Quiet Time on the Dock - Graffs, September 5-11

We spent Thursday through Monday camped on the dock. It was enjoyably quiet with the slowing of the season. It rained off and on but overall the weather was ideal.

We noticed that the boat appeared to have not been cleaned well as the floors hadn't been vacuumed. The doors were left unlocked and the left hand refrigerator was set on L.P. and not working because the gas was turned off. It took about a day for it to cool and the smell to dissipate. When we vacuumed we noticed that the bag was full and changed it. There are new bags on the top shelf of the closet in the back bedroom.

We found two dead mice. One in the main garbage can and another under the cover of the hatchway on the front deck. Both appeared to be victims of the poison left on the front deck.

We also found that the hot water heater would not ignite. After much unsuccessful trying on our own, we called for service but we couldn't get anyone there by the time we left on Monday evening.

Both doors locked securely when we left. It is hard to see the latch mechanism inside the hole in the door when the latch is in the open position, but the latch is in there and can be seen when the latch handle is turned to the lock position.

The air conditioning wouldn't keep it cool during the hottest part of the day. We also called for service to take a look at that but I think the service people must take vacation after Labor Day when things slow down for them.

We also noticed some white mold growing in storage area under the front deck where the anchors and such are kept. We propped the hatch open to let it dry out.

While we didn't take the boat out, we did fire up the engines and they seemed to be in good order.

Graffs