Dad (Earl) is straightening the 2 inch stainless steel rod.
We plan on putting the boat in again in the spring.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Straightening the rudder
So, when we pulled the boat out in the fall I (Eric) ran the rudder into one of the trailer support posts...... So the rudder post is bent. oops.
Dad (Earl) is straightening the 2 inch stainless steel rod.
We plan on putting the boat in again in the spring.
Dad (Earl) is straightening the 2 inch stainless steel rod.
We plan on putting the boat in again in the spring.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Moving Dinghys for college students
We used the same truck that pulled our boat out to the lake to haul 8 Dinghys for the University of Illinois Sailing Club from where they purchased them to Champaign/Urbana.
This is the culmination of a nearly $40K project. With these 8 boats the club will now be able to host it's own regattas in the Midwest Collegant Sailing Association.
the truck had a flat front tire on the way down, so when we got there we had to unload in the dark.
This is the culmination of a nearly $40K project. With these 8 boats the club will now be able to host it's own regattas in the Midwest Collegant Sailing Association.
the truck had a flat front tire on the way down, so when we got there we had to unload in the dark.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Bird's Eye View
These pics are from the harbor cam at Shouth Shore in Milwaukee. http://www.lakefrontcam.com/jpegsouth.html
This boat is the "Dirty Vicor" a neighbor in the mooring field.
This boat is the "Dirty Vicor" a neighbor in the mooring field.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Sailed this weekend
We got the boat out under sail this weekend. And even in only 7-10 knts of wind the 155 is way too much headsail in those conditions.
We got the Autohelm calabrated, but may still need to move the "cumpass" as it is off by 18 degrees. The ST 4000 also tries to correct course by turning to port only. From researching the intraweb, it turns out that is common and we have to look at "low voltage" or whatever that means.
The Knt meeter said we were doing 0.0kts, but the GPS said 6.9 knts, so we gotta sort that out.
Parker (9 year old grand son) was aboard and did well, even though we were all over the place with tacks and jibes. We managed to make a huge mess below decs, as it has accumulated 10 years woth of crap sitting and not being sailed.
The GPS unit worked great! We put a Lake Michigan detailed map "chip" in it and it performed as expected. It is monochrome though, color would be nice, but is not actually neccessarry.
Wish I took the camera, oh well.....
We got the Autohelm calabrated, but may still need to move the "cumpass" as it is off by 18 degrees. The ST 4000 also tries to correct course by turning to port only. From researching the intraweb, it turns out that is common and we have to look at "low voltage" or whatever that means.
The Knt meeter said we were doing 0.0kts, but the GPS said 6.9 knts, so we gotta sort that out.
Parker (9 year old grand son) was aboard and did well, even though we were all over the place with tacks and jibes. We managed to make a huge mess below decs, as it has accumulated 10 years woth of crap sitting and not being sailed.
The GPS unit worked great! We put a Lake Michigan detailed map "chip" in it and it performed as expected. It is monochrome though, color would be nice, but is not actually neccessarry.
Wish I took the camera, oh well.....
Monday, July 14, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008
No Need to pull the boat out, nor the motor
JB Weld is a cool thing. We were able to fix up the motor's crack with out pulling the boat out and without pulling the motor out of the boat.
There are some seals and "O" Rings that need replacing, but that is not an emergancy. So that's nice.
There are some seals and "O" Rings that need replacing, but that is not an emergancy. So that's nice.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
DARN!
OK, so the boat is in the water, but we thought we had a leak. Well we do, and this is the leak:
It has a crak in it and whenever it runs it sprays water all over the cabin.
We will be pulling the boat out, then deciding what to do....
Darn :-(
It has a crak in it and whenever it runs it sprays water all over the cabin.
We will be pulling the boat out, then deciding what to do....
Darn :-(
Monday, June 9, 2008
Happy Anniversary Hon!
Eric & I have been married 18 years today! My gift to him is this blog redesigned. Hope it isn't too sissy looking!
I even made you your own signature!
I LOVE YOU!
I even made you your own signature!
I LOVE YOU!
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Pics from the launch
It was a long day. I could tell you all about it, but you probably have done the same things yourself. There are a thousand deatail to look after. There are Three very spacific screws needed to put the furler back together, and all three of them were in a differnt location, I am shocked we found them in a few minutes, let alone found them at all. But you have done stuff like that.
Here are the pics from the day, not all of them, but enough to tell the story witout words. Clicking on the pics will show them full size. There is even some video further down.
But First a harty meal!
Here are the pics from the day, not all of them, but enough to tell the story witout words. Clicking on the pics will show them full size. There is even some video further down.
But First a harty meal!
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