Still, we've managed to get in some good mid-week sailing, especially June 14th. Lots of wind and we did pretty good in the Beer Can considering we were way behind the pack at the start.
I sure am looking forward to some decent weather.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Is it summer yet?
Boy I wish we'd get a decent string of weather. It seems like if we get a few days mid-week then we have crap for the weekend. Or there's something else going on, like the Rose Parade.
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Still, we've managed to get in some good mid-week sailing, especially June 14th. Lots of wind and we did pretty good in the Beer Can considering we were way behind the pack at the start.
I sure am looking forward to some decent weather.
Still, we've managed to get in some good mid-week sailing, especially June 14th. Lots of wind and we did pretty good in the Beer Can considering we were way behind the pack at the start.
I sure am looking forward to some decent weather.
Monday, May 23, 2011
May 19 & 21
Zach and I went out for another sail on May 19th. Wind wasn't much but the sailing was nice. Did another video (26 mins) with sound this time. I'm liking this GoPro camera!
On Saturday (May 21) we took Lorrie and Charlene out for a sail. Weather was cloudy and no much wind, which petered out to pretty much no wind. Had to motor back from the south end of the lake. Just enough sun to give me a burn. No pictures though.
On Saturday (May 21) we took Lorrie and Charlene out for a sail. Weather was cloudy and no much wind, which petered out to pretty much no wind. Had to motor back from the south end of the lake. Just enough sun to give me a burn. No pictures though.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
First 2 sails of the year!
On Tuesday night (5/12) Zach and I went down to the boat for our first sail of the year. I also tried out the new GoPro video camera which worked great.
Things went surprisingly well for a shake down cruise. No major issues, though the jib halyard did get popped loose once.
The wind came up much stronger than the 8-9 mph forecast. We had about 20 minutes of 35-40 degree heel, then it let up. It was a hoot but showed that I needed to tighten the lower shrouds.
Today Deborah and I went down to the lake to particpate in Youth Sailing Day. Committed Partners for Youth, which is apparently similar to Big Brother/Big Sister came down with a bunch of kids and their mentors. After a burger/hot dog lunch we took Felicia (10) and Amanda out for a sail. Felicia had never been on a boat and Amanda had never sailed. They seemed to have fun, even though the weather was pretty cloudy and cool. We spent about an hour sailing, then went back to the dock. I put the new tiller on after we were done. Looks great and it clears my knees!
Things went surprisingly well for a shake down cruise. No major issues, though the jib halyard did get popped loose once.
The wind came up much stronger than the 8-9 mph forecast. We had about 20 minutes of 35-40 degree heel, then it let up. It was a hoot but showed that I needed to tighten the lower shrouds.
Today Deborah and I went down to the lake to particpate in Youth Sailing Day. Committed Partners for Youth, which is apparently similar to Big Brother/Big Sister came down with a bunch of kids and their mentors. After a burger/hot dog lunch we took Felicia (10) and Amanda out for a sail. Felicia had never been on a boat and Amanda had never sailed. They seemed to have fun, even though the weather was pretty cloudy and cool. We spent about an hour sailing, then went back to the dock. I put the new tiller on after we were done. Looks great and it clears my knees!
Saturday, May 7, 2011
A visit to Cabela's and finally Ready for the Season!
We drove down to the new Cabela's in Springfield this morning. It's in the Gateway Mall just down from Target. What a madhouse! Didn't get much but we did pick up an enameled coffee pot and some wag bags for the boat. I also grabbed a lens pen.
Once we escaped the insanity we headed over to the lake to check on the boat. All my hard work drilling holes paid off - there was no water in the cabin! Hooray!
Deborah worked on organizing and cleaning up the cabin, which I hadn't had time to do the day we launched, while I put the mainsail on and checked the rig tension.
Deborah really likes the new slip location which is close to shore and practically right across from the rest rooms. It's plenty wide, too, so maybe a kayak is in our future. Hmmm.
Dad thinks that boat on the left is a Bristol 22 - he had a Bristol 24 when I was a kid. Did some checking and I think he's right. Found a blog for Bristol 22's online. Star is Poulet de Mer on Fern Ridge and it appears to be this boat. Good eye Dad!
The handlebar and head mounts for the GoPro camera came today! Taking it down to the boat tomorrow to test it out. Also drilled the holes for the mounting plate and tiller-extension clip in the new tiller then gave it a coat of varnish. I think I'll give it 2 or 3 more coats before I take it to the boat.
Just found out Beer Cans start on Tuesday! Now to find some crew if Zach can't come.
Let the Sailing Season Begin!!!
Once we escaped the insanity we headed over to the lake to check on the boat. All my hard work drilling holes paid off - there was no water in the cabin! Hooray!
Deborah worked on organizing and cleaning up the cabin, which I hadn't had time to do the day we launched, while I put the mainsail on and checked the rig tension.
Deborah really likes the new slip location which is close to shore and practically right across from the rest rooms. It's plenty wide, too, so maybe a kayak is in our future. Hmmm.
Dad thinks that boat on the left is a Bristol 22 - he had a Bristol 24 when I was a kid. Did some checking and I think he's right. Found a blog for Bristol 22's online. Star is Poulet de Mer on Fern Ridge and it appears to be this boat. Good eye Dad!
The handlebar and head mounts for the GoPro camera came today! Taking it down to the boat tomorrow to test it out. Also drilled the holes for the mounting plate and tiller-extension clip in the new tiller then gave it a coat of varnish. I think I'll give it 2 or 3 more coats before I take it to the boat.
Just found out Beer Cans start on Tuesday! Now to find some crew if Zach can't come.
Let the Sailing Season Begin!!!
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Launch day!
