tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72026930902112072462024-03-04T21:57:08.051-08:00Going AfloatGoing Afloat
Adventures Aboard the S/V Grace
Resources for life on the waterMr. Afloathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-18533528132464385082016-05-05T23:52:00.000-07:002016-05-06T00:05:21.496-07:00Finally finished Favor with new paint inside and out repairing some storm damage to her rails and varnishing all the wood and oars. Here she is:<br />
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We are headed for mountain country and she is happier with salt under her keel so we are selling her.<br />Asking $1500<br />
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Mr. Afloathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-79634116140560302332012-04-24T15:34:00.000-07:002012-04-24T15:34:13.375-07:00A few lessons learned the hard way.Looking back on our experience, we realize that there are a few things that really shouldn't be overlooked when buying or otherwise procuring a boat. Everyone told us these things, but nobody told us why they are still a good idea even when you are strapped for cash. All of them (except for perhaps number 2) will ultimately save you money.<br />
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1. GET A SURVEY. Everyone says to get a survey so that you don't get a nasty surprise later on. That is VERY good advice and will pay for itself. BUT, it is even more important because you can't get a good rate on insurance without a survey. A survey cuts your insurance cost to less than half price for much better coverage.Without insurance, you can't rent a slip. Also, most marinas won't let you in if your wood boat or older fiberglass boat is not surveyed even if you can get insurance. There are only two marinas in our area that don't require a survey for older/wooden boats, and they are the two most expensive. The difference of three months' rent will more than pay for the survey. Also, with a wooden boat, you can really get clobbered with unforeseen expenses if you don't know the state of the fastenings, et cetera, at the outset. Which leads us to:<br />
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2. BUY A FIBERGLASS BOAT. As a craftsman, I am not intimidated by wood at all and much prefer working with it to working with fiberglass. There is also no denying that the feel of a wood boat is worlds better, BUT insurance companies and marina owners aren't so sentimental about it. Too many old wood boats are abandoned in boatyards or left in their slips to sink, and marina and boatyard owners are wary of letting anything without a fiberglass hull in. If you have an impeccably maintained classic with a current survey and lots of insurance (see why the survey is important) you are probably fine, but if you lack either of those, you had better have lots of cash ($5,000-$10,000 for a deposit, just to haul out).<br />
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3. Make sure that you include the amount it will cost to get the boat "ship shape" when calculating the purchase price you can afford. All marinas require some sort of inspection and they are well aware that "derelicts" lower the value of their establishments. What may say "classic restoration project" to you says "boat rat" to others. Restoring a boat at anchor to be marina-ready is possible, as we found out. But it is much nicer not to have to worry about your partly-restored boat whenever a storm comes through. If your boat looks good or even just has a running engine you shouldn't have a problem getting out of the weather. No engine, no shelter, no boat can take getting pounded forever.<br />
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Sailing is a different culture and there are reasons why things are done a certain way. The reason given is not always the real reason, but rest assured there is a reason. I hope that this helps anyone looking to get their dreams off "the hard". <br />
We are not giving up on our dreams, and will soon be back on the water in our own surveyed and fully insured boat, Lord willing. <br />
<br />Mr. Afloathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-33729014279649988002012-01-09T08:38:00.000-08:002012-01-09T08:38:08.213-08:00Selling the engine.We have decided to sell the engine that we bought for Grace.<br />
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The engine was rebuilt 600hrs ago and started ran beautifully, came over from Catalina the day we had it craned out of the other boat in October. I had a mechanic go through it and brought it home to repaint it. It needs a raw water pump ($500) and an alternator ($225), and paint. I am planning on adding the parts and painting the engine then raising the price to cover parts/materials/labor if it doesn't sell right away.<br />
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Let me know in anyone is interested.<br />
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May you bring a blessing as much to your new owner as you did to us.<br />
Godspeed.Mr. Afloathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-7527623161549354142011-12-22T23:26:00.000-08:002011-12-22T23:30:36.312-08:00Pics of the latest work.Too busy to write much, Grace has a leak and the battery needs to be charged every other day and we can't afford the trips to the island. So rather than let her sink (some friends of ours are watching her to keep her afloat) we have decided to give her to someone who can restore her and give her the needed haul out.<br />
It beaks out hearts to have come so close to getting her fixed up again and to run out of funds now and have to watch her get thrashed by the storms.<br />
Since the last post her hull has been sanded and 98% has been primed and a new (to her) solid bronze Manuel windlass has been installed.<br />
Here are some pictures:<br />
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Because there was no one to change the batteries the water has come over the floor boards three times and has damaged the interior varnish some. We really want to give Grace to someone who she will be as much a blessing to as she has been to us and who can finish the restoration that we have worked so hard on.<br />
