Die Plan B ist mit einem Dingi, einem Beiboot, ausgestattet. Es hängt im Heck über der Schwimmplattform. Das ist praktisch, wenn man schnell irgendwo hin fahren möchte - man befestigt den Aussenborder, lässt das Dingi ins Wasser und saust los. Um in Oudenbosch mit dem Heck am Pier anzulegen, und weil er nicht sicher war, ob es hoch genug hing, hievte Roy das Dingi allerdings erst einmal auf das Dach der Kajüte.
Another story of taking something apart and then putting it back together with a part or two unaccounted for. In an earlier post we recorded the titanic struggle between dinghy and man, which I won through muscle and mutant mind control.
Nur: wie hängt man nun dieses Dingi wieder zurück an seinen angestammten Platz? Ratlos stehen wir vor den Seilen, Ketten und Karabinern.
Well, the dinghy had its day when the time came to rehang it on Plan B's stern.
Da kann nur Bart helfen! Bis wir seinen Rat eingeholt haben, befestigen wir das Dingi vorübergehend auf dem Steg.
There was the dinghy. And its cover. And a length of rope with three carabiners. How they all fit together to get the dang dinghy in place was an unsolved puzzle until a timely, terse and very instructive email from Bart saved the day.
Ist doch ganz einfach!
"The cover has two metal rings with a chain and a carabiner. One goes to the stern there's a metal plate. For the front of the dinghy you have to use the rope with the loops in. The rope goes under the dinghy and through the metal rings. The loops come almost together in the center of the dinghy. These loops hook up with the chain and carabiner of the cover."
But who knows? The dinghy might still have some surprises in store for the crew. Somehow it's probably safe to assume we're not finished wrestling with this tube boat yet.
But who knows? The dinghy might still have some surprises in store for the crew. Somehow it's probably safe to assume we're not finished wrestling with this tube boat yet.
