Yesterday I said goodbye to ‘Talitha’, but not to her
trailer. The new owner did not want it, primarily because he could not find a
way of taking the object with him. There was not enough room in his van which
does not have a tow bar. Rather than cutting the frame into small pieces for
welding together later, he donated the item to me. As I have no immediate use
for the vehicle I have placed it for auction at Ebay starting at £0.99! You can
follow the bidding by entering 160794413574 into the Ebay search box. The
auction ends at 1957 on 10th May.
Now that I have room in my garage after ‘Tailitha’s’
departure, I have replaced her with ‘Sandpiper’. As with the former, there is
enough space for articles I normally store next to the end wall of the garage.
There is also room for the mast, furling rod and boom beside the right-hand
wall, and there is access to the freezer on the other side.
I am pleased my new (second-hand) boat can be kept in my
garage, because she will be out of the elements, no longer exposed to rain,
frost and sunlight, destroyers of any boat, particularly one with exterior
wooden parts. ‘Sandpiper’ has wooden gunwale rubbing strips, a plywood sliding
hatch and substantial covering boards along the top of the transom where the
outboard will be mounted – that’s if it fits. If the drive shaft is not long
enough for the propeller to reach the water, I shall have to obtain an outboard
bracket that can be lowered and raised.
I have bought a second-hand, short shaft, Honda 2 hp BF2 outboard
engine, one of the older types, but I have yet to collect it from the previous
owner. The four stroke air cooled engine only weighs 12 kilograms, and it has a
centrifugal clutch and a stop button. I’m hoping it will be an ideal outboard,
on account of being light, yet powerful enough to drive the boat under most
conditions. Maybe it won’t cope against a Force 6 or more wind, in which case,
if I’m faced with that situation, I’ll have to improvise a solution. Such is
the fun of sailing, as long as it does not become a life-threatening drama
involving the rescue services!
Link
Road Trailer at Ebay
Ebay item number: 160794413574
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