Summer Bird in FL getting upgrades. After the upper picture was taken she now has 1500w of solar added, and 900ah of lithium batteries. Now I won’t have to ask guests to conserve electricity.
Wednesday is Photo Day - 2022
- Thread starter Phil
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Fun time sailing on SF Bay with my daughter this last weekend. Several days of great wind.
This is not as nice as Phil's post, I was on the boat on Friday while it was blowing and was amazed at the racket from the cover. I wouldn't want to try to sleep on a boat with a cover up.
Very slowly motoring up the channel to the marina at sunset. We had a very curious, juvenile seal following us for a while along the way.
If your battery bank is at 48V you are set to switch to an electric motor with that much capacity.
Spent some time today polishing the cover on the Sestrel compass installed by the original owner. Still a lot of work to do, but I will be waiting until late June to do that work in Hawaii where I have a Dremel tool with a polishing wheel.
Fit check of the first two pieces of weather cloth today. Final two pieces will be delivered on Monday.
My long narrow backyard is handy for this unique project that comes along every 20 years or so:
It's good to remove all the fittings and find the 61-year-old spruce spar is rot free and tight as a drum.
I've had some help in my handy daughter and trusty sidekick.
The work is mostly done. What's left is waiting for coats of varnish to dry.
That's easy.
It's good to remove all the fittings and find the 61-year-old spruce spar is rot free and tight as a drum.
I've had some help in my handy daughter and trusty sidekick.
The work is mostly done. What's left is waiting for coats of varnish to dry.
That's easy.
And to think, people avoid wood on their boats because they want something that will last. You may have to do this all over again, one more time, before you pass this beauty on to the next generation.
-Will
Tom, is that mast hollow? If so, is it coated or treated on the inside?
-Will
It is a hollow box built of 4 pieces, Will. I don't believe they did anything on the inside. Once all the fittings and rigging are removed, it's surprisingly light and easy for one person to roll over or move on the horses.
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
- Oct 22, 2014
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Nice image. I like the way you set the spar on foam pads not just the raw wood of a saw horse.
It is all in the details. Is that your daughter helping or are you in the middle of teaching another young sailor the value of an Alden?
It is all in the details. Is that your daughter helping or are you in the middle of teaching another young sailor the value of an Alden?
That is my daughter, Jon. She is the new owner of the $1 boat and super excited to be sailing her own boat this season. She and her boyfriend are putting a lot of effort into the boat turning it into a nice pocket cruiser. Son and his boat partner have moved on to an old Pearson Vanguard they are getting ready to launch.
My pier neighbor took this picture the other night. I am certain he did some work on it. But, it does look good.
Chillin' at Rocky Point on a Saturday evening.
First night on anchor for the season, Magothy River Horse Farm Anchorage -
And the horse farm the anchorage takes its name from -
And the horse farm the anchorage takes its name from -
Not Wednesday, but hey! Cool cloud. Neuse River East of Oriental.
