6/10 – 6/13 – We have lived in Maryland for over 20 years and have been to DC numerous times, however, never by water. With a very loose schedule and some extra days before our next planned event (an MTOA Rendezvous at Vera’s on St. Leonard’s Cre…
Cruising up the Potomac
6/10 – 6/13 – We have lived in Maryland for over 20 years and have been to DC numerous times, however, never by water. With a very loose schedule and some extra days before our next planned event (an MTOA Rendezvous at Vera’s on St. Leonard’s Cre…
Prop Shaft Details – Thinking (way) Ahead
There are two interesting points about this photo of the inboard end of the FPB64 prop shaft.
The first is the length of the engagement for the shaft coupling to the shaft, double the norm. Any idea why?
Second is the shaft brake, about which we have spoken in the past. The brake is there to assist […]
Whatcha got heeeere is yer waterfront prop-i-ty
Not the product. The company. On Wednesday, I posted about the problem I had with the Thompson’s Advanced Formula Water Seal “Clear Multi-Surface Waterproofer”. Put simply, it didn’t work. I applied it to Drift…
6/17/2011 DOCK AT LOCK E7 TO RIVERLINK PARK IN AMSTERDAM, NY
FRIDAY
TOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 22 NM
DOCKED AT: RIVERLINK PARK ($1.00/FOOT WITH POWER)
AMSTERDAM, NY
SUNRISE: 5:16 SUNSET: 8:35
HIGH: 74 LOW: …
St Goar
Yesterday (June 18) we arrived in St Goar. The last stop before going through the “Loreley” The narrowest and fastest flowing section of the Rhine. Legend has it that there is a beautiful maiden on the rocks singing to the sailors transitin…
House Batteries
Back to electrical… House batteries are now installed and wired together to form one big house bank. The cable that connects the batteries is 4/0 which is about the size of a garden hose. Fortunately I had the use of a huge ratcheting crimper for ins…
Fuel transfer system and plumbing
These pictures show the completed fuel transfer system. At first glance it looks quite complicated but that is mostly due to the fact that, in order to keep all our tankage below decks (lots more interior room that way) we ended up with six storage tan…
48 Survey and Sea Trial – Days 258 to 259 – Annapolis, MD
My 4.5 hour flight from Seattle to Annapolis was perfect. It departed and landed on time. I used the time to read a John Grisham novel and to work on the documentation for acceptance of the 63.Unfortunately, Diana did not have a g…
63 Survey and Sea Trial – Days 256 to 257 – Seattle, WA
The survey of the Outer Reef 63 started promptly at 9:00 AM on Tuesday with the arrival of Matt Harris of Marine Consultants and continued until 5:00 PM. While Matt did his thing, Darrel and I examined every nook and cranny. …
