78puget-trawler
Guru
Finally got a chance where all schedules allowed an overnighter on the boat. Took off for Hope Is in Skagit Bay on a good, or at least no rain forecast on Saturday noon. Got the pick down on the north side and all was well, then it started to rain! Rained for a while and quit but was fairly cool and cloudy. Then it commenced to a lot of rain during the night and until nearly noon Sunday and time to go. Good ol springtime in the NW!. But more importantly the boat ran and behaved fine and my boy and I took the dog ashore in the skiff a few times and we ate good. Got home Sunday afternoon. My new to me 22# Hi Tensile Danforth worked really well, set easy, held in strong currents and some westerly. Time to go and picked up easy no problems. Had some hydraulic fluid leaking from the steering pump, probably dried out seals I suppose been sitting all winter. All in all a good albeit brief and wet shakedown.