Please pray that we can find a good home for her before it is too late.Mr. Afloathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-30239474165828055862011-12-19T21:42:00.000-08:002011-12-19T21:42:32.166-08:00Grace, For SaleIt is with a heavy heart and after much prayer that we have decided to put Grace up for sale. The bad economy has reduced our income to the point that we can no longer afford to make the needed trips to the island to work on and maintain Grace the way we would like to. Also the rougher weather has caused her to take on more water and the Captain we had looking after her has moved his boat to San Diego for work so there is no one to change out her batteries that run the bilge pump. She is a beautiful lady, we got lots of admiring looks from tourists and the local fishermen. We absolutely loved the time we spent aboard.<br />
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It is heartbreaking to have come so close, last trip (yet to be written up due to lack of time) we got her ready to sail and hoisted and shook out her sails ready to bring her over and install the engine. Alas, it looks like we will never get to sail her. <br />
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Thanks for following our adventures,<br />
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Godspeed.Mr. Afloathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-41071455048592045422011-11-06T17:52:00.000-08:002011-11-06T17:56:51.982-08:00Scraping, Scrubbing, Painting, and Guests I'm a bit late getting this update out as life has been really busy for the last couple of weeks. During this trip we continued getting Grace ready to receive her engine (now sitting ashore ready for a few new parts and a coat of paint) and getting ready to bring her to the mainland. We left early to pick up a couple of things at the chandlery and catch the ferry from Marina Del Rey to Avalon. Traffic was worse than usual, and even leaving an extra hour failed to get us to the chandlery before the boat left. That turned out to be a good thing as we had left Roo's bed behind in the rush. So, after getting breakfast, we went back home to re-pack some things and then headed to San Pedro to catch a later boat to Avalon. My brother Jon kindly gave us a ride both trips. We were hoping for a cat straight to Avalon but ended up on a mono-hull going to Two Harbors first.<br />
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The first thing on the agenda after arriving in Catalina and unpacking was to clean the engine room and paint it. Grace used to have iron fuel tanks, but they rusted out and were removed before we bought her. Unfortunately, the tanks coated the bottom of the bilge with 1/8" of rust sludge (she is bronze fastened and all her other tanks are aluminum). <br />
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We spent the rest of the day in Avalon while the paint dried and the boat aired out. <br />
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</div><span id="goog_966973594"></span><span id="goog_966973595"></span>Mr. Afloathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-6753646606432785502011-08-31T13:34:00.000-07:002011-09-03T15:59:07.907-07:00Rigging KnivesAs many of you know I am a bladesmith (<a href="http://www.seekyee.com/Bladesmithing/index/">Ben Potter, Bladesmith</a>, <a href="http://www.seekyee.com/privateerarmoury/">Privateer Armoury</a> ) and have been working on sailor and rigging knives. I thought I'd post about the progress here as it is pertinent. Today I was testing one of the knifes that I have selected as a possibility modification as a sailing knife. As a sailor I wanted to know not only how the blade would perform for normal use but to push it way beyond what it should ever experience out on the water. I didn't wast time on the finish as I planned to do destructive tests. You can still see the heat colors from softening part of the spine of the blade. The first test was to clamp the blade in a vice and snap the tip off. I used a 6# sledge hammer and it took 6 hits (none of them soft) before it broke. I then did some minimal grinding on the profile and sharpened the blade for the "cutting" tests.<br />
Here are the results.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blade testing: clockwise from top right: 3/4 nylon rope, insulated solid copper wire, 12ga extension cord, 1/2" marine plywood, stainless steel control cable, 1/16" stainless steel, 1/8" stainless rod, 16 penny nail, 1/2" rebar, 1 1/4" hardend steel well drilling cable.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>The knife cut through all the non-ferrous materials with surprising ease no damage whatsoever. The rope, wire, and extension cord were cut with out any additional tools other test pieces were cut with the aid of a 5# sledge not because it needed that much forge but I wanted to test the blade with a greater impact than would be seen in normal use. Having worked with the plywood in the past I was expecting a more difficult time cutting it but it parted without a struggle. When cutting the stainless there was slight dulling of the edge but no chipping. The steel nail did leave some deformation as is to be expected. After the cutting test I decided to see what the limits of the blade were. The first victim was a piece of 1/2" rebar. Laying the edge on the bar and striking the back of the blade with the sledge. The edge bit into the rebar but in turn suffered moderate deformation but there was no chipping or cracking. During the stainless cable test I cut trough the cable and into the cutting face of the anvil, then continued to pound the back daring the blade to twist or break. The only test that the blade had any trouble with was the hardened well drilling cable (I was not aware that it was hardened until after the test) which did take a small chip out of the edge. All in all I was very impressed with the quality and look forward to crafting quality sailing knifes from these blanks.<br />
I should mention that I was wearing full protective gear (full head/face mask. leather apron, gloves etc.)as I expected the blade to shatter during the testing from the impact and severe torsion from the round faced<br />
hammer blows. <b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: #990000;">DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY OF THESE TESTS ON YOUR OWN AS THEY ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS and WILL damage any knife subjected to them!!</span></b>Mr. Afloathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-24528038784579288022011-08-28T18:35:00.000-07:002011-09-03T13:29:58.643-07:00Too RoughThis trip to the island was a disaster- or an adventure, depending on how you look at it.<br />
