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| ====== August 2010 ====== | |
| * First sail with Chris | |
| * Second sail with Chris and Ren | |
| * Third sail with Austin and Junaid | |
| * Beginning of demise of Volvo inboard diesel | |
| ====== Sept 2010 ====== | |
| ===== 2010-09-26, Work ===== | |
| * Temporary installation of stern light | |
| ===== Outboard Burn-in, Junaid ===== | |
| * Puget Sound, Shilshole towards Useless Bay | |
| * 6 hrs on Outboard | |
| ====== October 2010 ====== | |
| ===== 2010-10-03, Work ===== | |
| * Honda outboard installation begins. | |
| ===== 2010-10-09, Work ===== | |
| * Honda outboard installation finished. | |
| ===== 2010-10-10, Junaid ===== | |
| * Engine was broken in for 6 hours motoring up Puget Sound. | |
| * 6 hrs on Outboard | |
| ===== 2010-10-16, Austin, Junaid ===== | |
| * Move boat from Seattle to Ilwaco, WA | |
| * Jury rigged tiller pilot mount | |
| * Rigging tensionsed w/ Loose Gauge. | |
| * Castoff mid-day Saturday | |
| * Passed Port Townsend around 21:00 Saturday | |
| * Almost clothes-lined by tug cargo tow line or hit by cargo | |
| * Arrived Neah Bay 10: | |
| * Sailed 4-5 hrs around Cape Flatery | |
| * Reach Columbia River Bar 23:00 Monday | |
| * Slack high tide, bar was very calm | |
| * Ilwaco around 01:00 Tuesday | |
| * Nearly missed submerged pilings around Ilwaco channel entrance between entrance beacons and first green beacon | |
| * 60 hrs on Outboard | |
| ====== November 2010 ====== | |
| ===== Gary and Lance ===== | |
| * We left Ilwaco channel on max-ebb and eventually turned around, sails up for short time | |
| * 2 hrs on Outboard | |
| ====== December 2010 ====== | |
| ===== 2010-12-30, Alex ===== | |
| * Left Portland 02:30 | |
| * First time using [[http:// | |
| * Worked great. | |
| * Cast-off 06:40 to catch flood current, ice on deck, outboard fired right up | |
| * Motored to entrance of North side of Desdemona Sands | |
| * Encountered 2-4ft swells between Ilwaco entrance and SW end of Sand Island, spray over bow | |
| * Short full stop while we investigated stuck dock line under boat, turned out to be hooked on bow cleat and running under keel, easily fixed | |
| * Sailed North side of river, eventually down river of Desdemona Sands land beacon and into the shipping channel, then headed back to Ilwaco, arrived 11:00. | |
| * 4 hrs on Outboard | |
| ====== February 2011 ====== | |
| ===== 2011-02-13, Julia ===== | |
| * After Gary canceled racing on Sunday, we quickly drove to Ilwaco and left the dock around 15:30. | |
| * Since I didn't have my handheld VHF, and one must never go out lacking a VHF, I jury rigged a makeshift antenna out of AC extension cord to my fixed VHF. Worked good enough for coastal sailing -- was able to receive WX channels loud and clear. | |
| * Motored out to just South of Sand Ilsand and raised sail. Winds were ~10kn with 4ft swells, gray clouds no rain. | |
| * Cursed mainsail again. | |
| * Headed in at 17: | |
| * Mistakes | |
| * misjudged the strength of the wind leaving the dock and spun around the piling -- should have backed out the other direction and rotated the boat 180 once out of the slip. | |
| * did not check the jackline on the bow which was not fastened and tightened around the front hatch | |
| * 2 hrs on Outboard | |
| ====== March 2011 ====== | |
| ===== 2011-03-06, Doug, Nick ===== | |
| * Cast off at 10:30 | |
| * Sailed out towards the ocean | |
| * With light winds in the morning and calm bar conditions, we hung out in the bar around Buoy 8 when winds picked up around 13:00 | |
| * Sailed West between buy 3 & 4 before heading in under sail, we used the genoa and full main | |
| * There was a lot of weather helm which could be caused by too much main. Will try reefing or feathering next time. | |
| * With the current picking up around 15:30 I kept us under sail to see how we would fair against the current. | |
| * Current was heavy and tricky going into the Ilwaco entrance and 1000ft after. | |
| * 3 hrs on Outboard | |
| ===== 2011-03-20, Julia ===== | |
| * Cast off at 09:00 | |
