Any sailing stories out there?

DArcy

DArcy

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Feb 11, 2017
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A buddy at work just went under the knife for his knee. Knees seem to be a weak part of the human design, all too common that they need fixing up. I hope the healing goes well for you and you get out sailing soon.
Not a sailing story, just a sail story. The PO of my new boat told me the big genoa was in fairly good shape but there was a tear on the sun cover from the spreader. The 100% jib was up when I bought the boat so I hadn't had a look at the damage he mentioned. I want to use the bigger sail since we get a lot of light wind around here. I laid the sail out on the lawn to have a look. This area had been patched previously but it looks like he tried to fix it with some kind of glue, the grey stuff in the tear is very stiff. Looks like a fairly easy repair if I can find the right colour Sunbrela or maybe something more tear resistant.
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Ken Cross

Ken Cross

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Oct 24, 2010
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Hunter 30 Everett, WA
Jim26m said:
After tacking for a good while, we finally made the southeast corner of the island and headed northwest back toward Dog River. We eventually got on a WNW heading and ran wing on wing using a makeshift pole on the jib. Seas were a little big for the 19 to take following, so the tiller required a good bit of attention. Also, the heat of the day was on us with no shade, and we were running. We got the wake of the container ship during this leg, but were far enough away that it was uneventful. We could see the waves breaking on Gaillard shore when it passed there and were glad we had been able to avoid taking the wake any closer.

Lunch was sandwiches and snicker bars, and as it was still early in the day, and quite warm, we stuck with water as our beverage of choice.

The wind held so we were able to sail all of the way back through the bridge, and upriver to the mouth of his creek.

I believe this photo was on the Lee side of the island. The wind stayed fairly good but seas were nicer. There was some rain to our SW and E, but we didn't have any very close.

Not much excitement, but a beautiful day on the water.

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Sounds like a great day.thanks

Ken
 
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Ken Cross

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Cowpokee said:
Overall a great evening, I learned some things useful, she can now call herself a real sailor, and I have a great story that she won't ever let me tell to her friends. Thanks for listening my sailing friends!
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We've rarely sailed after dark, but it was magical. as for the rest of the things, that's just the human condition. Laying here in the hospital I certainly have zero dignity at this point.

Ken
 
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Terry Cox

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Dec 25, 2000
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Hi Ken, glad to hear that you are mending well. Hope to see you back on the water real soon. Nothing very recent, but if you have yet to watch it, here is our 2004 cruise up north, our first for AMEE flotilla. Worth a watch to help wile away the time.
 
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lehighsail

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Feb 21, 2008
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Hunter 33 Metedeconk River
Kneasles? Haven't had one replaced but several friends have. No. 1 advice is to do the physical therapy.
 
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Stu Jackson

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Feb 26, 2004
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Catalina 34 224 Maple Bay, BC, Canada
Best regards, sounds like you're at the right end of the process, heal well.

My story: Went to the chandlery, bought a strut (pancake) zinc, saw Keith the boat salesguy and diver, he'll do the zincs when he can get to it, left the shaft and strut zincs out for him, trudged back the loooong dock in a downpour, drove home.

My day at the boat... :)
 
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Michael Davis

Michael Davis

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Jan 5, 2017
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Beneteau First 38 Lyall Harbour Saturna Island
Stu Jackson said:
My day at the boat... :)
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Better than my day. I just checked the mooring lines for mine and my neighbours boat. All was good.
A non-sailing story ( short motor ride )
Brian slipped and tore the quads off both knees so he'll not be walking around much for 6 weeks then 3 or 4 months of rehab. I got to move his boat from his home in Boot Cove around to our marina in Lyall harbour. A Beneteau 50, twin wheels, bow thruster etc. The wind was about 20kns so I played a bit in Lyall Harbour- backing up, using the bow thruster, just getting used to the boat before docking. Totally screwed up the docking using the bow thruster so backed out and tried again like it was my own boat ( no thruster) Piece of Cake! I learned that I don't need a bow thruster and the Beneteau 50 backs up like a dream. Didn't hit anything, all is good.
 
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dLj

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Mar 23, 2017
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Belliure 41 Back in the Chesapeake
Boatish story for ya Ken while healing. Good luck, follow the doctor's orders as best possible.

