Just enough to put us side on to the small swell.The waves at time just matching the beam of the two hulls,that makes Masterpiece really roll.Quite a lot of things around the stove and the stuff in the cupboards make quite a racket.Only slept fitfully till dawn.
Did my blog and up anchored to go through Hells Gates to the Back Passage for breakfast.
Nearly found the bottom there,the sand bars seemed to have moved since I was here last.Anchored a bit further out than usual in quiet water with a strong current running.
Saw Ibbott from Marine Solutions showed up in a small inflatable doing a bathymetric survey of the shoal area,he said they had moved a considerable amount recently,spent a fair amount of time dragging the dinghy around yesterday,got caught when the tide went out.
Looking back towards Hells Gates,not so hellish today.
Had breakfast and motored up to Strahan.Pulled in beside the fuel dock to fill up the tanks and get some water.The crew got busy and washed Masterpiece down from top to bottom.
Tied up beside a fishing boat as the wharf is being renewed for the charter boats and berths are in short supply.Only disadvantage is his freezer starts up every half hour or so,a bit noisy.
The boys walked around to the train,the boss there not happy with the driver not cleaning the engine to his standard,sounded a bit irate.
I went to the fisherman's wharf and saw Bill Newman and Julie from Geelong.The fishermen had looked after him and got him a small pot and some bait.He will have a lovely time at Port Davey trying to catch a cray,really looking forward to trying.Might even have a night on the coast,the forecast exceptional again for this leg.
Returned to the boat to find the crew getting read for an assault on the pub,you can usually find Guy and Troy Grinning there after work.And so it was,had a pleasant couple of hours there finding out the latest news and what they were up to.Troy has a Helecopter now and is having fun flitting about.
Offered me a ride but I will be busy in the morning.Got the same engine as Lesley's 172 evidently.
Would not take off today as one magneto was not working.Hmmmmm!
Guy has his new private cat here now and will keep busy fitting it out,happy with its performance,fuel consumption might go up a bit with more weight added.Got over their last monohull experiment by all accounts.
Guy more than happy,this is our best month,really suffered in January,all the tourists down south for the events and it rained almost all that month on the west coast.
No problems now,a perfect day here nearly too hot for a while.
Cheroz organized a couple of Pizzas for dinner,not being very hungry after the large hamburgers he knocked up for lunch.
Catering spot on by all accounts,nothing except fish and crays left in the freezer.
Turned in about ten.
Got to use up the mince!
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