Issuma: On the Beach
6/25/2010
We put Issuma on a gravel beach in Halifax harbor to scrub the bottom and change the propellers I was trying to lean the boat towards the land, which is what I've done when beaching keel boats (so they can't fall down suddenly).
Attempting to lean towards the beach is why the boom is out to the side and holding up the dinghy
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