One of the sources of water leaks appeared to be worn out bedding under the stanchion bases near the port and starboard galley/dinette areas. Solution? You bet! Beth and I could tackle the simple task of unbolting, rebedding, and rebolting the 4 stanchions.
It should be so easy with me on the inside with a wrench and Beth on the outside with a wrench. After 26 plus years of marriage, we have certainly learned to communicate effectively: right!
OK, let's not remember when we were building our first boat and we partnered in the sewing of foam sheets onto the mold of the hull with a big needle and mono filament line: me on the inside and she on the outside. No, also don't remember that our efforts degenerated into back and forth screams of "OUCH" as we stuck each other with the needle on every stitch. We certainly communicated clearly to each other then, right? Yeah, real loud and clear!
No problem! We were using wrenches which are not sharp and we just loosening and tightening 3/8 inch bolts: 4 stanchions; 3 bolts each; 12 total bolts/nuts. Oh, yeah, add in a bit of gooey bedding compound. Ha, we should be done in an hour, maybe two.
We stopped at 2 Stanchions. Why? Well, it proved too hilarious to keep shouting at each other: "Which way?"; "Right!" "NO, LEFT!"; "WHAT!!" Anyone listening would never understand what was going on. While we did get the stanchions done on the Starboard side, it was obvious the effort was far too much for the results!
So, it is always wonderful to have your spouse collude with you on a project or endeavor, and Beth has been an inseparable and valuable partner in all of our adventures. However, if not properly handled, that spousal collusion becomes spousal collision right quick. We survived of course, but our collusion efforts on Harmony may well be limited to those situations in which we are in the same space/time continuum!
Fair Winds and Following Seas!
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