LITTLE TOOT
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I put Little Toot in the water last week for the first time in two years. Figured it was better to use her then let her sit until I am ready for the complete restoration. So far in just a week I have put 10 hours on her. The wife, who hates most of my boats, loves Little Toot. Last night she stopped at Boston Market and picked up dinner. We took Toot over to Silver Bay and dropped the hook. We had the place to ourselves.
The crossing to Silver Bay was interesting. The wind was blowing about 20kts out of the ENE. Seas where breaking, white caps, at about 2-3 feet. The boat handled the sea condition very well. Following sea was a piece of cake. Straight beam was ok, as we did take spray into the cockpit. The boat had no tendency to roll or broach. The trip back home into a headsea was a wet one. We took spray over the pilot house. Turned to a quartering headsea and only took spray into the cockpit.
Not one other boat out on the trip home. We had the whole north end of the Barnegate Bay to ourselves except for the seagulls and ospreys.
Really cool little boat that can handle some big stuff.