We arrived on Monday morning after an uneventful ferry ride, loaded the tender we were borrowing and headed for the main pier to get ice and milk. Then we took the tender to the fuel dock to fill up. After mixing the correct amount of oil into the fuel, we started for Grace.<br />
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We managed to make it about 100' before the engine quit. No amount of yanking on the starter, fiddling with the choke, checking the fuel lines, and squeezing the now-soft bulb in the fuel line had any appreciable effect. We drifted back to the fuel dock, tied up, and tried another round of tricks to get the motor to behave, all to no avail. Now, if one is using one's own boat it is relatively simple to start taking things to pieces until you find the problem, but with a borrowed boat it is not that easy. So we called the owner and waited for him to come down the the dock and see what he thought about it.<br />
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Another set of skills and tricks were put to the test, and still nothing. By now we had figured out that there was a block in the fuel line, but every section when checked was functional. We decided to tow the tender back to the main pier and consult the outboard repairman who has his shop there. On the way we met Capt. Voyle, who is spending the summer in Avalon working as a mechanic and who taught us to sail. We took the fuel line off and started checking it piece by piece again. I forget who found the problem, which was with the quick disconnect going to the tank. Since the outboard repair shop was closed, Corrie, Roo and I walked over to the hardware store to get a new part. We were informed that they no longer carried the part we needed, so we went back to the outboard shop and waited for the proprietor to return. When he arrived, it took him about 30 seconds to recognize the problem, and five minutes to fix it. Having gotten the tender running again, we headed down the coast to Grace.<br />
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Getting on board a forty-footer without a boarding ladder is never all that easy, but getting on board in steep 4-5ft seas is just plain difficult. Add a small child and heavy supplies to the picture, and you have the makings of a hair-raising time. It took almost an hour, but at last everyone and everything was safely aboard. That evening, Corrie made brownies and sloppy joes, and we evicted the flying fish from the cockpit and had an excitingly turbulent dinner there.<br />
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Grace was designed to have over 1200lbs of engine just aft of the main salon, and since we have no engine at the moment, you can feel the difference with every wave. To a couple of novices, that night felt like trying to sleep in a roller-coaster. We were either hanging on to the side of the berth or pushing against the opposite wall. Roo loved it and slept for almost fourteen hours straight, but it was a bit rough on the rest of us. Morning came with no change in the swell, and after trying vainly to get something done, we decided to spend the day in Avalon. We climbed down into the dinghy and set out for shore. About 100 yards up the coast, the engine started the bog down. A quick look showed that the prop wasn't fouled. Another minute and the engine quit.<br />
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It is one thing to have your engine quit inside the harbor where you can easily get a tow or just drift to the dock, but losing power out on the open sea in a strong current is altogether different. To make matters worse, we found that one of the oars had half of the blade broken off. I set them into the oarlocks and attempted to row for shore.<br />
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If you are ever buying oars for your tender, think twice about getting the nice short ones that fit out of the way. 4 1/2' oars make for tough going. Fortunately we were able to hail a passing PWC and they very kindly offered to tow us in. (Side note: I will NEVER make disparaging comments about seadoos again). They had to let us off at the entrance to the harbor as their jet got fouled. So we rowed over to the dinghy dock. <br />
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The plan for this trip was to have Corrie's family stay with us on Grace for a few days later in the week, but after seeing how rough it was we all decided it was best to postpone their visit. So we spent a lot of time at the park, much to Roo's satisfaction, and walked through most of Avalon by the end of the day. Capt. Jim kindly lend us his 14' inflatable that evening and we motored back through the lively seas to Grace for the night. The seas were a bit calmer, which was greatly appreciated, but the forecast predicted progressively more energetic seas as the week progressed. In the morning it was much calmer from 05:00-08:00, and we were reminded why we love being afloat. We loaded up the inflatable and made it into town in time to meet the Marina Del Rey flyer, and talk to Captain Zack about getting out tickets changed to that evening.<br />
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After another day walking around Avalon and learning more about the island, we headed home on the 5:00 boat to Marina Del Rey. It was not a very productive trip in terms of making progress on Grace, but we learned a lot more about dealing with life on the water. We didn't get many pictures, as we were just trying to do what we had to.<br />
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This one sums up what it was like:<br />
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NOTE: If you haven't ridden the Marina Del Rey Flyer to Avalon or Two harbors you should give it a try. It takes almost twice as long as the other ferry, but the service is really great. On the way to Avalon, we saw blue whales close by, and the captain slowed down and told the passengers about the habits of blue whales. On the way back, Corrie was nauseated by the motion of the waves, and the captain and the bartender improvised simple syrup for her drink. Folks, THAT is service.Mr. Afloathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-89992000290254979762011-07-25T14:08:00.000-07:002011-07-25T14:15:55.752-07:00Restoring Grace: Week Two<div style="text-align: left;">This week was a bit more of an adventure than usual.</div><div style="text-align: left;">It started with a phone call from the captain who is looking after Grace, saying that we needed to put down some better ground tackle. The anchor rode was unraveling because of chafe against the bottom, and he had moved her to deeper water to get the rope off the bottom, but that meant that there was now insufficient scope to hold her securely. So it was off to Kelly Marine in San Pedro, to hunt for another anchor and and a chain rode. After looking over what was available we settled on a 20kg Bruce, 90' of 3/8" chain and a handful of swivels and shackles. We freighted the gear to the island on Friday afternoon, on the twice-daily barge.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
