Chapter 898: Launching the Water
Zhang Zi'an was not perfunctory, he really only bought a life jacket, and he bought it according to his body type, Jiang Feifei couldn't wear it. Going to sea is no child's play, even if it's just loitering near the shore, you have to be prepared, the maritime police and fishery officials wear life jackets as long as they are on board, and their boat is much better than this inflatable boat.
Lifebuoys can be universal, but life jackets cannot.
No matter how good the water is, you can't be negligent, after all, those who drown can swim.
“...... All right. Although Jiang Feifei felt regretful, after all, Zhang Zi'an didn't say anything to death, and he might really have a chance in the future. Anyway, when I go back to the dormitory tonight, I'll buy a life jacket online.
Wang Qian and Li Kun patted their chests and promised: "Master, let's go with you! Although we don't have life jackets, we grew up on the beach since we were children, and we are proficient in water, and we are nicknamed Langli Yi and Langli Er!"
"I'm still in the middle of the waves!" Zhang Zi'an complained, "Honestly look at the store, who will take care of the business when they go to the beach?"
Lu Yiyun is neither a swimmer nor interested in going to the beach.
Zhang Zi'an didn't have any bottom in his heart, and told him that if he didn't come back after two hours, eighty percent of the boat would capsize, don't hesitate to call the police quickly, maybe he could be picked up in time to claim compensation from Taobao sellers.
After half-jokingly explaining, he sat down in Wuling Shenguang and sailed towards the sea.
After a while, he parked the car in the old place where he usually parked, as close to the sea as possible, and laboriously carried the large box containing the inflatable boat from the car.
Due to the bad weather today and it is a weekday, there are very few people flying kites on the road, and the seaside is empty, without the shadow of Lao Huang and Xiao Zhi.
Dark clouds hung low above the sea, and waves rolled white foam and washed over the shore in waves.
The wind was so light that even the seabirds didn't go out, and the surroundings were very quiet, as if they were all waiting for the first spring rain of the year.
Zhang Zi'an couldn't take too many things by himself, so he divided them into several batches to transport things to the seaside, anyway, there was no one around, and he was not afraid of losing things.
When you are in front of the store, you can use a 220V power strip to inflate the assault boat, but there is no such condition at the seaside, so you can only use a foot-operated inflator pump to step on the ground.
Zhang Zi'an's feet were sour, and he finally filled his breath.
When he inflated the boat, his eyes were not idle, and he kept looking at the surface of the sea for whale tracks.
Today he learned the lessons of the past and did not come empty-handed, bringing binoculars with him. Looking through the telescope, the field of view is greatly enhanced, and the previously blurry scenery becomes clearer. However, the far side of the sea is still the sea, and the far side of the sky is still the sky, and he looked at it for a long time, and the sea was calm and there was nothing.
He was slightly disappointed, even though he knew that the chances of encountering a whale at the beach were extremely low.
Recently, he has been reporting to the beach every day, but he has only encountered whales twice, once with minke whales and once with giant whales.
Whales are animals, not trees, they are marine animals that swim a lot, and most of them are social animals, they need to forage and socialize, and they can't stay on the same beach all the time waiting for him to come, after all, they don't have an appointment with each other.
After the assault boat is inflated, he places the attached applications, such as the electric motor and oars, in the correct position on the hull, connects the battery to the motor, and checks that the battery is full and the status is green.
Now that everything is ready, just push the boat into the water and you're ready to go.
Although no whales were found, it was still necessary to go to sea for sea trials, one is to check the performance of the inflatable boat, and the other is to familiarize yourself with the operation.
The battery attached to the inflatable boat is fully charged, and the instruction manual says that driving at full speed can provide three hours of battery life, but this is obviously an ideal state plus a braggart state, who really believes it is estimated that it will be dried at sea and cannot come back, and it is estimated that it will take up to two and a half hours in actual use.
Because it was a trial voyage, he didn't plan to go too far from the shore, and tried to keep it within a distance where he could see the coast with a telescope, so that he could try to swim back in case of an accident.
He did not rush into the water, but sat on the boat and thought calmly for a few minutes, thinking about whether there was anything missing, and sent a message to Wang Qian, telling them their approximate location, emphasizing that if there was no news for two hours, they would call the police immediately. After sending the message, he put his phone in a waterproof bag.
It is estimated that Wang Qian and the others are also very confused, isn't it just a boat ride on the seaside, so they need to be so nervous? But they didn't know that he was thinking about the dangerous idea of driving a boat close to a giant whale.
"Alright, let's go!"
He encouraged himself with a munch, bent down and pushed the boat into the water, and jumped into the boat himself, quite clumsily, and fell on all fours in the boat, but fortunately no one saw him.
The waves on the shore are relatively large, and the light inflatable boat rises and falls with the waves, as if sitting on a swing, and if a seasick person sits in, he may vomit on the spot.
Zhang Zi'an was not seasick, but he was also shaken very uncomfortable.
The hull is so light that the slightest movement can change the center of gravity. There is a sense of powerlessness in the boat, as if one's destiny has been taken into the hands of others.
He was even more uncertain, could this ship really move on the sea? Are you sure it's not a moving coffin?
This inflatable boat is not the smallest single boat, it is about three meters long, can seat four to six people, and there is still plenty of space, and there is an awning overhead, but there is no sun to cover it today.
He got up from the bottom of the boat, sat down in the middle of the back row, took the direction, propped up the sand below the surface with his oars, and pushed the boat into the deep water—where the water was too shallow, the motor should not be started, otherwise the propeller might bottom out and break.
A person is not good at mastering the balance, coupled with the fact that the waves are too big, going against the waves, the boat is on the left for a while, right for a while, and spinning in place for a while, often three steps forward and two steps back, tossing him to sweat profusely, and his arms are sore, this is not because he is a duck, but because he has not mastered the skills of rowing and rowing.
He didn't have the idea of retreating in his heart, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered, and the biggest belief was that if he returned the goods at this time, the postage would be really unbearable......
Despite the struggles, the boat drifted slowly towards the deep water.
He tried to poke the bottom of the water with his oars, estimating that the water was about a meter and a half deep, and then fixed the oars to the two sides and tried to start the motor.
There was a humming roar from the motor, and the vibrations went from his arms all the way to his body.
The instantaneous acceleration caught him off guard, he almost didn't sit still, the hull skewed, and he almost turned around and sailed back into the shallow water, but fortunately he finally stabilized.
The assault boat rode the wind and waves and sailed into the vast sea.