Back on the road trailer

 Today,  I loaded Jack back on his trailer.  Put all the floorboards back in position & lashed the tarps on during the onset of a rainstorm.



A cute ass shot & a lubber on an "oodie".

Loading your boat alone,  from the ground onto her trailer is a liberating thing to do.  Paying a slipway to do the job would cost a pretty penny & disable or deskill the sailor. 

The bare minimum I need to go sailing is a refit of the top pintle. Tell me I'm not busting my balls to go sailing.  

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