Over the weekend, we shopped for other miscellaneous items and supplies. Early on Monday we headed out to get the last few items and catch the ferry to Avalon. If you have ever tried to find matching blocks for some rigging you will understand why a 10 minute stop took an hour and meant that we missed the early afternoon boat and had to wait till 5:00.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We reached Avalon as the sun was going down over the hills. We could see that Grace was indeed dragging, but the freight company was closed for the evening so we had to wait till the next day to get the gear. As we were unloading the tender I noticed that the water seemed a bit closer than I remembered. About 1.2 seconds later the meaning of this information dawned on me and I hurried below to check the bilge. Pulling up the floorboards revealed an unbroken pool of water lapping over the frames and everything else including the submerged bilge pump switch. Out came the multi-meter and showed that the battery was at precisely 0.00v. I checked the other battery and it was a healthy 12.94v. A couple of minutes after the switch was made we were back to the normal 1/2" of water in the bilge. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Later that night I noticed that the bilge pump was sucking air (not uncommon when there is chop) and got up to un-stick the switch, but found that it was functioning normally- a couple of taps and it seemed to shut off without incident. Next morning during breakfast the same thing happened but this time I found that even when the pump was "off" it was still idling at a low enough pressure that it didn't actually clear any water but kept the output line full and drained the battery. After some checking I found a short in the switch, so we took the dinghy into town to get another switch. Once back on board the switch switch was quickly made and things were back to normal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">The next item that needed attention was the galley pump. It had stared leaking on the last trip and was overdue for servicing. We had ordered the service kit and brought it with us. Even without instructions it was a fairly straightforward job that took about an hour and a half (it would have taken less time but I dropped some of the pieces and had to figure out where they came from).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzRKkjuu6BflakPEcV47IqgS0Co-hMCQa1dHtCaWqmgff63wWLXMR7UJkuCcaU3_taEzAMfL0KvxH_D1O45jgjJ6q61eX4bqfngTBUerswalg35ngnJjfyqJ9ySz4HMB6ovEoM3KWzzXn/s1600/galley_pump.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzRKkjuu6BflakPEcV47IqgS0Co-hMCQa1dHtCaWqmgff63wWLXMR7UJkuCcaU3_taEzAMfL0KvxH_D1O45jgjJ6q61eX4bqfngTBUerswalg35ngnJjfyqJ9ySz4HMB6ovEoM3KWzzXn/s320/galley_pump.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the pump before servicing. Note the pan of water that had leaked from it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKS1RGiSgMruyiAz6Hp9AQZUrS9Gbab3luAZe7LeWOB-U0TP2nDqHTYjpxOt9jN2XPXpkHW6tkYch9ptKbl0TmnlXbEZtI92mD7MrxFvJ_yMk6woVBmsEpb_wbVBxtxGBY0yyyy32efQ_/s1600/lamp-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKS1RGiSgMruyiAz6Hp9AQZUrS9Gbab3luAZe7LeWOB-U0TP2nDqHTYjpxOt9jN2XPXpkHW6tkYch9ptKbl0TmnlXbEZtI92mD7MrxFvJ_yMk6woVBmsEpb_wbVBxtxGBY0yyyy32efQ_/s320/lamp-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The forepeak also got a new lamp that neatly fit in holes already in the mast. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>By the time we got into town and picked up the gear from the freight company it was getting late and the captain decided that re-anchoring could wait till morning. During dinner (high tide) we noticed that the next boat over was swinging rather closer than is comfortable (she is on a couple of hundred feet of chain and has quite a swing) and that we were dragging at an alarming rate. Lesson learned: spring tides are not to be toyed with.<br />
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The shackles and other hardware for rigging the anchor were not on board yet so off I went in the skiff to talk to the captain and get the hardware. When I got back to Grace we tied another couple of lengths of anchor rope onto the current rode (we should have done this as soon as we got on board- it would have saved a lot of headaches) which ended enabled the anchor to bite again. Then Corrie and I rigged the new anchor and chain and towed Grace up-current. When the first rode went taut we let go the new anchor and waited for it to set. Unfortunately, in the dark we managed to tow Grace off the side of the shelf into deeper water, meaning that the new anchor didn't bite until we swung completely around over the side of the shelf (and it REALLY set then) We hadn't taken into account how strong the current had become; another lesson learned the hard way.. By the time the action was over it was nearing 3:00am. I still was not comfortable with how close the other boat was so I hauled Grace up the rode to gain a couple of yards (not fun to do alone against a 2-3kt current without a windlass).<br />
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The next morning, when the captain was aboard, we discovered what had happened with the anchor and decided, after trying to raise it, that we would move the other anchor to oppose the new one. Another session of pretending to be a windlass ensued, and after a couple of hours' work towing the boat and anchor around we got everything under control and both anchors well set. Later in the day, once we were sure things were holding, I added chafing gear to the rode and lashed the two rodes together to help with chafe on the bobstay.<br />
