Busted knuckles....but I got it!!

Ok,  I am well aware of the fact this pic is sideways.  But after huffing and fussing over this braid I seem to be a bit sideways myself!  We had some frayed sections of rope on our anchor chain and they were constantly getting hung up in the windlass.  So I wanted to change the rope and chain out. 

OF COURSE the kit has to come from West Marine with the wrong size chain on the right sized rope!!!  So off to YouTube I go to find a presentation about making this braided line.  This will be a skill I will never forget (Although I think I already forgot it from Boy Scouts once :)!

Friday Night April NO Fools!

Another nice calm night out.  If I felt comfortable and had good charts and gps I think nights would be my favorite.  The water is so calm and no traffic to speak of.  It really turned out to be a calm night Friday.  We docked out by Sunset Cove and listened to the 80's music while we sat on the back lounge and talked.  The kids all mustered up down below with the generator on and watched a movie.  Nice and cool and quiet for the most part......this is what I enjoy about my cruiser!

Trying to make some raft up buddies!!

The not-so spectacular moon!

Well for all the hype the Moon being the closest in 20 years,  it did not seem any larger than a normal full or harvest moon here in the South.  The camera was not agreeing with me this night,  but I will look for any excuse to go boating!!

A wonderful day out with some Sun!

It was packed and I am glad we got to the Club early.  We backed right in and it was actually hot!  All the nice Cruisers and Yachts were out and everyone was on the dock enjoying some Spring like weather.  The bar was open so I could not resist grabbing my first Pina Colada of the year. 

We had a really nice time out people watching and spending time with the kids.  They in turn enjoyed their IPods and ignored us as much as possible.  The kids always get a kick out of the 50+ year olds blasting the Eminem from their boats anyway!

I always wonder when we tie up at Sunset why everyone feels they need to BLAST their radios as loud as they can and then walk off from their boat???  The last time we were here there was a pontoon directly across from us that was blasting us so bad even closing the cabin doors made no difference.  I must have missed the memo that the more loud, ear piercing ability of your radio is in direct relation to your manliness?...

I would rather buy a sports car and be able to hear......or a bigger boat! Haha

Finally a loaded dock at Sunset Cove........

Wahoooo.......it is really warm!

What a wonderful day Saturday was. Finally a day close to 70 degrees and a chance to cut the water back on and spray off the boat!  I know that seems weird to some but to me it is nice to get the grime off.  The few times we went out over the winter the dirt and grime would hit you in the face up on plane when you got going.  My daughter helped me scrub everything down for a quick wash and then we had to seize the day and get out on that smooth lake!