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jerlim
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Initially Posted - 04/09/2014 : 12:04:21

Yee Haa...finally...the long winter is officially over in the NE...three days in the water and the bilge is bone dry...bending on the rags this w/e, hopefully rail-in on Sunday

Jerry

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redeye
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Response Posted - 04/09/2014 : 12:05:36

Whoo Hoo.... ain't it great to be back on the water...

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 04/09/2014 : 12:32:21

Nice. Might be able to get a sail in this Sunday, maybe.

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Jweikel625
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Response Posted - 04/10/2014 : 07:24:36

Jealous!! If I splash mine it will sink to the bottom! Still waiting to get my hole glassed closed. Enjoy your sailing!

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 04/10/2014 : 09:17:26

Still too cold down here!

Paul

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Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 04/10/2014 : 16:40:37

Cover came off today..... Wow--there's some work to do!

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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 04/12/2014 : 18:03:40

I installed new lifelines and raised the mast today.

I finished polishing and waxing the hull yesterday.

I'm hoping to launch this Friday April 18, but only if the big 44 foot Carver behind me is out of my way. I haven't seen them working on it yet, which is not a good sign. They're blocking a lot of people in, and it's a private boat club, so they won't launch without owners present. My son is visiting from Seattle April 25, so I really want to get in the water by then, but I can only launch at high tide, so it limits the available days.

Tomorrow I'll install the rudder and do 2nd coat on bottom paint touch-ups.

I'll probably do a 2nd coat of wax, and lots of other stuff if my launch is delayed.

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DavidBuoy
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Response Posted - 04/14/2014 : 13:47:20

Splashed today! Waiting to get out of work to run over and take him out for a sail!!

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 04/14/2014 : 13:58:53

Who?

and from http://www.boatsafe.com/kids/kidsquesshe.htm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">

Connie asks: I am trying to find out why boats are always referred to as the female gender.. When and why did this practice start?
According to Yarns of the Sea, Legends, Myths, and Superstitions: Although women were considered to bring bad luck at sea, mariners always use the pronoun "she" when referring to their ships. Whether its proper name is masculine, or whether it is a man o'war, a battleship, or a nuclear submarine, a ship is always referred to as "she."

This old tradition is thought to stem from the fact that in the Romance languages, the word for "ship" is always in the feminine. For this reason, Mediterranean sailors always referred to their ship as "she", and the practice was adopted over the centuries by their English-speaking counterparts.

One source suggests that a ship "was nearer and dearer to the sailor than anyone except his mother." What better reason to call his ship "she"?

Thanks for the question, Connie!
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Paul

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 04/14/2014 : 16:04:18

26* tonight.

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DavidBuoy
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Response Posted - 04/14/2014 : 16:04:40

Haha, he's my bro!

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jerlim
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Response Posted - 04/14/2014 : 17:34:14

And then there's this...apologies to the admirals...

<center> A ship is called "she" because;

There is always a great deal of bustle around her;
There is usually a gang of men around her;
She has a aist and stays;
Her rigging cost's more than her hull;
It takes a lot of paint to keep her looking good;
It is not the initial expense that breaks you, It's the upkeep;
She can be all decked out;
It takes an experienced man to handle her correctly;
And without a man at the helm, She is absolutely uncontrollable;
She has her topsides, hides her bottom and,
When coming into port, She always heads for the boys.
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DavidBuoy
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Response Posted - 04/14/2014 : 19:54:08

Haha. Makes sense!

Well he didn't sink, so that's good. Much more stable with the keel down too! Been sailing with it up since i got the boat lol. New everything down there helps

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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 04/20/2014 : 20:19:10

Splashed today (Easter Sunday). It was about 60F, but felt much colder with the easterly wind blowing over 50F water. Wind was opposing the tidal current too, so the sea state was not good. So we just motored the 2 miles to our slip and I spent the rest of the day reconnecting shore power, adjusting lines, etc. That wind was relentless, and kept pushing the boat so hard I couldn't attach and adjust all the lines. I actually had to fire up the motor in the slip to push the boat enough to allow me to adjust the lines.

