The anchor came up easily this morning; no need for that precautionary trip line. I snagged that line with the boat hook before it could get snagged in the prop. It is coiled and in the dinghy, awaiting a good rain rinse before storage. A large passenger cruise liner passed behind us on the way in to Boston while this was happening.
We sailed with full fails in very light wind through big seas. The combination of these factors shook what wind there was out of the sails as we rolled. Still, at 4-5 knots with not a long passage it was fun, until the wind got even lighter and we slowed to less than three knots. Then we rolled up the genny, pulled the main to center, to stabilize, and motored the last six miles.
The schooner “Dennis Sullivan” crossed our bow. He had right of way.
We passed The Graves Light
and Minot Ledge Light.
In Scituate we dined at The Mill Wharf, where I first tasted lobster mac and cheese on our first visit here years ago, and thought that they had invented it! Not as wonderful this time as my memory viewed it but it will be today’s lunch. Then back to the clubhouse for showers before returning to ILENE. Three rides on the club’s friendly launch.
One of the items we purchased was a gallon of distilled water for the batteries. Back aboard, after removing everything from the aft cabin, I poured about a quart of it into the 18 cells of the six batteries that comprise the “house bank”. They were not dangerously low but preventative maintenance. And I noticed a loose connection in the network of oak rods that secure the batteries against calamity if the boat were to roll over. An unlikely occurrence but now battery acid would not be spilled all over the place. A longer screw, the drill and bit were all that was needed. Fixing and maintaining made me feel virtuous.
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