18oct
Big day we uhh Joe diem ass nuking Tiki. Mast drop, easy.good to get crusty main off her.deck, tricky floppy, vast. Beams time consuming, old lashings,new short beams too short, rem9nved rudder due to risk of damage, waterline lashing was rotted. 5 hours of graft, esp uneven trailer load easier to float on or off!! Highlight was seeing a black ram walking alo g the beach, gave him a pat, leery of joe .
I hope I never forget this day and ,either build a proper sliding trailer and or prepare a mooring.
8am. Hobie cat trailer ready to load. Bamboo narrow beams etc
Just need Joe.(still waiting for Joe 2hrs later. But his help turned out to be invaluable)
550am. Home to unload tilman and truck. Weather in strong W cycle, L clouds to S, hope it's offshore at LTP.
17Oct
The final day of mooring lease. I boarded KNU about 7pm after beating up from LTP in a flooding tide, 12knot ENE under greying skies with maintain alone.
Gear was transferred over, sail stowed and Tiki promoted to primary sailboat. Fresh fuel was offered and the little outboard started first pull and never faltered.
We made the W cardinal buoy w of the mooring as the sun set behind low clouds. We headed S in a following breeze and favoring tide. A mile on approaching Taylor's Beach darkness was upon us and the nav beacons lit up.a s a I'm was seen alongside the island west of S Pt. but then nothing. A cruiser as mcgorwd off the island opposite LTP lit up as I passed in darkness apart from my headtorch.
A boat wa sd being recovered at the ramp as we approached but was clear as we got close and beached. Amazing option, to beach a sailboat tg without fear of centreboard or keel
I began by loading Tilman and stripping KNU. By peak tide a fresh S change arrived with spits of rain, Tiki bumped some but over sand.
At 1020 i left her up the bank and tied off to a RMS sign ashore. To return in the morning.
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