Cruisin Loser 2,661 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 35 minutes ago, Raz'r said: What I like most about this (other than the fact that I have a little red wagon) are the future crew racing RC boats. Great looking boat, and nice wagon and crew! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kris Cringle 2,164 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Floating, but not sailing yet,.... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bull City 2,583 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 46 minutes ago, Kris Cringle said: Floating, but not sailing yet,.... Kris, do you pull your masts every winter, or were they getting varnished? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJD 162 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Caption contest: A good captain always goes down with his ship. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kris Cringle 2,164 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 12 hours ago, Bull City said: Kris, do you pull your masts every winter, or were they getting varnished? Every fall, Bull. Each spring I give the spars a maintenance coat. That's good for 15 to 20 seasons. Then the spar needs 'wooding' and a new base of varnish built up. Mast down allows me to inspect all fittings, etc. Plus the standing rigging isn't in the weather prolonging all the parts life. And as I tarp the boat, no mast makes that easy and the boat stays dry all winter. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bull City 2,583 Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 8:17 PM, OSPREY said: Where was that taken? What kind of ketch? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Santanasailor 639 Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 This is the largest craft left in our sailing fleet. However the MC Scow can make for fun afternoon. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OSPREY 218 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 18 hours ago, Bull City said: Where was that taken? What kind of ketch? Plymouth Massachusetts, 1986 Shannon 43 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OSPREY 218 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 58 minutes ago, OSPREY said: 19 hours ago, Bull City said: Where was that taken? What kind of ketch? In transit now taking Tara from Plymouth Massachusetts to Oriental North Carolina, her new home. Presently in Port Washington NY at the city moorings. Nice town great price on the mooring Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bull City 2,583 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 5 hours ago, OSPREY said: In transit now taking Tara from Plymouth Massachusetts to Oriental North Carolina, her new home. Presently in Port Washington NY at the city moorings. Nice town great price on the mooring Congrats! My boat is in Oriental right now having a new pod drive installed. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Narwhal2 11 Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Vaquita E7C52492-3410-4B31-8973-10BD820E036F.bmp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheDragon 898 Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 On its mooring of 18 months in Panamarina in Panama on the Caribbean coast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kris Cringle 2,164 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 This is why my boat is not sailing: I'll save you asking. After 22 years of ownership, I asked myself, "Why haven't you replaced those wire winches?". I thought, 'well let me count the ways' ; , new dodger, repower, new sails (bought one at a time), new cockpit, transmission rebuild(always include new shaft and coupling, of course)',...and on and on. And the boat fund always came after college fund, house fund, food fund, etc. It's been a great boat and not as needy as many that will one day be 60 years old. Maybe next year, (although the dodger is serving notice for a replacment). In the meantime, I've gotten used to them and just take the winch handle out when not cranking. So I greased them and they're clicking away like rattlesnakes. The spar gets picked up today and we can begin rigging. What a strange year this is. In the old days, we used to transport it ourselves (usually after school). 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mid 4,401 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Kris Cringle said: In the old days, we used to transport it ourselves (usually after school). humm , child labour .............. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elegua 1,843 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 18 hours ago, TheDragon said: On its mooring of 18 months in Panamarina in Panama on the Caribbean coast. Have you been able to get back to her? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leeroy Jenkins 476 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 On 6/14/2021 at 1:41 PM, Kris Cringle said: Floating, but not sailing yet,.... More like hovering. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheDragon 898 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 On 6/23/2021 at 10:01 AM, Elegua said: Have you been able to get back to her? I bought her in November 2019 and we had a short San Blas cruise. After three months kitesurfing in Cape Town, I tried in March 2020, but the country shut down around me. If I did not have my daughter with me and my wife back home I would have stayed there and gotten by, but they closed the airport from then till October, so short of sailing to Florida I would have had to stick it out, not very painfully, in the San Blas islands as several of my friends down there did. I had rotator cuff surgery in October so was laid up for many months. Then I was down for three weeks working on the boat and going to do a short San Blas cruise with my wife when last Thursday I woke at 1AM in doubled-up pain with a kidney stone. My fourth in four decades, last required an operation, so I bailed. Three buses, two planes, one car, lots of painkillers and 27 hours later I was back home. CAT scan in ER confirmed four kidney stones. I've since painfully passed two small ones that were in ureters, operation scheduled for Wednesday for a big one in bladder, and there is a nasty little lurker in a kidney. I'll go back in November with my daughter to give her the promised San Blas cruise, and then in February to go through the canal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ajax 2,976 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 17 hours ago, TheDragon said: CAT scan in ER confirmed four kidney stones. Ouch! You're a bag of rocks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elegua 1,843 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 17 hours ago, TheDragon said: I bought her in November 2019 and we had a short San Blas cruise. After three months kitesurfing in Cape Town, I tried in March 2020, but the country shut down around me. If I did not have my daughter with me and my wife back home I would have stayed there and gotten by, but they closed the airport from then till October, so short of sailing to Florida I would have had to stick it out, not very painfully, in the San Blas islands as several of my friends down there did. I had rotator cuff surgery in October so was laid up for many months. Then I was down for three weeks working on the boat and going to do a short San Blas cruise with my wife when last Thursday I woke at 1AM in doubled-up pain with a kidney stone. My fourth in four decades, last required an operation, so I bailed. Three buses, two planes, one car, lots of painkillers and 27 hours later I was back home. CAT scan in ER confirmed four kidney stones. I've since painfully passed two small ones that were in ureters, operation scheduled for Wednesday for a big one in bladder, and there is a nasty little lurker in a kidney. I'll go back in November with my daughter to give her the promised San Blas cruise, and then in February to go through the canal. Man that's and adventure....I've only ever passed a scab from a contused kidney. Most painful thing I ever experienced. Cape Town kitesurfing seems a nice recompense for thwarted cruising. I had windsurfing SA friends that kept asking me to go and I stupidly never went. Hope you get a nice San Blas cruise with your daughter. Good on you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
llama 27 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 On 10/27/2020 at 12:57 PM, llama said: Definitely not sailing. Shit, not even rolling. Made some progress since that day. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dolphinmaster 164 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 9 hours ago, llama said: Made some progress since that day. Looks like a Beetle Cat with a tiny cabin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steam Flyer 8,407 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 1 hour ago, dolphinmaster said: 11 hours ago, llama said: Made some progress since that day. Expand Expand Looks like a Beetle Cat with a tiny cabin. You say that like it's a bad thing FB- Doug 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
llama 27 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 3 hours ago, dolphinmaster said: Looks like a Beetle Cat with a tiny cabin. And bench seats which are nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
llama 27 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Steam Flyer said: You say that like it's a bad thing FB- Doug No not at all. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trovão 624 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 The long rebuild is finally coming to the end... 