It was time to move the cruising boat from her slip to a mooring. This is in order to free up a slip for the safety boats needed for Jr Sail week.
Full discliosure, my brain doesn't work in temps above 94 degrees. It was hot.
We ooched the boat out of the slip and used my 3.5 HP four-stroke to get out to the mooring. It isn't a long shaft, but as long as no one is on the bow, it sticks down in the H2O enough to satisfy the water pump. Barely, but OK.
I felt rushed getting the taxi ride back into the dock (I don't have a dinghy) and of course forgot to lock the boat. So trip number two, launch a kayak, paddle out, lock boat, paddle back, leave.
On the way to breakfast, I remembered that maybe I hadn't closed the vent on the outboard that I'd left below, on the boat. So breakfast and then one more trip to the club, launch kayak, climb on the boat, close vent, get back in kayak and paddle back.
And it was rather warm, "real feel" 104. A great day on the water....