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After another trip to town to pick up the stove (which got delayed the first day because the barge was full), we temporarily mounted it and ran a propane line to it (not the full system yet, as that needs to wait until after the new fuel tanks are put in with the engine). It is a bit of a hassle to use as you need to hook up and disconnect the the disposable cylinder each time the stove is used, but it is worlds better than the grill for boiling water, baking, and everyday cooking.<br />
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The next day, we continued the cleaning and organizing and I installed a new hatch to cover the hole in the cockpit where the binnacle had been.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaoIoPBmybI1h5BByyNW0vuq1gnGpmBjeIr7aqQJZmODy8ThvdcU8VKoSKfU9CElkpTu0GfjnGK4MDS14ewV2Tl5ebEG1liuQgt6qFGudSAlNlKmbcD4T3SHXxNaFrsjJEv0bS6NP_iLD6/s1600/new_hatch-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaoIoPBmybI1h5BByyNW0vuq1gnGpmBjeIr7aqQJZmODy8ThvdcU8VKoSKfU9CElkpTu0GfjnGK4MDS14ewV2Tl5ebEG1liuQgt6qFGudSAlNlKmbcD4T3SHXxNaFrsjJEv0bS6NP_iLD6/s320/new_hatch-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The hole being enlarged for the hatch</div><div style="text-align: center;">(all the plywood will be replaced when the aft deck is redone, so this is temporary)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44qZ_W7OV0CS-FiihuYhYNd6metEq9kb9ueOn82Qfdt-RzrqXQyfIjemrdkn465G_nyZ7H7C3Qxg3xBk3Yggwf8BiWhlpBh1cEuIqZwirxaLZZIhgz0Eyr5IzNedaoDFQu8nfRtC8sfsR/s1600/new_hatch-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44qZ_W7OV0CS-FiihuYhYNd6metEq9kb9ueOn82Qfdt-RzrqXQyfIjemrdkn465G_nyZ7H7C3Qxg3xBk3Yggwf8BiWhlpBh1cEuIqZwirxaLZZIhgz0Eyr5IzNedaoDFQu8nfRtC8sfsR/s320/new_hatch-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The new hatch in place.</div>After finishing the hatch we went ashore for some supplies and decided to take a walk in the hills above Avalon. We walked up to the<span style="font-family: Lucida Grande,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> Wrigley Memorial and Botanical Garden. The scenery is beautiful and the weather was perfect.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Zyr4H_YF23LsyP4-MzldBVeE_RfHLSgb9PVcZ090Jr_l4zoGPnbYv-qSaT4vEDMJzpHUhE4ZE1STft2iraQySWnQL4MT0ZVI8nHWuYezyALJmoj7OowckkexH46TO1KsVAt7abDk1MYx/s1600/afternoon_walk-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Zyr4H_YF23LsyP4-MzldBVeE_RfHLSgb9PVcZ090Jr_l4zoGPnbYv-qSaT4vEDMJzpHUhE4ZE1STft2iraQySWnQL4MT0ZVI8nHWuYezyALJmoj7OowckkexH46TO1KsVAt7abDk1MYx/s320/afternoon_walk-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Corrie and Roo on the way back down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWoN0d3nYvAjJew_MgNz9MSLikma11D3iO7wvp4pG8ogA6q5ifCq0y8VoYJyYL2YH8tBmUaD7DSHKU5E4ov9an00psqJaLY5QdlB3m-0vdjmlWE2bqV81ct08yq1Cx-yN72p-vo8gsuHr/s1600/afternoon_walk-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWoN0d3nYvAjJew_MgNz9MSLikma11D3iO7wvp4pG8ogA6q5ifCq0y8VoYJyYL2YH8tBmUaD7DSHKU5E4ov9an00psqJaLY5QdlB3m-0vdjmlWE2bqV81ct08yq1Cx-yN72p-vo8gsuHr/s320/afternoon_walk-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Roo always enjoys trips ashore, which (as far as possible) are planned with him in mind.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYkqbDSikker-wdO7wq3PzHD3Uo_6AoHYaVBZ5-SFbZWKlj1y3v2Jci0xDHMcMjK76kLduzPndJzwDxZzlaquVEl2QCU8ikqyLi5Qdpz6opF7rNIg8os5p87z9pOc_KSPOGo9IMDLCpEZ3/s1600/afternoon_walk-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYkqbDSikker-wdO7wq3PzHD3Uo_6AoHYaVBZ5-SFbZWKlj1y3v2Jci0xDHMcMjK76kLduzPndJzwDxZzlaquVEl2QCU8ikqyLi5Qdpz6opF7rNIg8os5p87z9pOc_KSPOGo9IMDLCpEZ3/s320/afternoon_walk-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>On the way down we noticed a labyrinth off to the side of the road. I have been interested in labyrinths for several years. According to archeologists, labyrinths (not to be confused with mazes) were used by early seafarers as a navigation aid, similar to modern lighthouses, and are often found near pilot stations and narrow channels from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia. Many are also found in older churches, cathedrals, and government buildings across Europe. This particular example was of the<span style="font-size: small;"> Medieval type and took about 15 minutes to walk, while taking time to repair the sides in a couple of places.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">On the way back down we got one-dollar tacos at the Sand Trap (yay for happy hour!). They were great, and one of the better deals we've found in Avalon so far.</span><br />
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After taking in some music and making some new friends at Machine Gun Park, we headed back to Grace and made it in time to watch the moon rise out of the cloud bank.<br />
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The next day was spent getting Grace shipshape before we left. At about noon we noticed that Grace's shadow had come alive as thousands of bait fish hid in the shade.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5bpqV_AxBp5qPBOcDks4h4q_7xdGdF8CYMwxFlwsvMmWLEZyKjyPUcrmjNwiOXn-OQAqVkZM-J8j3I_OhwejB6QztmaewCbvS7QucvPc48JKZ8txnsYQ43BNjhtH1EvnHZQbuouL01PdX/s1600/living_shadow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5bpqV_AxBp5qPBOcDks4h4q_7xdGdF8CYMwxFlwsvMmWLEZyKjyPUcrmjNwiOXn-OQAqVkZM-J8j3I_OhwejB6QztmaewCbvS7QucvPc48JKZ8txnsYQ43BNjhtH1EvnHZQbuouL01PdX/s320/living_shadow.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We counted at least 4 different kinds of fish over the course of the afternoon. at one point the school was too large to fit in Grace's shadow and went well down in the water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0Uns6YWfdMC0LeFi8ilkX3haZ6YH3x4xb1840G38LmBB-eZim5gzW095_5UBBZfg5lOA6QJzZUNOjSmnKntukOptfsRzJY7soFZmEcbTl3tapWgRN8oNKyRysSyz3OFclj09aVfYqdxe/s1600/Roo_making_chafing_gear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0Uns6YWfdMC0LeFi8ilkX3haZ6YH3x4xb1840G38LmBB-eZim5gzW095_5UBBZfg5lOA6QJzZUNOjSmnKntukOptfsRzJY7soFZmEcbTl3tapWgRN8oNKyRysSyz3OFclj09aVfYqdxe/s320/Roo_making_chafing_gear.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I spent the afternoon making chafing gear and working on lifelines and the damaged rail, with Roo's help.</div><br />