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dolphinmaster 164 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 13 hours ago, Steam Flyer said: You say that like it's a bad thing FB- Doug An observation is not a judgement. Curious what it really is. A Beetle Cat was the 2nd boat I ever sailed alone, just don't remember fully whether they had the tiny cabin or flush deck. Twas in the early 70's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steam Flyer 8,407 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 1 minute ago, dolphinmaster said: 13 hours ago, Steam Flyer said: You say that like it's a bad thing An observation is not a judgement. Curious what it really is. A Beetle Cat was the 2nd boat I ever sailed alone, just don't remember fully whether they had the tiny cabin or flush deck. Twas in the early 70's. Sorry, couldn't resist Beetles don't have a cabin, but IIRC they have a slightly bigger sister with bench seats that are like 3~4" above the floorboards and a tiny cuddy. I forget what it was called. The catboat is the perfect type for around here... big sail for light air, shallow draft, lots of leg room, fun to sail. My father had a 22 footer in Oriental for years, a cheaper copy of a Marshall. I sailed Beetles and Rainbows all the time, as a kid. Didn't appreciate them back then, of course. FB- Doug 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kris Cringle 2,164 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Finally here, summer. As I pulled blankets off at 5am, pulled on pants, fleece, made a cup of coffee and went on deck to feel the warmth of the sunrise, should we be archiving mornings in Maine, on the water for future generations? The dew on decks, the chill and the warmth of the sun on your back. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IStream 3,415 Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 16 hours ago, Trovão said: The long rebuild is finally coming to the end... Will there be yellow again? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pironiero 89 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 On 12/11/2020 at 10:22 PM, Benytoe said: Thanksgiving overnight Whats this boat? that top window is so cool... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sail4beer 3,412 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 I think it might be an Oceanus 390, but I could be wrong. Just reading something on the side of the hull there… 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jim in Halifax 593 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 ...and the poster's forum name is "Benytoe". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sail4beer 3,412 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Ahh, another critical clue! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jud - s/v Sputnik 1,427 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Definitely not sailing today. (But that’s ok, we had a rocking sail last weekend, surprising ourselves how well the boat beat out of Nanaimo harbour channel in building 20 with a crap rolled up headsail and undersized old main [still, yes still, waiting for new, larger main to arrive...]...cautiously eyeing the lee shore behind us as we crawled out, and later hitting 7s going across Georgia Strait, which I’m good with for a 33’ steel hull.) Today is painting day. I installed a duct fan to take heat off the diesel heater chimney. Paint first; then when it’s dry, some teak trim around the fan to pretty it up. Hopefully it’ll keep my wife’s feet warmer when winter sailing —fall and winter are really just around the corner. Well, it might not do a hell of a lot for onboard comfort, but it’s the thought and effort that counts anyway :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trovão 624 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/11/2021 at 10:40 AM, IStream said: Will there be yellow again? Not if I want keep the admiral happy... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IStream 3,415 Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Trovão said: Not if I want keep the admiral happy... 10-4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elegua 1,843 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 4 hours ago, Trovão said: Not if I want keep the admiral happy... Still, that was a good look for a trimaran like that. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kris Cringle 2,164 Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 For those that don't get up before dawn. 4:58am, the sun breaks over the eastern horizon. 5:38 and it's still the witching hour. North Haven village to our west still sleeps. 8:00 it's over and sentry's take their positions(outside the head): As it turned out, the lobster boat races took place this morning. A dozen or more 'racing' fishing boats came by. Some had flags, some did not. Two political party flags. More important was that most went through the anchorage at reasonable speed before cracking their 1000hp engines open. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
