyard.

     But this week there has been a lot of melting as the temp went up into the 40's and we have been getting rain and will get more this weekend.  It should go a long way in eliminating the snow but it also means that the Connecticut River is going to rise and probably fairly dramatically. ABISHAG is in the lower lot and I would expect that there may be some flooding issues soon. It is not a question that the  flooding will float ABISHAG somewhere but that it might wash out the ground under the jackstands that hold her up and cause her or perhaps a neighboring boat to tip over and so take-out ABISHAG or even start a cascading domino effect in the yard. I hope to get up there this coming week once the rain stops and survey the effects of winter upon her. Ah the joys of boat ownership.

     I am off this morning to TYC. It is the first workday Saturday, aimed at getting the club ready for the coming the season. There is a St. Paddy's Day Party next Saturday and they also want to get the clubhouse ready for that. Of course, right now it is raining  which might eliminate the need to do any shoveling but there is still the cleaning inside the clubhouse to get done. SIGH! But it is a day closer to sailing!