Arthur's Path - Joys of Swing Keel Boats

rgranger

rgranger

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Jan 19, 2010
12,936
Hobie 16 & Rhodes 22 Skeeter Charleston
Well guys.... my 2014 sailing epic adventure took a few knocks in the head....

We launched from Oriental North Carolina on Monday from the city ramp. The plan was to meet my crew at Whittaker Point Marina... they drove ahead with the truck and trailer.

I left the ramp under power and motored under the bridge and then my engine quit and would not start up. I had not bent my sails yet. We drifted to a private pier... got permission to stay the night ... got in touch with the rest of our crew... and got a hotel room for the night.

Next day, we found a mud daubler had made a nest in my fuel line. Go figure. Got that straightened out and were off by mid-day tuesday.

Got set at anchor by 4:00 in a tributary of the Neuse river (South River) and had a great evening (see pics).

Next day Arthur got up graded to something more serious so we decided to pull anchor and book out of there. Got back on the trailer and headed to Washington NC hoping to put the boat back in the water once "tropical storm" Arthur passed... but this morning it got upgraded again.

So we are back home now.... It was supposed to be 10 days on the water and got only one night. Kind of a bummer but it was an adventure anyway.
 

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Bob McL

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Oct 16, 2008
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MacGregor/Venture 25 Mesa AZ
Sounds like a fun day - if even short, So now you have the "bugs" out and are ready for a real adventure. My son and his family are right where Arthur is coming ashore in NC. He said he is not leaving no matter what. He drove from Texas and waited all year for this time and since he is on the third floor of a condo facing right into the water; he's awaiting the "adventure". I hope that is all it is. But you are safe and good to go again.
 
25yearslater

25yearslater

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Aug 20, 2010
1,399
Oday 27 Oak Orchard
There is a saying among pilots that goes; Better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air, than in the air wishing you were on the ground. We can paraphrase it as; Better to be ashore wishing to be at sea, than at sea wishing to be ashore. Good luck and be safe down there.
 
Chris Patterson

Chris Patterson

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Oct 17, 2011
2,809
Ericson 29 Southport..
Hang in there, tomorrow is supposed to be nice. Right now,(8:00pm), it's mostly just raining big time. It looks like due east just a few miles as I write..
 
sailormanbigd

sailormanbigd

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Jul 24, 2006
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Legnos, Starwind, Regal Mystic 30 cutter, 22 trailer sailor, bow rider NEW PORT RICHEY, FL
you could have lashed her down and road it out if you wanted to test your medel? or gone to sea to obtain some "sea room", like some in recent past have done? If a real adventure was sought!!!
 
rgranger

rgranger

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Jan 19, 2010
12,936
Hobie 16 & Rhodes 22 Skeeter Charleston
sailormanbigd said:
you could have lashed her down and road it out if you wanted to test your medel? or gone to sea to obtain some "sea room", like some in recent past have done? If a real adventure was sought!!!
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... yeah!

Uh, no thanks.;)

We are heading back this mornging. Going to launch in the Albemarle Sound this time to save on drive time.
 
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