llama 27 Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 On 7/10/2021 at 10:15 PM, dolphinmaster said: An observation is not a judgement. Curious what it really is. A Beetle Cat was the 2nd boat I ever sailed alone, just don't remember fully whether they had the tiny cabin or flush deck. Twas in the early 70's. It’s a Sturdee Cat. Tough little boat. Edson Schock design. Originals were wood with canvas on deck. 14’4” with a 7’ beam. Draws 10” with board up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dolphinmaster 164 Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 59 minutes ago, llama said: It’s a Sturdee Cat. Tough little boat. Edson Schock design. Originals were wood with canvas on deck. 14’4” with a 7’ beam. Draws 10” with board up. Nice!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benytoe 84 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 On 7/11/2021 at 8:26 AM, pironiero said: Whats this boat? that top window is so cool... thats right, Benetuau 390 oceanis. yes I liked the windows but they crack easy and most owners will put "no step" signs on them. very $$ to replace.I found a photo of my boat with a former owner who raced it solo to hawaii. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kris Cringle 2,164 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 So not sailing photos: Kids on the $1 sailboat. NAMO came with an older Yamaha (I think) 2 stroke outboard that they can't kill. Son young Tom at the helm, daughter MJ in the middle with her new 'friend', Tom (as if we need another Tom). Harry is there somewhere and new Toms dog, Tony (named after Anthony Bourdain). My wife and I both think US kids need to up their game in clothing, even when engaged in casual rec. What do you think? We were drifting in the harbor. Last weekend was windless. They actually raised sails. The beauty of a simple boat and the optimism of youth. They drifted backwards with good sail trim, for some reason. It nice to get out in the harbor, wind or not. Indian Island lighthouse on the left. Lens looking straight SOUTH, that's Owls Head on the right horizon. Ajax was somewhere out there on his way back to Rockland (out of the right side of frame). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chester 1,247 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 On 7/10/2021 at 3:06 PM, Trovão said: The long rebuild is finally coming to the end... we must see more pic T 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kolibri 464 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 LED bulb test session...just completed replacing all bulbs that don't require going up the mast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TwoLegged 2,238 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 On 7/13/2021 at 12:50 PM, Kris Cringle said: For those that don't get up before dawn. 4:58am, the sun breaks over the eastern horizon. 5:38 and it's still the witching hour. Kris, your photos are crying out for a wider audience. Calendar? coffee table book? Posters? Framed prints and reassuringly obscene prices? Whatever the medium, get them out there! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gn4478 82 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 High Note back in the water after a bit of work 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trovão 624 Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/19/2021 at 8:43 PM, chester said: we must see more pic T not much to show lately - just the boring cicle of bog/sanding/bog/sanding... repeated ad nauseam now, at least the waterline is defined, for the antifouling paint... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bugsy 699 Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 50+ year old Albacore. Almost all components, standing rigging and running rigging original. Purchased about 6 years ago for $250. 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ed.M 21 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Bad Attitude at the dock, just launched after a fresh coat of varnish. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jim in Halifax 593 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 8 hours ago, Ed.M said: Bad Attitude at the dock, just launched after a fresh coat of varnish. Cool boat. What is she? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ed.M 21 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 46 minutes ago, Jim in Halifax said: Cool boat. What is she? 1974 Vic Carpenter Custom 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cyclone 559 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 The sailboat never made it into the water last summer. Things are better this year. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TwoLegged 2,238 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 1 hour ago, cyclone said: The sailboat never made it into the water last summer. Things are better this year. Trimaran? Please tell us more Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bull City 2,583 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 17 hours ago, Bugsy said: 50+ year old Albacore. Almost all components, standing rigging and running rigging original. Purchased about 6 years ago for $250. Was that an Alcort boat? Edit: Sorry, I was thinking of the Puffer, a 12' boat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cyclone 559 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 11 hours ago, TwoLegged said: Trimaran? Please tell us more 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paranda 74 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 