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2011 Coastal Run to Florida
Finally have a tentative launch & rig date set - 6 August 2011. Kinda late, I know, but things have been busy. Engine is ready except for connection to shaft and alignment (ugh!). Paint job underway. Dave Neptune prop is screaming at me to get wet! I'm guessing I could get 2400 rpm at cruise.
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It's a race to the finish!
I just called the boatyard yesterday and scheduled the crane to hoist my engine back into the boat this Friday. I probably will then run back up there either Saturday or Sunday to work on hooking everything back up, with a goal of getting the hull wet before July 31.
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- Bill T. - Richmond, VA Relentless pursuer of lost causes |
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August??
Hanley, thanx for the post, I've been wanting to bug you about getting on the water but resisted. You guys on the EC must be a dedicated lot to do so much with such a short season of good weather. I just made my 8th weekend trip to Catalina and this is a few shy of my norm. I ususally start in April and cruise through October and sometimes if it looks good or I have an opportunity to go I do so in-between as well. Just braggin' a bit.
I hope all goes well with your launch and that the prop works well as is. Fair Winds _/) _/) Dave Neptune |
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IP: 107.0.6.243
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Dave - I know what you mean about the short season; that's what has turned me into a winter sailor.
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Quote:
My last sail last year was right before Thanksgiving. I hauled the boat only so I could yank the engine and work on it. And if my boat had been ready for it, I would have put it back in at the end of February or early March and would have gone sailing in March. The spring and fall actually are the best sailing on the Bay. Right now, it's miserable on the Bay. Very hot, very humid, mostly windless. So August sucks for sailing. September, October and November totally rock for sailing on the lower Chesapeake. As long as you can dodge the hurricanes.
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- Bill T. - Richmond, VA Relentless pursuer of lost causes |
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Ahhh, winter
Mid winter, mid Chesapeake. Oh look, the rivers clear, let's go!
We can get 3-4 inches of ice if it's really cold.
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Mike, Slower-Lower Eastern shore, MD 1973 Pearson 33 1967 Bristol 27 |
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Excerpt from Log, 1 December 2008
...0900 move to Godfrey Bay for S-SW gale warnings up for 35 knots...anchorage 3730.51/7620.97 depth 18'....note to captain -The smart boats are clear of the Chesapeake by 1 December...
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I should point out that most (if not all) marinas down here are not actually ON the Chesapeake Bay proper, but instead typically are on small, but navigable, creeks. I keep my boat (when it's not on the hard) in Queens Creek, which is a quite protected, being (1) behind Gwynn Island, and (2) a small creek with a narrow entrance. In fact those in the know sometimes use it as a good hidey-hole when a hurricane is working its way up the coast.
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- Bill T. - Richmond, VA Relentless pursuer of lost causes |
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Huricane Hidee-hole
That's been a topic my mate and I have discussed more than once prompted by an article we read in a marine mag not long ago.
The nearest "real" marina to my slip is in Crisfield, Md. They have a few floating docks but most are fixed. I would imagine that anyone looking for a safe haven would get in thier and tie up quick. Finding a slip in time might be tough. Whats a good strategy for safegaurding your boat in a non floating dock/slip?
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The Chesapeake is so full of neat places to hide from the wind it makes no sense to be on a dock of any kind. I saw Annapolis after Isabel and it wasn't pretty. Crisfield is no good either. I would get so far up one of those rivers or creeks the 'gators would freak (if there are any). One good anchor (your biggest and best fluke) with lots of chain and a good bridle in the middle of the creek - that's the ticket (have plenty of cold beer on board).
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Rode out Isabel anchored in front of Jabin's Yard in Back Creek Annapolis. I know plenty of people that took their boats OUT of the marinas and headed for the creeks. Docks can be pretty brutal to boats when the wind and waves build up.
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Hanley
As much as I like seeing pictures of an H28 out of the water. I'm happy to hear she is about to get wet. Keep the pictures coming. My H28 is in the process of topsides getting stripped and re-varnished. Seeing yours in a shop makes me a bit jealous. Since I can't sand the boat at the slip I have to run her out and drop anchor which is nice but I sure miss the power tools. That and its been a wet summer here in Portland Or. Keep us all posted. |
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Can't sand at the slip? Is that a local rule or is there something else preventing you from doing this? I can't imagine not being able to do some necessary work at the slip...while respecting sleep time, aperitif time etc.
