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Don't think for a minute that this is the end of the season for Orion's Wake, it's not. We now turn to the nomadic season where we leave our familiar waters and take advantage of this opportunity to venture into new waters, leaving behind the low water levels and toxic algae of our home waters.
All in all it's been a fun but short season on the lake. We sailed on Orion's Wake at least once a week, did three or four sleepovers on the lake and enjoyed every minute of it. It's probably a good thing we are pulling her out of the water, we have a couple issues to attend to that are best done on the hard. That's what they call it when your boat is stored out of the water.
For example, last time we slept out on the lake we went to turn on the anchor lite that lets others know where you are in the dark of night while anchored and it failed to produce any light. This light is located twenty five feet above the boats deck, at the tippy top of the mast. So you can imagine that it's not just a quick fix where you pop a new light bulb in it and go. Along with that, Orion's Wake has a tendency to let a little water into one area of the bilge, this might not be as easy of a fix as putting in a new light bulb but I am anxious to take a peek and see where the water is finding it's way inside the boat. This seems to be a common malady with sailboats.
On a lighter note, there are some cosmetic buffing and waxing of the hull, and resealing of some deck hardware that we have been saving to do when we pulled Orion's Wake from the lake.
I know, this sounds like a lot of work. You should see my list of things I want to fix, change, or replace on Orion's Wake. It seems to grow longer and longer every time I sail. I guess it can't be all fun in the sun and like any relationship you have to take care of your sailboat so she will take care of you.
~J~
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