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As always, it was sad to leave, but we were happy with the progress that was made and how much we had learned. We are looking forward to the next trip.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span id="goog_211920180"></span><span id="goog_211920181"></span>Mr. Afloathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-80499241516547354882011-06-22T21:36:00.000-07:002011-06-22T21:36:52.265-07:00Restoring Grace: Week One<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>On Monday night we loaded my parents' van with all our supplies and gear and early on Tuesday we drove down to Newport. Two of my brothers came along to fish from Newport Pier and to drive the van back. After buying some bait, we dropped them off at the pier and drove to the dock to meet Capt. Jim, who had motored across the channel with his friend Butch the previous night.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uncle Dan and Uncle Jon rigging their tackle.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Courage, Jim's 67' schooner, was anchored about half a mile from the dinghy dock. We crammed his zodiac and Favor with most of our gear and he and I motored to Courage and transferred the cargo to her deck while Corrie and Roo took a walk around Newport.<br />
Then it was off to Minney's Yacht Surplus for a few last things and then we dropped Butch and Jim off at the dinghy dock again, picked up Jon and Daniel from the pier (where they had been having great success) and headed over to the fuel dock to board Courage. It took a while to finally meet up as it turns out there are two fuel docks about a block away from each other.<br />
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Even though there is still a lot of work to do to fit out the galley Corrie was still happy to finally have her own kitchen.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Galley overhead before cleaning</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Once we were "settled" it was time to start the cleaning. Almost every painted surface inside was more or less covered with mildew stains. My great-grandfather once told me that Simple Green is great for taking stains off of boats and RVs. He was right. You can see in these before-and-after pictures how much better Grace is looking, not to mention smelling.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Galley overhead after cleaning</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Port side aft before cleaning</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Port side aft after cleaning</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Port side forward before cleaning</td></tr>
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<span id="goog_2099103550"></span><span id="goog_2099103551"></span>Mr. Afloathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-19315799274949541972011-06-22T13:24:00.000-07:002011-06-22T13:24:46.590-07:00Restoring GraceHere is a peek at what we were working on over the last week.<br />
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ming soon.Mr. Afloathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-47967841087536671872011-06-14T06:50:00.000-07:002011-06-14T06:50:51.696-07:00Headed for the IslandWe are headed for Catalina today to start on Grace's restoration. Lord willing we will be taking pictures and posting our progress (as well as some pictures of the work on Favor). Things have been kind of crazy around here the last few weeks with the rush to get the tender finished, being sick, and our car's brakes (master cylinder) going out.Mr. Afloathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-1788646081364844012011-06-08T20:41:00.000-07:002011-06-08T20:41:10.474-07:00Short UpdateWe have been working like crazy to get everything in order for going to Grace. There have been a couple of snags along the way but we are getting things sorted out more or less. We finished Favor (except for the lettering and stripes) and her oars. Pictures are on their way as soon as we hit a lull.<br />
GodspeedMr. Afloathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-2428817586719996462011-05-23T23:11:00.000-07:002011-05-25T20:39:27.701-07:00Restoring Favor: days 3-6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjSII-GMN8t7rXlWYSPs5VX7VdFzWNtd91i1gIjNuftzIr3gzWLtLq4NvW-8xGcDB4ePllOLhADji6jXAS0QLqQe6Tq-LqlKwa8iAxcliCF8tpXJxHbahOr3hmaMeyI7_ulVH-ncOgxJc/s1600/schoonerbackground.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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That is where we are at the moment. Next up is adding the seats and buoyancy chambers.Mr. Afloathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-3536046911801880222011-05-16T10:27:00.000-07:002011-05-25T20:44:44.565-07:00Restoring Favor: day: 3On Saturday I started on the actual rebuilding of Favor.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I am using recycled tight-grained Douglas fir for the gunwales and breasthook. The gunwales are being built up out of three 3/8" x 2" strips that I am laminating with polyurethane. First I sawed the lumber to the correct thickness with my brother Jon's help using the bandsaw. It was a bit harder than we anticipated because the wood turned out to be full of pitch inside, which is great for boats but not so good for bandsaws. We had to clean out the entire inside of the saw when we had finished.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtcshbVE5rId2wdznTvJL0Y8dxfewT11qnGa1NOkat1Pl-7jGlg0_9B8TnCetGd53Olmsw7_yeYb27M4YyM94SnRR99GHjBXKdfcc186vLlWLoaAbDz1N752G_Htlq8og4NDXHPR8Teig/s1600/first_gunwale_strips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtcshbVE5rId2wdznTvJL0Y8dxfewT11qnGa1NOkat1Pl-7jGlg0_9B8TnCetGd53Olmsw7_yeYb27M4YyM94SnRR99GHjBXKdfcc186vLlWLoaAbDz1N752G_Htlq8og4NDXHPR8Teig/s320/first_gunwale_strips.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here she is at the end of the day.Mr. Afloathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-66462232331451342772011-05-14T08:50:00.000-07:002011-05-25T20:48:18.125-07:00Restoring Favor: days 1-2<div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> Today I finally got a break from work while I waited for some materials to be delivered, so we decided to start work on Favor. </div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roo loves anything to do with Favor and really enjoys helping on the non-toxic parts.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roo and Uncle Jon working on the bottom.</td></tr>
</tbody></table> First we scraped all the old paint off the bottom. Scraping was relatively dust-free, but even so, right after this picture was taken, Corrie took Roo away to avoid any chance of problems with paint toxins.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scraping and sanding</td></tr>