my tri not sailing like all the others in a wensday evening pursuitrace… 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Only Fools Rush In 96 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 7 hours ago, Paranda said: my tri not sailing like all the others in a wensday evening pursuitrace… Actually, my boat is just around the corner. Not sailing just a bit further ahead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ishmael 10,566 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Our boat not sailing, next to Francis Lee some years ago. She won't be sailing for a while since I am currently in hospital in Calgary with a broken leg. The same one I broke last time, also the one that had a knee replacement. Poor abused leg. Haulout on August 3 cancelled. Currently looking at options for getting home to Victoria. Bah humbug. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Diarmuid 1,346 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 12 minutes ago, Ishmael said: Our boat not sailing, next to Francis Lee some years ago. She won't be sailing for a while since I am currently in hospital in Calgary with a broken leg. The same one I broke last time, also the one that had a knee replacement. Poor abused leg. Haulout on August 3 cancelled. Currently looking at options for getting home to Victoria. Bah humbug. Need to start paying your bookie, man. Gangland BC is polite, but they know what a hookeroon is for. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ishmael 10,566 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, Diarmuid said: Need to start paying your bookie, man. Gangland BC is polite, but they know what a hookeroon is for. This would have been Gangland Alberta, except it was going down unlit stairs in an unfamiliar house. So, Stupidland BC. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elegua 1,843 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 48 minutes ago, Ishmael said: Our boat not sailing, next to Francis Lee some years ago. She won't be sailing for a while since I am currently in hospital in Calgary with a broken leg. The same one I broke last time, also the one that had a knee replacement. Poor abused leg. Haulout on August 3 cancelled. Currently looking at options for getting home to Victoria. Bah humbug. Sorry to hear that Ish... Hope you get some time on the water. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IStream 3,415 Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 That sucks, Ish. Get well soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kris Cringle 2,164 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 I must need a vacation. Getting the boat ready on Saturday (for a Sunday am departure), I changed fuel filters, dashed into the fuel dock and topped off the 80 gallon tank, loaded blocks of ice, blew over to the public docks and filled 3 water tanks, cleaned decks, etc. etc. I could do this in my sleep (that is a bad attitude,...). All done motor out and decide to make a full speed run out into the harbor to be sure fuel filters are set, turn around and and back into the harbor, motor up to my mooring, hook it, I'm all done and set for AM departure. Then I hear the engine alarms go off from the bow. Wtf? Engine quit. That never happens, ever with this beloved engine. I installed it, I raised it,... Well, air in the fuel lines right? Open the bleeders on the injection pump. Ah, air...Wait a minute, that looks like milk coming out. WTF, that's water, white water running out of the bleeder! OMG, I did the unthinkable, the stupidest thing you can do on a boat: When I put the hose into the third tank, I put it in the fill for the 80 gallon diesel tank. I was crushed by my mistake. I just gave my beloved Nissan diesel a good bath, internally. Don't panic, research, think, plan, fix it. Be optomistic: It's fresh water, what could that harm (don't ask this question on Sailng forums, you'll get alot of bad info with no experience, except maybe from this one). Sunday 1-Remove hose from standpipe to Racor, fresh water flow out into bilge. Of course, 80 gallon tank was almost full (thank god) so about 3 gallons of fresh come out before it turns pink-ish. STOP draining. 2- Remove fuel sender from tank top. Insert 1/2" x 3' PEX stiff tubing connected to drill pump. Go to lowest bulkhead in tank bottom of V. Start pumping into 5 gallon pail. Fill 1 pail 3/4 full and start to see pink. Swap pail for second and continue. Quickly turns all orange (mental note: stand pipe is about 3-5 gallons 'high'). Continue pumping and moving stiff PEX along corner of aft-low tank. 2 5 gallon pails almost full. Pour/funnel into 6 gallon jerry cans. 3-Remove both filter elements. 4- Hand pump fuel through system through the fuel injector opening bleeders until water is pushed out by fuel. 5- Remove intake to ice box sump, exit to galley sink and pump top of bilge off into jerry can. This worked pretty well to skim off the top floating fuel. Put a new bilgesorb pillow in the deep bilge. 