I roller coaster week

This week has been full of some ups and downs. The motor thats being rebuilt for the boat is going to take longer then planned. So now I am looking local for a motor that will not cost to much. The other day I found a little work that netted me $50.00 and all the beer I could drink. I am friends with one of the owners of The Oriental Steamer, and he need the grease trap mucked out so I went to work and got er done. It felt good to spend the day working and 6 hours later I had a little more money in my pocket and all the beer I could drink that night. Another great thing was the owner Jeff had also found a crab pot for me 

So life is good I am eating fresh crab in almost everything I cook now:):):) You just can't beat fresh crab is it so good. Here in NC it is the blue crab that you catch and they are very very very tasty. Heck I am eating rice with dried peppers and crab in it as I write this.

This is what I look like when i am happy.

Life is good these days But today I had a bit of a reminder that On a boat we live by the will of Mother Nature, and she can be a very tough task master when she wants to be. A gale force storm blew in with more lightning that you can shake a stick at. So being tied up to the dock I could hear the clicking, creeks and moans as the wind put a lot of stress on my mooring lines. I had to pee sitting down do to the boat leaning about 12 Degrees to starboard, as it was rocking and rolling against the lines holding it to the dock. I should knows when all the ships started pulling in around the harbor. All and all I have to say every day is a new experience and I can't be happier that I chose this life. 

A view from my port hatch as the wind was howling at me reminding me Poseidon knows I'm home.

Fun things that can burn your home down

The other day  found out my fire extinguisher worked well. When the stove says use denatured alcohol they in effect are saying Rubbing alcohol is not the same thing. But with a clam head and quick thinking I was able to spray it down before there was any real danger. The white powder is from the type AB extinguisher, water would of also worked for for an alcohol fire, but as always when testing out a new used stove,,, I had the extinguisher in my hand before starting it. In the end with the right kind of Alcohol the stove does work fine but the pieces fit into my counter top stove so I just took what I needed to fix the built in one.

Tomarrow I am going to play with my dinghy

This is the the Zodiac that was shipped to me from New York. If your wondering about the shape I have to keep it partly deflated when it is sitting on top of my Boat.