Jeez, won't somebody comment on how finely polished the boat is? I spent four hours washing and buffing that baby the weekend before!
OK: It looks beautiful, and when taken as a whole, is clear evidence that those fours hours would have been better spent, I don't know... practicing??? (Hey, you asked...)
On the bright side, at least you remembered to let go of the Hot Stick. Too many of us have tiller remnants from when that goes wrong...
Mike