Food, fixes and notes from the casual coastal sailor.

[Zonker]

I know our jams (hot water bath) last for years. High sugar content but they do get a little darker. I'm sure the meat is also at least a year or more but generally we used it up within 6 months.

To avoid botulism - yes, you have to pressure can fish and meat. You must know the pressure of your pressure cooker. 15 psi is faster than 12 psi but you're still talking about 60 or 70 minutes under pressure for meats to be really safe. My father-in-law cans salmon that is to die for.

We still have the odd Lagostina pressure cooker we got when we got married. Even have a spare gasket for it but never needed to replace it. It is very strange in an Italian engineering way. The lid is pretty thin and flexible stainless steel. It is inserted INSIDE the overhanging lip of the pot and the over center lever deforms it into the correct shape to lock it in place. Why? I have no idea but it's cool.

Glad to see they are still selling the exact same model 32 years later!

 

[Kris Cringle]

Hard to believe this keel was laid in Texas in 1947.

Then this little sailboat traveled (unfinished, overland) to Wisconsin (where it left another broken heart), then onto New York state for a final finish, and eventually to the coast of Maine, back in the 80s.

A few years of sailing, finally,... and she went back into a barn for the next 30 years to the day.

The soul of a sailboat is a simple thing, a hull, a mast and a sail(s). People's dreams are complicated.

 

[Ajax]

I have a large boiling water canning pot at home, and an excellent older enormous All American pressure canner that I inherited from my mom.

Holy crap, not only are these expensive, they're all out of stock. They appear to be excellent quality though. Thanks for sharing.

 

[mgs]

Hard to believe this keel was laid in Texas in 1947.

Then this little sailboat traveled (unfinished, overland) to Wisconsin (where it left another broken heart), then onto New York state for a final finish, and eventually to the coast of Maine, back in the 80s.

A few years of sailing, finally,... and she went back into a barn for the next 30 years to the day.


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The soul of a sailboat is a simple thing, a hull, a mast and a sail(s). People's dreams are complicated.

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Looks rather darling. Let us know how she goes, eh?

 

[Kris Cringle]

Looks rather darling. Let us know how she goes, eh?

I will.

She looked like the inside of a colander beneath the sole boards, water coming in from every seam.

When I left at noon, a big 110Volt pump was running at 2 min. intervals. I just checked again and it's down to 4 min. intervals.

Progress. I asked one of the boat builders, 'Is this about par for the course?'... 'Maybe a little better...', he said. That makes me feel better.

Glad she will be at the yard (ICU), overnight.

 

[accnick]

I will.

She looked like the inside of a colander beneath the sole boards, water coming in from every seam.

When I left at noon, a big 110Volt pump was running at 2 min. intervals. I just checked again and it's down to 4 min. intervals.

Progress. I asked one of the boat builders, 'Is this about par for the course?'... 'Maybe a little better...', he said. That makes me feel better.

Glad she will be at the yard (ICU), overnight.

She’ll make up. Be patient.

 

[Jim in Halifax]

She’ll make up. Be patient.

Interesting. Up here in Bluenose land we say "she'll take up". (and she will!)

 

[accnick]

Interesting. Up here in Bluenose land we say "she'll take up". (and she will!)

I’ve heard both terms in New England.

 

[Kris Cringle]

We do have miles of seams that do take up - make up, on the North Atlantic.

 

[Israel Hands]

We little kids were always fascinated to see our fisherman neighbor on the Chesapeake splash one of his wooden boats that had been out of the water. We couldn't believe that a boat full of water would ever be right again. "She'll swell up" is what we were told. And after a few days of bailing with a plastic clorox-bottle bailer, she would.

 

[Kris Cringle]

She's been taken off the ventilator and can go home today.

 

[accnick]

She's been taken off the ventilator and can go home today.

View attachment 529840 Where is”home” going to be for this sweet little thing?

 

[Kris Cringle]

A stone's throw away on my client's private dock.

 

[Kris Cringle]

Mobo ride: I've never towed my dinghy at 10 knots. Joel Whites Nutshell takes it in stride and just planes at any speed. Nice.

This bassboat's sweet spot is about 9knots for me. Anything faster just makes me angry with the noise and hammering. I've hit 17 knots which is like falling down a set of stairs,...

Her she is in the sweet spot:



Some added touches this season: A solid bronze 'lollypop' boarding aid and mahogany steps; both will fit hardware or sockets, port or starboard.