Thursday at the Annapolis boat show, my first stop was Bacon's. I have several things on my list I need for my old boat. One of the things I need are sail lugs. I picked up a used sail, nearly brand new that was made for a 1978 Cherubini Hunter 30, mine is a 1977. You just know the sail has to be identical - HAH! Guess again! Well, the sail has the correct dimensions but different sail lugs. Now I could cut the sail lugs off my original sail, but it's still in very much usable condition and that would destroy it. I prefer to keep it as a back up, just in case.

I had both sails with me in the trunk of the car so I could compare and see exactly what I needed. Bacon's has like 5 or more big plastic bins filled with all kinds of sail slugs for different kinds of tracks. So I started looking. Finally I have my coat off, I'm sitting on the floor and taking out every single sail slug bin by bin. Hours later, I find one baggie with 8 slugs in it that are the correct slugs. That's it. I need 16. They are old 11 mm Bainbridge slugs. Bainbridge no longer makes them. So the quest is on. I figure worst case I manufacture 8 slugs. I do have all winter...

Good luck with the recovery. Most of the knee replacements folk end up asking why it took them so long to go get the surgery as the new knee is so much better. May you fall in that category!

dj
 
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Ken Cross

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DArcy - Islay Mist said:
A buddy at work just went under the knife for his knee. Knees seem to be a weak part of the human design, all too common that they need fixing up. I hope the
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Terry Cox said:
Hi Ken, glad to hear that you are mending well. Hope to see you back on the water real soon. Nothing very recent, but if you have yet to watch it, here is our 2004 cruise up north, our first for AMEE flotilla. Worth a watch to help wile away the time.
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Thanks Terry, I did watch that. Well done. I just got home from the hospital a few minutes ago but all is well. Now I'm doing my physical therapy.

Ken
 
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jssailem

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SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
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Good story @RussC
Guys sailing through the oceans. Cool
 
Terry Cox

Terry Cox

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Dec 25, 2000
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Ken Cross said:
Now I'm doing my physical therapy.
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My wife went through the same thing a few years ago. PT was the most important to make sure that the mending captured the original range of motion. Many ignored that step and suffered the consequences.
 
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leo310

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Dec 15, 2006
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Catalina 310 44 Campbell River BC
This happened a few years ago during a flotilla from Sidney to Friday Harbor. What happened was after we cleared customs at Roche Harbor we preceded to Echo Bay (Sucia Island). Motoring along (no wind) the admiral went below to get some snacks and screamed “we’re taken on water”. I then went below and found that the raw water intake filter bowl was cracked and that’s where the water was coming from. At this time the wind came up 3-6 kt so shut down the engine, closed the sea cock and started to sail. No problem, only need the engine if there no wind and duct tape was holding the crack together so we could use the engine if needed. We then rafted in Echo Bay had a group BBQ but the next morning was another matter.
The next morning we all got ready to motor out the bay to sail to Friday Harbor, well now the starter failed. So now we have a cracked taped raw water filter bowl still leaking under pressure and a failed starter. The bright side is no starter we don’t have to worry about the leaking filter bowl as we don’t have an engine. Winds were up so let’s sail off the anchor then back to Sidney. The plan looks good on paper but as luck has it when we round the north end of Sucia Island the wind started to ease. No problem we just take our time as sailors we’re never in a hurry. We’re now going down Boundary Pass the wind stopped, like 0.0 on the anemometer, let see no starter equals no engine equals no leaks and no wind equals no sailing. No looking to the west we see 2 cargo ships to the east another, we are now in the shipping lane with no modes of propulsion but the current. What to do…. Idea, tie the tender to the side of the boat and use the outboard, no problem. Well we did just that, with the current and the 4hp outboard we motored back to Sidney at 3-4 kt only took 5 hours.
 
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rgranger

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Jan 19, 2010
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leo310 said:
This happened a few years ago during a flotilla from Sidney to Friday Harbor. What happened was after we cleared customs at Roche Harbor …. Idea, tie the tender to the side of the boat and use the outboard, no problem. Well we did just that, with the current and the 4hp outboard we motored back to Sidney at 3-4 kt only took 5 hours.
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Now that is sailing...:thumbup:
 
Ken Cross

Ken Cross

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Oct 24, 2010
2,405
Hunter 30 Everett, WA
Yep, last year with a broken prop strut we limped back to Everett from Kingston on our 2hp. We made 3 kts until we had wind and current on our nose. eventually the wind direction shifted enough that we could tack and make some headway. That 15 mile trip took us 7 hours.

Ken
 
jssailem

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Oct 22, 2014
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Yes Ken... That was a sea story and a great example of Marine Seaman ship.
 
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