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A1975 o'day 22will be changing to led lights both mast and cabin along with nav lights. adding solar, adding bbq, rebedding all deck hardware and below water...
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May 17, 2008... Introduction: After scampering for a week to get Empty Pocket in shape for an abbreviated cruise, we broke our ties to Terra-Firma and pointed south toward our favorite destination, the Dry Tortugas! We hadn't been there since 2004 when we circumnavigated the state of Florida! Our intended course cuts across the state in the ditch (the Okeechobee Waterway) for a meet-up with Mike & Kelli Smith on their Hunter 26 in Ft. Myers... then, with them in tandem, set sail for the Tortugas! With great anticipation and the ecstasy of escape, we cast off our cares and pointed Empty Pocket toward "freedom". In actuality, this trip almost didn't happen. With me buried at Solar Stik and Steph changing careers, I literally worked 18 hours a day for a week to overcome a year of inactivity on E.P. Before departure, I was up for 36 hours straight to ensure that we broke the bonds of the dock on time... As I motored us out of the marina and into the "ditch", I thought to myself, "thank God for Red Bull"!
- h2ocruizers
- Jun 30, 2009
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Disaster! The epoxy bled through the paint on the bulkheads. The paint is so soft it can be scraped with fingernails. the yellow blush is "Amine blush". I should have cleaned the cured epoxly with a sponge and water before applying the pant. NOw I have to make and finish the bulkheads all over again......
- emergpa1
- Jun 30, 2009
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The tubing along the mast is for holding the lifting saddle in place; it does not support any lifting force. Note stabilizing cables. These do not get particularly taught during rasing, and aren't necessary if doing this on level ground. I installed them for additional safety on land, and a necessity when on the water.
- Mark Major
- Jun 30, 2009
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The lifting assembly in place. The lifting line runs from the mast, over the gin pole, to a pulley in the anchor locker, and to the mast winch with four turns. DO NOT USE NYLON LINE. This does stress the mast winch so it must be in good order (mounting hardware especially).
- Mark Major
- Jun 30, 2009
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