First Overnight, Part I
Brace yourself, this post is so long it's going to broken up into two parts.
Now that the boat has been determined to be sea-worthy, and made to be sleep-worthy by our efforts with the cushions, the time had come for us to try it out. Brian has been annoyingly practical in not letting me buy anything to make the boat more comfortable until we'd spent some time there and decided what we need, but I was too excited to wait so we went down with only about $100 of new stuff. Oops.
Here's my basic basic list of the stuff I packed for us:
Queen fitted sheet for v-berth cushion and sleeping bag to put over us
First aid kit from my house (note to self, replace first aid kit at the house)
Camping lanterns
Bugspray and sunblock, and aloe
Boat shoes*
Dog food in reusable sealed bag, bowls, leash, pork bone
Snacks and 4 water bottles** in a cooler
An extra sleeping bag
Boat brush, scrub brush, boat hook
Few tools, lighter, knife
Clothes and toiletries, obviously
PFDs which doubled as cushions up top and pillows for sleeping
Things we did not pack but should have:
Anything to put trash in
Anything to put dog poop in
So Friday night we arrived around maybe 7pm, and lugged all the stuff to the boat, tried to cram it all on and help Oliver figure out gravity.
He eventually figured it out but still needs to be told where to go, because this whole boat thing is just super confusing to his doggy brain.
Brian spent the evening doing something manly I'm sure, like making sure everything works up top.
Meanwhile below deck I managed to make some kind of order from the chaos. The queen sheet fits perfectly on the v-berth cushion, which makes sense because if you remember this post, the cushion was cut from, you guessed it- a queen size foam topper. Just tuck the extra fabric below for a fabulous one-night solution. I'm sure later I'll make a fitted sheet specifically for it, but for one night, this was sufficient.
As the sun went down, the lanterns and fan were turned on.
Having the tent thing over the majority of the cockpit and the open cabin was great- it made the space feel bigger, Brian and I could stand up in it, and it gave Oliver some shelter where he was sleeping on one of the cockpit seats.
Next post, Saturday.
* Boat shoes are apparently any kind of non-black soled shoes that can get wet and are easy to slip on. I got a pair of these, and while they are fantastic I don't recommend leaving them above deck to dry on top of a hatch. Turns out sailboats are frequently found in windy locations, and one of my shoes had to be rescued with the boat hook.
** Let the record show that when I requested water be put on the weekend grocery list the suggestion I made was "drinking water for the humans, so like two gallons".
Now that the boat has been determined to be sea-worthy, and made to be sleep-worthy by our efforts with the cushions, the time had come for us to try it out. Brian has been annoyingly practical in not letting me buy anything to make the boat more comfortable until we'd spent some time there and decided what we need, but I was too excited to wait so we went down with only about $100 of new stuff. Oops.
Here's my basic basic list of the stuff I packed for us:
Queen fitted sheet for v-berth cushion and sleeping bag to put over us
First aid kit from my house (note to self, replace first aid kit at the house)
Camping lanterns
Bugspray and sunblock, and aloe
Boat shoes*
Dog food in reusable sealed bag, bowls, leash, pork bone
Snacks and 4 water bottles** in a cooler
An extra sleeping bag
Boat brush, scrub brush, boat hook
Few tools, lighter, knife
Clothes and toiletries, obviously
PFDs which doubled as cushions up top and pillows for sleeping
Things we did not pack but should have:
Anything to put trash in
Anything to put dog poop in
So Friday night we arrived around maybe 7pm, and lugged all the stuff to the boat, tried to cram it all on and help Oliver figure out gravity.
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| If you need a reason to get a small dog, think of trying to lift them through the companionway hatch. |
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| Maybe I just stay up here OK? |
Brian spent the evening doing something manly I'm sure, like making sure everything works up top.
Meanwhile below deck I managed to make some kind of order from the chaos. The queen sheet fits perfectly on the v-berth cushion, which makes sense because if you remember this post, the cushion was cut from, you guessed it- a queen size foam topper. Just tuck the extra fabric below for a fabulous one-night solution. I'm sure later I'll make a fitted sheet specifically for it, but for one night, this was sufficient.
As the sun went down, the lanterns and fan were turned on.
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| And yes, Oliver continued to try and leave every time he thought we weren't looking. |
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Next post, Saturday.
* Boat shoes are apparently any kind of non-black soled shoes that can get wet and are easy to slip on. I got a pair of these, and while they are fantastic I don't recommend leaving them above deck to dry on top of a hatch. Turns out sailboats are frequently found in windy locations, and one of my shoes had to be rescued with the boat hook.
** Let the record show that when I requested water be put on the weekend grocery list the suggestion I made was "drinking water for the humans, so like two gallons".
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