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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 | ||
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| + | ====== 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 | ||
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| + | ====== 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 | ||
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| + | ====== 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 | ||
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| + | ====== 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 | ||
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| + | ====== 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 | ||
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| + | ===== 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 | ||
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| + | ====== April 2011 ====== | ||
| + | ===== 2011-04-29, Work ===== | ||
| + | * Travel lift to work yard | ||
| + | * 0.25 hrs on Outboard | ||
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| + | ===== 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 | ||
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| + | ===== 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 | ||
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| + | ====== 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 | ||
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| + | ===== 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 | ||
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| + | ===== 2011-08-21, Mom ===== | ||
| + | * Cleaned boat | ||
| + | * Drained engine oil, need wrench for filter to finish | ||
| + | * Replaced fuel filter | ||
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| + | ===== 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 | ||
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| + | ====== 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 | ||
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| + | ===== 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 | ||
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| + | ====== April 2012 ====== | ||
| + | ===== 2012-04-20 - 21, Gary, Julia ===== | ||
| + | * Motor from Ilwaco to Kalama | ||
| + | * 15 hrs on Outboard | ||
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| + | ===== 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 | ||
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| + | ====== 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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