ONE MORE FOR THE PARADE

HAVE NO IDEA WHO WON but boy these peeps spent some serious money....

PARADE

One Year we have to go all out like these guys did....

Still being the "catcher" of them all

Just look at the very end between the CIA buildings.... if you look close you might even be able to see all the dirt and oil we catch with Bagarre. And not mentioning all the stupid boats and their captains who do not consider the wind (which blows towards the dock, very easy when it comes to tie ups but not as pleasant when we try pulling out, usually in the afternoons) and current. Thank God she is built like a brick s..t house... Thank you Huckins!

remembering the sailing days

I do not remember such a cold summer... on the fourth the sun came out only one day the rest was rather cloudy. So last time out my fresh water pump decided to take a dump on us while boating around Catalina Island... here is the impeller from the starboard pump...









We ended up coming back a day early with one engine, cruising about 7 - 7.5 knots. It was very calm so we had an interesting time. We were remembering our sailing days when that would be our speed across the Pacific. It was rather nice and I also had to think about how nice it would have been to have an "emergency sail" set up. I always wanted to make a rig for the crane we have because a rightly designed sail could be used for situations like this. I estimate that it would add about 1/2 knot to the cruising speed. It is rather just a feeling and not a mathematical statement.
Fun all around

Memorial

Dealt with the oil leak from the starter and had a great weekend on the island. We moored for the weekend because where I like to anchor wasn't available. Having a "wet" starter is not an easy thing to deal with most shops do not know how to address the seals and all the facts about oil. They will take care of the electrical part of things... I never had a starter failing on me.... it always was the leakage.

Starter on an Allison tranny

So dealt with the oil leak on the starter for now... but the real test will be if we make it to the island without loosing oil. So much shit is happening and I am just keeping it together as best as I can. Pictures will follow.... looking forward to this... will be a nice weekend. Can not wait to go diving... oh and I almost forgot the new batteries are a GEM. TESTS... TESTS AND MORE TESTS... but hey that is what you do when you install new things... right?

FRAME

Have to make a frame and the cold weather did not help... many many layers of wood and cut outs so the swim step will be what it needs to be... than all the shims to get the right angle...

TEAK... TEAK... TEAK

I got this quite some time ago and just getting to it... it'd help if temps. were a little higher... the step will make a huge difference for getting in and out of the water and the dinghy...