Today was a good day for boat projects and Eric had a list of them. We each had something productive to do, which was great. Linda, Kay and I made soft shackles that were used to reconnect the main sail cover that had become separated from the boom. I repaired a ventilation fan in the head and helped Eric untangle the fishing line rats nest that we created yesterday.
Linda had set out two trolling lines in the middle of the day and by one o'clock we had a fish on. Because the wind was blowing and we were busy sailing the boat, there wasn't time to do anything with it. We drug the fish behind us until shortly before we arrived at the anchorage. By then the fish, which turned out to be a yellow fin tuna had twisted itself around the other line, making a mess of both lines.
It was a mess we left for today, but last night we enjoyed fresh caught tuna barbequed on the grill. Thanks to Linda's willingness to catch and clean the fish, it was a learning experience and quite a treat.
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So glad you are still posting. I've enjoyed reading them. Love all of the sailing terms, but don't have a clue about what is happening, except a lot of action!
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