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Kelly 1964 Cheoy Lee Bermuda Ketch, Wind and Atomic powered |
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Every marina and boatyard I've dealt with has some rule about sanding or working on your boat.
Every boatyard I know prohibits dry power-sanding your hull, unless you have some dust collection. So you either need to hook up your shop-vac to your sander, use wet sanding methods, or do it by hand with a sanding block. I will note, however, that I see people using power sanders all the time and dry-sanding. Typically on a weekend when there's nobody around... Most marinas I've dealt with prohibit sanding anything while in the slip, because it allows pollution to get into the water and they can be held liable under state and (potentially) federal law.
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- Bill T. - Richmond, VA Relentless pursuer of lost causes |
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Wow! I wonder when the strongly centralized French government will get on the bandwagon??
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Kelly 1964 Cheoy Lee Bermuda Ketch, Wind and Atomic powered |
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To be sure, it does not prevent people from working on their boats - I see people sanding and painting (including spraying) all the time.
At many marinas, though, if you let ANYTHING get in the water, some other person, whether a marina employee or simply another marina user, likely will say something to you about it.
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- Bill T. - Richmond, VA Relentless pursuer of lost causes |
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The rules at my slip say no making dust and nothing gets in the water and I have heard of a couple people getting in some trouble for making too big of a mess. So when the marina owner is around I motor away from the slip and scrape and hand sand till my heart is content, but when no one is around I do what works best and plug in the tools and sand away. Having a wood boat sure is a labor of love. I cant wait to see Hanleys boat in the water.
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Closing in on deadline for 5/6 Aug move to Edgartown Marine.
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Since a lightning strike trashed our ISP I can only post one picture at a time.
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WOW!!! She sure is looking good. I'm excited just seeing the progress. Keep it coming. Did you spray the finish or brush and roll it?
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The PO told me he cut each plank with the brush so I do just the same. The black seam compound is roofing cement - I'm going with black bottom paint this year for the first time (Defender had it on sale).
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Nice!!
Beautiful boat Hanley and you've done a great job on her. The pics say it all. She's a beaut on the coast. Love the garage too....I'd love to be able to haul mine inside and putter at it in the winter.
Safety Note for Launch: Vodka and ice will ruin your kidneys. Rum and ice will ruin your liver. Whisky and ice will ruin your heart. Gin and ice will ruin your brain. Coke and ice will ruin your teeth. That darn ICE is lethal!!! Warn all your friends: Lay off the ICE!!
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Mo "Odyssey" 1976 C&C 30 MKI The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The realist adjusts the sails. ...Sir William Arthur Ward. Last edited by Mo; 07-26-2011 at 11:15 AM. |
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looking great!
Hanley, Now it makes perfect sense how you often beat the "picture-master" Jerry to the punch with timely photos of almost any topic we've discussed here in recent months. You just walk out to the barn and snap a few!
Sorry about the lightning strike..at least it didn't hit the boat! All that being said, I am sure you are chomping at the bit to get her in the water & enjoy some sailing time. How much will she seep when splashed before the seams close up? Is it disconcerting at all? I get worried when I have a 1" hole (shaft log) to worry about with a stuffing box to keep water out & you have 800' of open seams to deal with!
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weeping seams
I don't know about Hanley's boat, but a 1950 Garden ketch I had in Santa Barbara didn't weep a bit after at least a year on the hard, outside.
I had re-caulked the seams before splash time, rented a large electric pump for the bilge and asked the yard for two hours in the sling while we checked on the boat in the water. Not a drop came on board.
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FWIW: On HC's page, Hull album, pic #3 he mentions raw linseed oil. I am sure he can give details. I have to remember to dip/sponge all the water out of the bilge when I haul. Otherwise it slowly weeps OUT and delays my sanding/painting process. Looking good HC. Dan S/V Marian Claire
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