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@Jacqui
B.O.A.T
Someone once told me NEVER buy a boat. She sat, drink in hand slurring gently and prophetic.
Do you know what BOAT stands for?
No.
Ha! Her glass waived near her face before it met her mouth, Bust. Out. Another. Thousand. Boat's are money traps.. I know, I've sailed the best of them for rich fuckers all over the world - and they always, ALL WAYS need something..
An unlikely meeting half a dozen years ago, around a kitchen table in the port town of Galway, the first time I contemplated life afloat. That night, and her words ring in my ears even as I write this now.
Mastic - the white sealing stuff around windows last an average of five years. Miracles windows were resealed when she was painted, 5 years ago. The rain has proven that its time to do this again. I envisaged painting her this year whilst stuck north london for the Olympic period. I now have to alter that to include resealing the windows. Its a quick job, that can be done in one to two days.
So when i come back from holiday my to do list now reads:
Two windows are showing signs of leaks, I'm going to do them all though, no point in only doing 2 when all of them are at the 5 year mark.
Stangely I'm not intimidated. I've read up on it, and there are people around me who've done it before.
It's hardly 1000gbp, more like 200, but I can't help but remember the words from that whiskey soaked night in Galway.