</tbody></table> Here you can see the different steps. The far side hasn't been worked on (except by Roo), the aft section of the near side has been scraped, and the forward section has been scraped and sanded. Sanding was not a lot of fun and made a lot of nasty dust so we set up a fan to avoid breathing too much of it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Half done with the bottom</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the end of the first day we had the whole bottom scraped and half of it sanded. I managed to hurt my shoulder somehow so we moved on to the inside the next morning.</div><br />
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</tbody></table>I used a chisel to clean off all the paint and glue drips from the inside (it looked as if Favor had been used as a drop cloth at some point). You can see in the picture that the hull is not symmetrical and that the curves of the rails are not even. After some debate we decided to remove the rails and seat blocks and start over. Jon was kind enough to lend me his 3 degree cutting tool and I used that and a hammer and chisel to cut the them off.<br />
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It proved to have been the right choice. When the rails came off we found that they were cracked and broken in half a dozen places and were the main reason that the hull was misshapen. Once they were out I took an angle grinder with a sanding disc, smoothed out all the rough spots, and faired in all the old joints. At this point I discovered that part of the transom had been painted so I scraped it clean.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkOlJKZVlqU-XOF5CbZvz8Uipb5mkGMhqhge_hYAvx8y5cHRLUdQ8TO11kVbWZtotftVBxpm0jmqdkXhPU48H7PkIPuHsKkZxTDzfgRZUYyxg8OeSdANXEzql7Eb9w_QQWbE3dBvZxz5E/s1600/ready_for_rebuilding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkOlJKZVlqU-XOF5CbZvz8Uipb5mkGMhqhge_hYAvx8y5cHRLUdQ8TO11kVbWZtotftVBxpm0jmqdkXhPU48H7PkIPuHsKkZxTDzfgRZUYyxg8OeSdANXEzql7Eb9w_QQWbE3dBvZxz5E/s320/ready_for_rebuilding.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here she is- all clean, smooth, and ready to be rebuilt and restored.Mr. Afloathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-30873169906983752752011-05-01T00:01:00.000-07:002011-05-25T20:51:07.683-07:00Love Me TenderThough this whole boat-hunting process, our prayer has been that God would give us favor with the right people. We read somewhere that people buy and sell with money, but God's currency is favor. So each time we make a phone call to a seller, boatyard, or insurance company, or get in the car to look at a part, we pray for God's favor.<br />
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Since we purchased Grace we have been looking for a tender for her. We wanted a Fatty Knees/Trinka type of boat but were considering getting a Sabot because they are readily available. We had been haunting craigslist without much success. We did find one dinghy of the type that we wanted, but it was in really rough shape complete with thru-hulls, the kind that are made by rocks and don't have sea-cocks. <br />
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Then late Thursday night (or early Friday morning), we found an ad that looked promising. A short phone call and we were off to Paramount to have a look at her. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3c2has9HnbZRQ4EExKWthp1Ez7xnvQcJbanGkO8mFlMQAoSDW_A6PDCzwOk5KEkoUNZAdfmdhPqeI-WvOED5btka6mkOBWE6btSbsyBD_kSjfDdzkFEt-cF4QiLFjMl2IRYaVjcJueIwq/s1600/dinghy-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3c2has9HnbZRQ4EExKWthp1Ez7xnvQcJbanGkO8mFlMQAoSDW_A6PDCzwOk5KEkoUNZAdfmdhPqeI-WvOED5btka6mkOBWE6btSbsyBD_kSjfDdzkFEt-cF4QiLFjMl2IRYaVjcJueIwq/s320/dinghy-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> The bad news is that she has led a hard life and will need a fair amount of work. Her thwarts, dagger-board trunk, seats, and mast step had all been removed. Someone decided she would look better with asymmetric gunwales and appears to have used a grinder to achieve their vision. We will be restoring her most of the way pretty soon and all the way as time and funds allow. Corrie informed me (and I agree) that she needs teak seats and rails as well as a new name. We had wanted to name our dinghy <i>Dúlamán</i> <i>Maorach, </i>Irish<i> </i>for "upstart seaweed", but somehow we thought that <i>Favor</i> would be a better name for Grace's tender, as God has definitely granted us favor through the whole process of Going Afloat.<br />
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As a short side note we finished repainting the stove for Grace and, Lord willing, will be finishing the last few repairs on it and converting it from CNG to LPG in the near future. Ohh yeah..... it looks great. We're still deciding whether or not to do gold pinstriping over the black paint. Stay tuned, all four Going Afloat readers!Mr. Afloathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-32862978375399703342011-04-23T14:54:00.000-07:002011-05-01T00:05:20.037-07:00Boat search: Ended! Grace is ours.It is official we are the proud owners of Grace, the 40' Mariner. We saw a lot of great boats during our search, (Sea Voyager, Scarab) and several that were less than shipshape, but Grace is far and away our favorite.<br />
For the past week we have been going crazy getting all the loose ends made fast and making arrangements for getting an engine, haul-out, paint, stove, etc. Lord willing we will have everything under control by the time we fly out for a friends wedding in Indiana the beginning of next month, so we can enjoy our time there and come back and start in on the restoration work.Mr. Afloathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-28289894934297776512011-04-18T22:15:00.000-07:002011-04-18T22:15:09.387-07:00Boat search: Mariner 40', Grace, AvalonWe have been praying that the Lord would show us the right boat. The last month has been a series of minor disappointments. One boat that we had been thinking about that had been on the market for years was sold just before we made the trip to see her. It seemed like there were no options in sight, but that changed on Friday.<br />
I had been working on a long commission:<br />
