Over the weekend, Jereme and I decided to take a little inventory of our life jacket situation aboard s/v LAHO.
It’s probably because we recently ordered two Stearns sospenders automatic vests
We cleaned out one of our cockpit lockers and sorted through the bevy of jackets stuffed down in there. Turns out, we had nine life jackets on hand (not counting Oliver’s new vest)!
^^ta-da!^^
We decided to keep all but one…so a pretty crappy looking jacket got tossed. Now we have a nice even eight life vests on board.
We thought the life jacket frenzy was over UNTIL… Jereme pulled out an awesomely stinky 2-piece wet suit from the depths of our locker! Can you say, surprise wet suit!!! 😉
I’m guessing the suit is circa 1997 or so, and probably has been tucked away in the locker ever since. Jereme, of course, had to try on the stinky suit (or at least the jacket half). And it fits like a glove!
You better believe we brought that bad boy home to give it a good wash… or three. It stinks! If anyone has a good tip on how to get bilgy-boat stank out of a nylon wetsuit, please let us know. (But we are definitely keeping this suit since we don’t already own one — it could come in handy one day!)
Before we could pack up the suit to bring home, Oliver made sure to cozy up to it and create a nice, stinky little nest for himself while we completed a few more boat projects. …He got a wash later on too. 😉
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Great pic of Oliver! He is just too cute.
I wonder what other treasure is buried away on you boat awaiting discovery.
We are both divers and the best way to get the smell out of a wet suit is to use it. The good thing is it doesn’t smell underwater. Once it is used – a fresh water wash and sun dry will help. This also works for a wet suit that has a mildew smell. It may take a few uses to go away.
Mark and Cindy
s/v Cream Puff
http://www.creampuff.us
Thanks for the great tip on the wet suit Mark+Cindy!!! I’ll have to make Jereme wear it a few times to get the smell out. 😉 -Kim
Looks like you’re ready to get out on the water with some friends to use all those lifejackets 😉
Your pictures are absolutely gorgeous, and Oliver is just a little ham 🙂 So photogenic!!
-jody