My son visits from Seattle next weekend and wants us to take his new girlfriend sailing. Looking forward to it!

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islander
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Response Posted - 04/21/2014 : 06:04:01

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"> It was about 60F, but felt much colder with the easterly wind blowing over 50F water.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
I know what you mean, I call it the "Air conditioner effect" In the spring it can be 70deg on land but 48deg out on the water. Fun to watch the powerboats come out of the marina with all the passengers in T's and shorts while we are coming in in full winter gear. We like to watch them and guess at what point they will all start putting on the coats.

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 04/22/2014 : 18:43:22

It looks like Thursday will be my launch day if the weather holds. My motor is running... NEVER fog with SeaFoam engine fogger in the fall, my carburetor was coated with jelly when I tried to fire her up and I had to clean it several times but now she runs better than ever, (5hp Tohatsu 4 stroke). Bottom done with VC 17 and hull done with Vertglass and a new main in the bag.

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 04/22/2014 : 19:20:51

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by pastmember
 ...NEVER fog with SeaFoam engine fogger in the fall, my carburetor was coated with jelly...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Fogging oil in the carburetor? My understanding is it is supposed to go into the spark plug holes, not through the carb--particularly on a 4-stroke.

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 04/23/2014 : 15:19:24

I sir can often be confused with the Village Idiot.

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 04/24/2014 : 08:46:26

Woo hoo! I got in my first sail of the season yesterday on a friend's boat on the Patapsco River. Apparent windspeed was over 30 kts, boatspeed to windward averaged over 7 kts, and downwind it was 9 1/4 kts. What a way to start the season! What was really amazing was that there was a Catalina 27 out there singlehanding in all that wind! What a man!

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islander
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Response Posted - 04/24/2014 : 10:00:21

Fogging oil always goes into the carb. Just before the engine runs out of fuel. Then for an added measure you can remove the spark plugs and squirt some fogging oil into the cyl.
From Don Casey
<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Fog the carburetor intake(s)
Before the engine runs out of fuel, spray fogging oil into the carburetor(s). Fogging oil is an anticorrosive that will protect the internal surfaces of the carburetor and the cylinders. Typically the engine will run rough just before it runs out of fuel. As that happens, give the carburetor(s) a heavier shot of fogging oil to make sure internal surfaces are fully coated.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 04/24/2014 : 16:48:17

This time it was me.

I tried to launch today, stepped out of the cab to check alignment under our crane and missed Park. The open door knocked me down and the left front wheel rode up my leg from my heel to mid thigh. My son had to jump in the van and drive it back off my leg. My left leg is broken in two places. Tomorrow I meet with an Orthopod and an ankle/foot specialist.

This time it was me.

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 04/24/2014 : 17:03:45

Yikes Frank!! I always hate when I do that! I checking on my boat in the boatyard a few winters ago, left the car engine going, and almost got it into park...

It quietly backed up into a sheet of plywood lying against a shed--a bang that was my first clue... Good thing it didn't back into a boat stand! (...or over me!)

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 04/24/2014 : 17:16:11

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by islander
 Fogging oil always goes into the carb. Just before the engine runs out of fuel. Then for an added measure you can remove the spark plugs and squirt some fogging oil into the cyl.
From Don Casey<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">...unless the instructions say it doesn't. With all due respect to Don Casey, the manufacturer's instructions should trump his. Honda says only to use the spark plug holes, and their certified mechanics tell me to store engines with the carburetor "wet" with heavily stabilized fuel. 4-stroke outboards might be newer than most of Casey's writings.

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 04/24/2014 : 18:34:46

Oh frank, so sorry to hear that. Ouch! Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 04/24/2014 : 19:10:15

Ooooch!

Obviously could have been much worse, but I don't even like to think how that went. Bits of me tighten up just thinking about it!

Heel quickly Frank!

paul

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jerlim
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Response Posted - 04/24/2014 : 19:32:30

Frank - so sorry to hear of your experience...heal quickly!

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