We have two very good and very nice Harbourmasters helping us out. Newbies as we are, and – to top it off – in an old wooden cruiser from ’53, we’re sure they are thinking, ‘What the heck…?’ But they do keep up appearances, and they go beyond what you (i.e., someone from Copenhagen) would expect. They see solutions and offer a helping hand where the previous harbour-master/staff (closer to Copenhagen) just saw ‘annoying boat-owners’ who don’t fit in with their old non-plastic boat.
For example, we can stay the night hanging in the crane, so that we are safe – should she take in too much water in the first couple of hours… This makes the Captain quite comfortable, knowing we’ll be safe.
And word of mouth from these two great guys led us to another great guy. So now we have a shining new propeller, with new threads on the axle and whatnot… Going out of his way, not only to produce absolute quality work, but also to get us the bits and pieces we need to fix a serious problem with the hull.