5- Fill dinghy with tanks, bags of used paper towels, my sorry ass, go home and drink wine. Monday: Pick up filters (one obscure came from Bangor at noon after a 7:30, install. Note: It was a good thing to not install them before flushing with diesel. Both housings had copious water (bottom) from various piping, hoses, pumps etc. 6-New filters installed, bled, open supply lines to injectors and pack with paper towels. Crank engine a little. Go below, look inside paper towels, water,... Do it again, check, again, a little pink, again. Tighten the lines on the injectors, glow plugs, crank. No go. 'Of course not, you filled it with water asshole, be patient',... 4 tries later, it begins to fire. A few seconds later it evens out and runs just like it did on Saturday morning. I ran it for half an hour eyeing the separator bowl. Flawless, much to my relief. Before leaving, I drained off the water seperator. Not a drop of H20. We're going on vacation! Oh one last thing before I leave the boat. Where is that can of engine paint? I have to paint a little round thing. Fuel fill.heic 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jim in Halifax 593 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Well, that was certainly a trip to the confessional! (if you were raised Catholic) Or airing your dirty laundry (if you were raised Calvinist). You're a better man than me Tom, putting the story up on CA. Excellent description of how to go about purging your diesel system of water though. Enjoy your vacation now. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Veeger 471 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Ah, well, many of us have been there, done that, Kris. I might have been happily chatting with the fuel attendant while opening the fill plate. It seems that putting a gallon or two of fuel in my water tank is more expensive that putting water in your fuel tank... New tank, new lines, 40 gallons of what is now 'waste water' for special pump truck and appropriate recycling.... This could all have happened to 'a friend'... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,565 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Ishmael said: Our boat not sailing, next to Francis Lee some years ago. She won't be sailing for a while since I am currently in hospital in Calgary with a broken leg. The same one I broke last time, also the one that had a knee replacement. Poor abused leg. Haulout on August 3 cancelled. Currently looking at options for getting home to Victoria. Bah humbug. Sounds like it's time for one of these Ish - very traditional for sailors. Eye patch optional. Sorry for your troubles & missing the season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ishmael 10,566 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 7 minutes ago, SloopJonB said: Sounds like it's time for one of these Ish - very traditional for sailors. Eye patch optional. Sorry for your troubles & missing the season. I would need the right peg option. However, I'm going with meat as long as I can. The season was looking kinda iffy anyhow with smoke and water shortages all over, but I would have preferred to have the choice. Thanks for the thoughts. It's very smoky here, BTW. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steam Flyer 8,407 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 3 hours ago, Ishmael said: ... I am currently in hospital in Calgary with a broken leg. The same one I broke last time, also the one that had a knee replacement. Poor abused leg. Haulout on August 3 cancelled. Currently looking at options for getting home to Victoria. Bah humbug. Ouch. Sorry to hear it, hope you get back up on the pins and feeling better. FB- Doug Quote Link to post Share on other sites
justsomeguy! 1,032 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 3 hours ago, Ishmael said: I am currently in hospital in Calgary with a broken leg. Sorry to hear this, man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,565 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 3 hours ago, Kris Cringle said: I must need a vacation. Getting the boat ready on Saturday (for a Sunday am departure), I changed fuel filters, dashed into the fuel dock and topped off the 80 gallon tank, loaded blocks of ice, blew over to the public docks and filled 3 water tanks, cleaned decks, etc. etc. I could do this in my sleep (that is a bad attitude,...). All done motor out and decide to make a full speed run out into the harbor to be sure fuel filters are set, turn around and and back into the harbor, motor up to my mooring, hook it, I'm all done and set for AM departure. Then I hear the engine alarms go off from the bow. Wtf? Engine quit. That never happens, ever with this beloved engine. I installed it, I raised it,... Well, air in the fuel lines right? Open the bleeders on the injection pump. Ah, air...Wait a minute, that looks like milk coming out. WTF, that's water, white water running out of the bleeder! OMG, I did the unthinkable, the stupidest thing you can do on a boat: When I put the hose into the third tank, I put it in the fill for the 80 gallon diesel tank. I was crushed by my mistake. I just gave my beloved Nissan diesel a good bath, internally. Don't panic, research, think, plan, fix it. Be optomistic: It's fresh water, what could that harm (don't ask this question on Sailng forums, you'll get alot of bad info with no experience, except maybe from this one). Sunday 1-Remove hose from standpipe to Racor, fresh water flow out into bilge. Of course, 80 gallon tank was almost full (thank god) so about 3 gallons of fresh come out before it turns pink-ish. STOP draining. 