| * Goal of Willapa Bay, but turned back due to weather and seasickness | |
| * Motoring out through the Bar we were contacted by the CG on 16, moved to 22A asked for LOA and wished safe journey | |
| * Sailed 4nm NW of Bar, primarily under single reef and working jib | |
| * Whale 2ft from aft starboard | |
| * 4 hrs on Outboard | |
| ====== April 2011 ====== | |
| ===== 2011-04-29, Work ===== | |
| * Travel lift to work yard | |
| * 0.25 hrs on Outboard | |
| ===== 2011-04 through 2011-07, Work ===== | |
| * 2x Interlux Bottomkote Pro, bottom paint | |
| * Interlux Perfection, deck paint | |
| * Z-Spar 2015Q Flagship varnish | |
| * bow-hatch | |
| * companion-way stairs | |
| * companion-way trim | |
| * toe rails | |
| * grab rails | |
| * tiller | |
| * mainsheet traveler | |
| * primary winch pedestals | |
| * Cleaned and greased main halyard winch | |
| ====== July 2011 ====== | |
| ===== 2011-07-28, Greg ===== | |
| * Travel lift from work yard | |
| * New mainsail installed | |
| * Motored up Columbia towards Chinook | |
| * Large sea state - ebb with swells and wind waves, 15-25kn winds from NW | |
| * 4 hrs on Outboard | |
| ===== 2011-07-30, Julia ===== | |
| * Motored to just outside Ilwaco channel, raised sails | |
| * Sailed almost to the North span of the Astoria bridge | |
| * 8-12kn winds from W | |
| * 1 hr on Outboard | |
| ====== August 2011 ====== | |
| ===== 2011-08-06, Nathan, Sarah, Eric, Matt ===== | |
| * Sailed from Ilwaco channel up to North span of Astoria bridge | |
| * Heave-to successfully | |
| * Light winds from W-NW | |
| * Genoa and full main | |
| * 2 hrs on Outboard | |
| ===== 2011-08-11 to 14th, Camping Trip ===== | |
| * Ilwaco to Aldrich Point: Robin, Este, Emery, Ren, David, Amber | |
| * Got stuck on the SE corner of Woody Island | |
| * Waited for higher tide, raised the main, sailed off | |
| * Shuttled people from Aldrich Point to Woody Island | |
| * Anchored successfully off Woody Island | |
| * Shuttled people back to Aldrich Point | |
| * Motored to Ilwaco with Julia | |
| * Epic meal at fancy restaurant, spent night in Ilwaco | |
| * 25 hrs on Outboard | |
| ===== 2011-08-21, Mom ===== | |
| * Cleaned boat | |
| * Drained engine oil, need wrench for filter to finish | |
| * Replaced fuel filter | |
| ===== 2011-09-10, Robin, Julia, Joel ===== | |
| * Ilwaco to North span of Astoria bridge | |
| * Medium winds 10-15kn from NW | |
| * High-clew jib, full main | |
| * Heavy ebb current would cause a round up during a jibe if main wasn't pulled all the way in | |
| * 2 hrs on Outboard | |
| ====== October 2011 ====== | |
| ===== 2011-10-08, Anthony, Cami, Jen, Amber ===== | |
| * Ilwaco to North span of Astoria bridge | |
| * Medium winds 10-15kn from S-SW | |
| * Rained the first 30 minutes | |
| * 100% jib, 1st reef in main | |
| * 2 hrs on Outboard | |
| ===== 2011-10-16, Matt, Mike ===== | |
| * Ilwaco towards North span Astoria bridge, then cut across Desdemona Sands beacon, headed under South span of the bridge and back home (again cutting the beacon) | |
| * Great weather, sunny, lower 60s, 8-12kn wind from N-NW | |
| * 100% jib, full main | |
| * 2 hrs on Outboard | |
| ====== April 2012 ====== | |
| ===== 2012-04-20 - 21, Gary, Julia ===== | |
| * Motor from Ilwaco to Kalama | |
| * 15 hrs on Outboard | |
| ===== 2012-04-25, Gary ===== | |
| * Motor from Kalama to Rocky Point Marina | |
| * 6 hrs on Outboard | |
| ====== June 2012 ====== | |
| Work begins at boat yard, first round: | |
| * Haul-out, wash, block, ground sheet | |
| * Leaks | |
| * Center hatch | |
| * new hatch installed with Sikaflex 291 | |
| * Portlights | |
| * New glass into frame with Sikaflex 295UV | |
| * Frames installed with Sikaflex 291 | |
| * 209 primer used | |
| * Engine removal | |
| * Inspect fuel tank for gasoline conversion | |
| * Drive shaft | |
| * Cut out shaft log | |
| * Fill and fair both ends | |
| ====== September 2012 ====== | |
| ===== 2012-09-05 ===== | |
| * Applied and paid for " | |
| * Good for 10 years | |
| * Applied and paid for " | |
| * Good for a lifetime | |
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