 

[Jim in Halifax]

A solid bronze 'lollypop' boarding aid and mahogany steps; both will fit hardware or sockets, port or starboard.

Seems like an elegant solution but, oh god, how long before I need a 'lollypop' on my boat? Getting old sucks but it sure beat the alternative..

 

[accnick]

Seems like an elegant solution but, oh god, how long before I need a 'lollypop' on my boat? Getting old sucks but it sure beat the alternative..

You gotta adapt to getting older, whether you like it or not. You see a lot of boats in Maine with boarding aids of one type or another.

We have a step stool to get up into our forward V-berth. I’m sure more is to come. I added a bronze pipe slip-on handle extender to the handle of the big engine raw water intake seacock a few years ago.

Spent much of yesterday contorted in the engine space changing the generator exhaust elbow. It was an Advil and early to bed after that, rather than another glass of wine.

Getting old ain’t easy. But we’re still on the water.

 

[Kris Cringle]

A 60's bass boat, like many of the boats we sail, didn't take things like boarding or age into high (any?) consideration in the design process.

At least the decks are low so stepping from a floating dock onto the side deck isn't too difficult. But you're on your own with only the bimini frame to grasp, so you do. Then you have either a jump down or stretch across to the engine box.

This is better once you get used to NOT using the bimini frame. The only thing is the lollypop is a little sloppy in the socket. I has to be to also be removable, but after you shake it you realize it's well anchored. Then you can put all your weight on it.

Now we'll get an intro into an ergonomic design that does take things like boarding into account, once the sea trials are complete for the new ride. We'll have a paid captain at least for this season so it'll be easy to take.

I just want to crack it wide open and hear 600 HP scream.

 

[accnick]

A 60's bass boat, like many of the boats we sail, didn't take things like boarding or age into high (any?) consideration in the design process.

At least the decks are low so stepping from a floating dock onto the side deck isn't too difficult. But you're on your own with only the bimini frame to grasp, so you do. Then you have either a jump down or stretch across to the engine box.

This is better once you get used to NOT using the bimini frame. The only thing is the lollypop is a little sloppy in the socket. I has to be to also be removable, but after you shake it you realize it's well anchored. Then you can put all your weight on it.

Now we'll get an intro into an ergonomic design that does take things like boarding into account, once the sea trials are complete for the new ride. We'll have a paid captain at least for this season so it'll be easy to take.

I just want to crack it wide open and hear 600 HP scream.

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This morning would be perfect for that boat.

 

[a8b]

Every task I'm involved in first bogs down in material availability. Electricians warn of backorders for what used to be stock parts, the canvas woman today on Sunbrella on what isn't available, Joe at my supply for a Makita 18V battery, not to mention empty building supply items. Price? Who cares, gotta have it.

I'm very forgiving of mistakes mostly because I have made them all myself. But this is a new day on all fronts.

This pocket door, I was told, was actually open a few inches.

That would mean your brain should tell you just before you insert your hole saw in the template marking for the unit you're installing; "Hang on, there's a pocket door behind this wallboard, stop right now!".

Say your brain didn't work though. The hole saw goes through the wallboard like a hot knife through butter. But caution takes over. The brain visualizes 3 1/2" of air in front of the hole saw.

Resistance!!!? WTF? What is it? Stop? No, give it some pressure, maybe just some hard air,...

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This may be poor form, bring this old post back up, but here goes...

The hole saw is to make way for refrigeration and drain lines, which one assumes were installed, as the minisplit head is installed on the wall.
So how do they open said pocket door now? Top clearance for head is insufficient? Installed on interior wall? How did they get the lines outside?

This looks like a renovation horror by MC Etcher. the more you look, the more you see.

 

[Kris Cringle]

This may be poor form, bring this old post back up, but here goes...

The hole saw is to make way for refrigeration and drain lines, which one assumes were installed, as the minisplit head is installed on the wall.
So how do they open said pocket door now? Top clearance for head is insufficient? Installed on interior wall? How did they get the lines outside?

This looks like a renovation horror by MC Etcher. the more you look, the more you see.

It sure is (for refrigeration and drain lines), and yes, when the mistake was realized, someones face turned very red.

It is an inside wall. This project involved 5 large outdoor units and multi indoor in a 9,000sq.ft building. It's a large experienced firm doing the 200K design and installation, but mistakes happen.

We're still waiting on one outside unit that is on Covid time,...