2- Remove fuel sender from tank top. Insert 1/2" x 3' PEX stiff tubing connected to drill pump. Go to lowest bulkhead in tank bottom of V. Start pumping into 5 gallon pail. Fill 1 pail 3/4 full and start to see pink. Swap pail for second and continue. Quickly turns all orange (mental note: stand pipe is about 3-5 gallons 'high'). Continue pumping and moving stiff PEX along corner of aft-low tank. 2 5 gallon pails almost full. Pour/funnel into 6 gallon jerry cans. 3-Remove both filter elements. 4- Hand pump fuel through system through the fuel injector opening bleeders until water is pushed out by fuel. 5- Remove intake to ice box sump, exit to galley sink and pump top of bilge off into jerry can. This worked pretty well to skim off the top floating fuel. Put a new bilgesorb pillow in the deep bilge. 5- Fill dinghy with tanks, bags of used paper towels, my sorry ass, go home and drink wine. Monday: Pick up filters (one obscure came from Bangor at noon after a 7:30, install. Note: It was a good thing to not install them before flushing with diesel. Both housings had copious water (bottom) from various piping, hoses, pumps etc. 6-New filters installed, bled, open supply lines to injectors and pack with paper towels. Crank engine a little. Go below, look inside paper towels, water,... Do it again, check, again, a little pink, again. Tighten the lines on the injectors, glow plugs, crank. No go. 'Of course not, you filled it with water asshole, be patient',... 4 tries later, it begins to fire. A few seconds later it evens out and runs just like it did on Saturday morning. I ran it for half an hour eyeing the separator bowl. Flawless, much to my relief. Before leaving, I drained off the water seperator. Not a drop of H20. We're going on vacation! Oh one last thing before I leave the boat. Where is that can of engine paint? I have to paint a little round thing. Fuel fill.heic 131.02 kB · 3 downloads As Ish once said to me - "Don't you just hate it when everything fucks up because it's your fault"? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cruisin Loser 2,661 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Sorry to hear that, Ish. Hope it knits well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MauiPunter 1,379 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 6 hours ago, Kris Cringle said: I must need a vacation. Getting the boat ready on Saturday (for a Sunday am departure), I changed fuel filters, dashed into the fuel dock and topped off the 80 gallon tank, loaded blocks of ice, blew over to the public docks and filled 3 water tanks, cleaned decks, etc. etc. I could do this in my sleep (that is a bad attitude,...). All done motor out and decide to make a full speed run out into the harbor to be sure fuel filters are set, turn around and and back into the harbor, motor up to my mooring, hook it, I'm all done and set for AM departure. Then I hear the engine alarms go off from the bow. Wtf? Engine quit. That never happens, ever with this beloved engine. I installed it, I raised it,... Well, air in the fuel lines right? Open the bleeders on the injection pump. Ah, air...Wait a minute, that looks like milk coming out. WTF, that's water, white water running out of the bleeder! OMG, I did the unthinkable, the stupidest thing you can do on a boat: When I put the hose into the third tank, I put it in the fill for the 80 gallon diesel tank. I was crushed by my mistake. I just gave my beloved Nissan diesel a good bath, internally. Don't panic, research, think, plan, fix it. Be optomistic: It's fresh water, what could that harm (don't ask this question on Sailng forums, you'll get alot of bad info with no experience, except maybe from this one). Sunday 1-Remove hose from standpipe to Racor, fresh water flow out into bilge. Of course, 80 gallon tank was almost full (thank god) so about 3 gallons of fresh come out before it turns pink-ish. STOP draining. 2- Remove fuel sender from tank top. Insert 1/2" x 3' PEX stiff tubing connected to drill pump. Go to lowest bulkhead in tank bottom of V. Start pumping into 5 gallon pail. Fill 1 pail 3/4 full and start to see pink. Swap pail for second and continue. Quickly turns all orange (mental note: stand pipe is about 3-5 gallons 'high'). Continue pumping and moving stiff PEX along corner of aft-low tank. 2 5 gallon pails almost full. Pour/funnel into 6 gallon jerry cans. 3-Remove both filter elements. 4- Hand pump fuel through system through the fuel injector opening bleeders until water is pushed out by fuel. 5- Remove intake to ice box sump, exit to galley sink and pump top of bilge off into jerry can. This worked pretty well to skim off the top floating fuel. Put a new bilgesorb pillow in the deep bilge. 