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in the current like a log and soon found all three [[strikethrough]] anga [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined in red]] anchors [[/underlined in red]] were badly [[underlined in red]] entangled [[/underlined in red]] [[strikethrough]] If I had [[/strikethrough]] This was a very heavy job for one man. No help so had to do everything myself. About 4 P.M. succeeded finally in disentangling the anchors. Trouble was due to [[underlined in red]] Albert dropping [[/underlined in red]] big chain anchor, which was a [[underlined in red]] folding anchor without [[/underlined in red]] first [[underlined in red]] fastening the [[strikethrough]] fl [[/strikethrough]] blades. [[/underlined in red]] They had folded like an umbrella, hence the drifting.
Let myself drift back with the tide till opposite Club House. Afterward started the engine and selected [[strikethrough]] near [[/strikethrough]] anchorage nearer shore.
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All this a very exhausting job. Evening went for supper to Snug Rock and slept there.
May 24. Very sunny day very pleasant. Went [[underlined in red]] aboard all day. [[/underlined in red]]
May 25 (Sunday). About 1 P.M went to Snug Rock. Mrs. [[underlined in red]] Baskerville [[/underlined in red]] and her [[underlined in red]] Lieutenant son, [[/underlined in red]] [[strikethrough]] just [[/strikethrough]] returned from France and her [[underlined in red]] daughter [[/underlined in red]] for dinner. Just [[underlined in red]] one year ago Mrs. [[/underlined in red]] Baskerville and Celine [[underlined in red]] were reading [[/underlined in red]] to each [[underlined in red]] other the letters we [[/underlined in red]] got from our boys in Europe. Afternoon [[strikethrough]] went [[/strikethrough]] took the Baskerville's in the Ion to 110th street. The boat runs beautifully. She is undoubdetly an [[underlined in red]] excellent acquisition. [[/underlined in red]] Steady and very comfortable I had a very happy day