Deborah and I loaded up the boat this morning - sails, boom, etc. Truck full of gear and the launch tote. Once Dad got here we pumped up the tires, gassed up at Costco, and headed south.
Got the boat ready in the parking lot, including pushing the mast back and connecting it to the tabernackle. Raised the mast, then discovered the backstay was through a spreader. Ooops. Raised it again and got everything hooked up. The tabernacle looks crooked with the mast up. Tried to twist it to the proper alighment and it wouldn't move. We'll have to see how it does.
Did the usual strap launch with Dad holding the dock lines. That went smoothly. Donated 3 kids lifejackets to the loaner program, then drove the truck/trailer back to the lot & parked. Fired up the outboard on the 2nd pull . . . Hooray! Dad pushed off and climbed aboard and we motored to the new slip. We're just about right behind Nauti Nymph.
The new slip is pretty good. The fingers are longer and wider than the old slip, and the additional foot of width gives some room for error. Dad thinks we should back in . . .
Got the mast tuned and the boom on, loaded the rest of the stuff and called it a day around 4:00.
Got the boat ready in the parking lot, including pushing the mast back and connecting it to the tabernackle. Raised the mast, then discovered the backstay was through a spreader. Ooops. Raised it again and got everything hooked up. The tabernacle looks crooked with the mast up. Tried to twist it to the proper alighment and it wouldn't move. We'll have to see how it does.
Did the usual strap launch with Dad holding the dock lines. That went smoothly. Donated 3 kids lifejackets to the loaner program, then drove the truck/trailer back to the lot & parked. Fired up the outboard on the 2nd pull . . . Hooray! Dad pushed off and climbed aboard and we motored to the new slip. We're just about right behind Nauti Nymph.
The new slip is pretty good. The fingers are longer and wider than the old slip, and the additional foot of width gives some room for error. Dad thinks we should back in . . .
Got the mast tuned and the boom on, loaded the rest of the stuff and called it a day around 4:00.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Launch day is tomorrow!
Spent the last 2 days getting the boat ready to launch tomorrow morning.
Thursday:
Thursday:
- Drilled out roughly 70 holes I'd filled with epoxy
- Reinstalled compression post removed last weekend.
- Re-bedded & installed the forward hatch
- Re-bedded & reinstalled 4 spinlock cam cleats.
- Re-bedded & reinstalled 2 cabin-top jib tracks
- Re-bedded & reinstalled 4 large pad eyes
- Reinstalled ~180 tiny delryn bearings in 2 Garhaur genoa cars (warning - never remove genoa cars from the track!!!)
- Re-bedded & installed 2 genoa tracks
- Re-bedded & installed tabernacle
- Improved fit/seal on forward hatch
- Reinstalled the battery box
- Removed & folded winter tarp
- Broke down tarp frame
- Scrubbed deck & hull
- Drove to Home Despot & Western Tool in search of new disk for polisher - fail. Bought lawnmower, gas
- Waxed hull, cabin & cockpit by hand. Admired shiny finish.
- Gathered items for launch tomorrow.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Spring prep
Spent most of the weekend working on the boat, which I pulled in front of the house for the weekend.
Saturday: First I pulled the tabernacle, jib & genoa tracks, forward hatch, and the halyard cleats off. That went ok except that I discovered the hard way that the genoa cars are full of little plastic bearings. I don't have a clue how to put them back in, so I sent an email to Garhauer. The weird thing is that the top doesn't have bearings, just the bottom. The top has a plastic skid of some sort.
After I pulled all the hardware I drilled the holes oversized (5/16) and then hit them all with the dremel & router bit. Taped the bottoms of the holes for epoxying. The only problem area was the Tabernacle. I needed to remove the compression post and it just didn't want to come out. By the time I was done the inside and outside of the boat were both a mess.
Knocked off around 5:00 PM. Stopped at Home Depot in search of glue syringes. Guess what . . they don't sell them without glue in them already!
Sunday: Started out in search of glue syringes at Coastal Farm. Got 3, 2 medium and one big one. Back at the boat I vacuumed up the worst of the mess and filled most of the holes with epoxy. The online folks at TSBB came through and clued me in on using a bottle jack & board to push up the cabin top and release the compression post. Worked great! I finished up a few holes that needed to be drilled, then filled the remaining holes with epoxy. I'll give it a couple days to set up good, and then I can start drilling new holes.
Need to sort out the hardware and make a run to Robnett's to get new stainless bolts & screws. That will be entertaining.
Saturday: First I pulled the tabernacle, jib & genoa tracks, forward hatch, and the halyard cleats off. That went ok except that I discovered the hard way that the genoa cars are full of little plastic bearings. I don't have a clue how to put them back in, so I sent an email to Garhauer. The weird thing is that the top doesn't have bearings, just the bottom. The top has a plastic skid of some sort.
After I pulled all the hardware I drilled the holes oversized (5/16) and then hit them all with the dremel & router bit. Taped the bottoms of the holes for epoxying. The only problem area was the Tabernacle. I needed to remove the compression post and it just didn't want to come out. By the time I was done the inside and outside of the boat were both a mess.
Knocked off around 5:00 PM. Stopped at Home Depot in search of glue syringes. Guess what . . they don't sell them without glue in them already!
Sunday: Started out in search of glue syringes at Coastal Farm. Got 3, 2 medium and one big one. Back at the boat I vacuumed up the worst of the mess and filled most of the holes with epoxy. The online folks at TSBB came through and clued me in on using a bottle jack & board to push up the cabin top and release the compression post. Worked great! I finished up a few holes that needed to be drilled, then filled the remaining holes with epoxy. I'll give it a couple days to set up good, and then I can start drilling new holes.
Need to sort out the hardware and make a run to Robnett's to get new stainless bolts & screws. That will be entertaining.
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