5- Fill dinghy with tanks, bags of used paper towels, my sorry ass, go home and drink wine. Monday: Pick up filters (one obscure came from Bangor at noon after a 7:30, install. Note: It was a good thing to not install them before flushing with diesel. Both housings had copious water (bottom) from various piping, hoses, pumps etc. 6-New filters installed, bled, open supply lines to injectors and pack with paper towels. Crank engine a little. Go below, look inside paper towels, water,... Do it again, check, again, a little pink, again. Tighten the lines on the injectors, glow plugs, crank. No go. 'Of course not, you filled it with water asshole, be patient',... 4 tries later, it begins to fire. A few seconds later it evens out and runs just like it did on Saturday morning. I ran it for half an hour eyeing the separator bowl. Flawless, much to my relief. Before leaving, I drained off the water seperator. Not a drop of H20. We're going on vacation! Oh one last thing before I leave the boat. Where is that can of engine paint? I have to paint a little round thing. Fuel fill.heic 131.02 kB · 4 downloads Wow. So sorry to hear. It's one of my biggest fears. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kris Cringle 2,164 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 7 hours ago, MauiPunter said: Wow. So sorry to hear. It's one of my biggest fears. Was one of my biggest fears too. Can't explain it. I think I'm glad I wasn't using a table saw that day. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Q 787 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 All the Broads hire boats have.. and another marked water.... Doesn't stop them putting the hose in the wrong one though.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bull City 2,583 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 19 hours ago, Ishmael said: She won't be sailing for a while since I am currently in hospital in Calgary with a broken leg. The same one I broke last time, also the one that had a knee replacement. Poor abused leg. Haulout on August 3 cancelled. Currently looking at options for getting home to Victoria. Bah humbug. Ish, I am really sorry to hear this. I broke my leg skiing when I was 19. It was bad enough at that tender ago; I cannot imagine it at our age. You have my sympathy. I am using the sincere font. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bugsy 699 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 On 7/24/2021 at 10:04 AM, Bull City said: Was that an Alcort boat? Edit: Sorry, I was thinking of the Puffer, a 12' boat. My memory is that there used to be a 12' aluminum boat called a Petrel. Is that the same thing as a Puffer? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,565 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 The Petrel was a 14' riveted aluminium boat. A friend had one - one of the first I sailed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bull City 2,583 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Bugsy said: My memory is that there used to be a 12' aluminum boat called a Petrel. Is that the same thing as a Puffer? 51 minutes ago, SloopJonB said: The Petrel was a 14' riveted aluminium boat. A friend had one - one of the first I sailed. You can relive those days: http://www.aerocraft-boats.org/boats/1602/index.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,565 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Interesting Bull. Apparently the vendor of Dell's boat lied about the LOA. We also never got remotely close to planing in the thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chester 1,247 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 the 12 Petrel was my first sail boat. the foam under the riveted sole was waterlogged...it took 4 of us to lift it onto a trailer . had that replaced, painted it, wrenched together a kmart trailer and enjoyed it for about 3 years! made by Alcan back when companies like that were "vertically integrated" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CriticalPath 165 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 2 hours ago, chester said: the 12 Petrel was my first sail boat. the foam under the riveted sole was waterlogged...it took 4 of us to lift it onto a trailer . had that replaced, painted it, wrenched together a kmart trailer and enjoyed it for about 3 years! made by Alcan back when companies like that were "vertically integrated" Alcan made the Petrel at their Algoods subsidiary in the (now) trendy East Junction / Stirling Road area. They brokered a gig to provide boats to sailing schools and camps, hence the proliferation of the boats across the country. Alcan also diversified into the houseboat market, many different sizes built at Alloy Manuf. in Montreal. Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,565 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Those Alcan houseboats were pretty good. Still see them around. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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