Sven
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So far I've only contributed a flurry of questions on this board; all take and no give. I still don't have enough accomplished to be able to share successes or projects, but I do have a maintenance hint to contribute.
Since we're an hour from the boat (in LA traffic), there is always an urge to get whatever needs to be done done and then spend some time enjoying the boat. To make up for the lack of time I've used one of our digital cameras to bring the boat "home" between visits.
In addition to just taking pictures and pictures of the exterior I've also been sticking the camera inside every access port and snapped away with the flash on. I've now got a fairly good start on an album which shows avery nook and cranny of the boat in addition to all the hardware fittings I can snap. Some of the pictures offer views which would be impossible without wrenching your neck and I can view them in the comfort of my desk chair. I can sit there and study the cabling as it snakes behind the interior lining, next to the hull, and back towards the stern. I can see where condensation accumulates way up under the deck in the very bow, and so on.
Since I have the pictures in an Extensis Portfolio catalog I can leaf through them in slide mode whenever I feel like it. As a result I'm getting to know our La Petit inside and out, probably even better than I would after a few years of crawling all over her during cruising and I get the pleasure of feeling almost like I was aboard any time I turn on the slide show.
I've got to admit that the pictures have also given me a real appreciation of the quality of the boat. There is no evidence of cheap construction _anywhere_, not even in the most inaccessible places.
Worth a 1000 words ?
They sure are !
-Sven
Since we're an hour from the boat (in LA traffic), there is always an urge to get whatever needs to be done done and then spend some time enjoying the boat. To make up for the lack of time I've used one of our digital cameras to bring the boat "home" between visits.
In addition to just taking pictures and pictures of the exterior I've also been sticking the camera inside every access port and snapped away with the flash on. I've now got a fairly good start on an album which shows avery nook and cranny of the boat in addition to all the hardware fittings I can snap. Some of the pictures offer views which would be impossible without wrenching your neck and I can view them in the comfort of my desk chair. I can sit there and study the cabling as it snakes behind the interior lining, next to the hull, and back towards the stern. I can see where condensation accumulates way up under the deck in the very bow, and so on.
Since I have the pictures in an Extensis Portfolio catalog I can leaf through them in slide mode whenever I feel like it. As a result I'm getting to know our La Petit inside and out, probably even better than I would after a few years of crawling all over her during cruising and I get the pleasure of feeling almost like I was aboard any time I turn on the slide show.
I've got to admit that the pictures have also given me a real appreciation of the quality of the boat. There is no evidence of cheap construction _anywhere_, not even in the most inaccessible places.
Worth a 1000 words ?
They sure are !
-Sven
