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So, I've been frustrated the last few days. Just everything, it seems, has gone wrong. I fixed the burst pipes in the shop but when I went to turn on the hot water heater, it wouldn't come on. I put my ear next to it to listen and I got an electrical shock! So now that is FUBAR. The gaskets in the taps were all wrecked and I spend a good part of the day (unsucessfully) trying to get them to stop leaking. So when my mechanic called and said the boat was ready, I knew I needed to get out. I decided to take her out to Tustumena and sea test her. We got her out there and she wouldn't start. After some cranking she did but she promptly overheated. So I shut her down. I knew there was air in the system that I needed to get out but I couldn't get her re-started as the batteries were now dead. I couldn't get the kicker started either for a while. Of course I did and then promptly hit a rock with the propeller. Character my buddy called it. We got the boat back on the trailer and found the trailer now had a flat. Of course, I had thought about bringing tools but had forgot them. Sigh. Back to town we go. I guess none of this is a big deal. Just some batteries that need a charge after a winter. The motor sounded good. I am just frustrated because no matter how much time and money I spend winterizing things, 8 months of disuse and cold just takes it toll anyways. I properly drain and store things and they just break anyways. So far April and May have cost me about $3000 more than I brought home. Everytime I try to feel better I discover another problem. I have never felt more frustrated about where I live. At least Slackwater was beautiful to look at as I tried to get the air out the cooling system. Maybe next time?

Full post as published by A Public Defender's Life in Alaska on May 09, 2010 (boomark / email).