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Grace is a 1965 (I think) Mariner 40' hull #7, mahogany on oak, displacing some 26,500lbs. After talking with the owner we decided to make the trip out to the island next day to have a look at her. The trip over was uneventful. Roo loved watching the spay fling off the bow of the ferry and the seagulls wheeling over head. Jim, a local charter captain and Grace's owner, met us at the dock with an inflatable dinghy and we headed out of the harbor and down the coast to where Grace is anchored.<br />
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After going over the interior and deck (hearing all the things that needed to be fixed) we decided that it was time to head back to shore for lunch and a much-needed break and change of scenery for Roo.<br />
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Tip: Get a locker for your bags. It is well worth the fee (we didn't do this till we were worn out carrying the heavy bags we brought). We need to learn to travel a bit lighter. After having dinner we caught the last ferry back to the main land.<br />
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A last picture of Grace as we headed back home.Mr. Afloathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-86656166702597662772011-04-01T12:14:00.000-07:002011-04-01T12:19:45.050-07:00Boat search: Most WantedAfter research, discussion and a fair amount of legwork, we have more or less narrowed our search to these types of boats(not in any particular order):<br />
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1. Sea Witch, by Hugh Angelman, LOA 48', LOD 36', LWL 31', Beam 13', Disp. 22000lbs.<br />
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</div> 2. Sea Wolf / Yankee Clipper, by William Garden, LOD 41', LWL 32', Beam 12', Disp. 28100lbs.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Reason: Salty, enough berths, separate shower, lots of seating.</div><br />
3. Mariner 40, by William Garden, LOD 41', LWL 30', Beam 11', Disp. 26500lbs.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Reason: Large galley, salty, enough berths, good deck space.</div><br />
4. Magellan Ketch, by Hugh Angelman, LOA: 42', LWL 28', Beam: 11.5, Disp. 16300lbs,<br />
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Reason: Salty, decent galley, nice interior details, salty.<br />
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While our search is not limited to these models, these are the closest commonly available boats to what we want. The search continues....<br />
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Special thanks to <a href="http://sailboatdata.com/firstpage.asp">sailboatdata.com</a> for help with the specs for these boatsMr. Afloathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-31359959426733259942011-03-29T09:54:00.000-07:002011-04-07T15:55:57.688-07:00Boat Search: Carol KetchOn Friday we took a trip down to Newport to look at a boat. Many people are familiar with John G. Hanna's design for the Tahiti Ketch, once one of the most common Blue-water cruising boats. This boat is a Carol Ketch, more or less a larger version of the Tahiti Ketch.<br />
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Ken the owner picked us up at the dock and gave us a wonderful tour. Scarab (renamed Indigo Blue) is a Marconi ketch rigged, full keel double ender of some 30,000 lbs, 49.5' LOA, 36' LOD. Built of Port Orford cedar on sawn oak with all teak decks and house, spruce spars and mahogany interior, she has an incredibly solid feel. She has many beautiful antique details and with some work would be a real show piece and a serious bluewater boat. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">We both Really liked this boat for it's solid feel, great wood details, classic bronze fittings and over all character. Unfortunately, she has some features and problems that don't fit our needs. Since both of us have families that are interested in boats and live near by we need more berths for guests. At over 49ft LOA, the cost of slip fees is really high for us for a boat with this number of berths. Also, we would really like a larger aft deck/ cockpit area, which double enders lack (Corrie really likes wineglass transoms). The spars and decks need some attention. Because, of the timing (and economic conditions for bladesmiths at the moment) we felt that we wouldn't be able to afford to fix this boat up the way it deserves. I was worried that with all the deposits, insurance, registration, etc. that we wouldn't be able to afford to fix the problems in a reasonable amount of time. We decided, with not a little regret, to pass on this one and continue our search.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<b>Boat</b>: Still hunting, we have found quite a few inexpensive or free boats but none of them have worked out for various reasons.<br />
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<b>Captains Licenses</b>: Wading through the Annexes to the COLREGS and studying all kinds of nautical subjects.Mr. Afloathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-58783947569027030492010-11-26T11:17:00.000-08:002011-01-24T15:41:01.698-08:00IntroductionWe haven't really said much about ourselves yet, so here is goes.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhv5AXghZ-zkgCHRYHJiMTweo5Day-rjsetdy884u81JW3DFDHtgL_kR1anactiX8IjiyompGeF_Yo9UUF8lTed_8x0gBcXY3FpmajTcoDBgnBXjE4yavjN_qCMHjg_87eF_IhyphenhyphenTKe6-Q/s1600/ben+lighthouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhv5AXghZ-zkgCHRYHJiMTweo5Day-rjsetdy884u81JW3DFDHtgL_kR1anactiX8IjiyompGeF_Yo9UUF8lTed_8x0gBcXY3FpmajTcoDBgnBXjE4yavjN_qCMHjg_87eF_IhyphenhyphenTKe6-Q/s320/ben+lighthouse.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>My name is Ben. I am a craftsman and kind of a jack-of-all-trades, master of a couple. I am a husband, father of one son, and a self-employed bladesmith (<a href="http://www.seekyee.com/Bladesmithing/index/">Ben Potter, Bladesmith</a>, <a href="http://www.seekyee.com/privateerarmoury/">Privateer Armoury</a> ). My favorite pastimes are spending time with my family, taking walks, traditional crafts, learning new skills, and of course, sailing. I am currently working on my USCG OUPV license with the goal of doing sailing charters in the southern California area. I am very happiliy married to the most wonderful and amazing woman in the world:<br />
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Well, thank you, Ben- I heartily reciprocate. My name is Corrie and I am also a craftsman in my sphere- I love to sew for myself and others, cook for everyone, and dabble in all things creative. I am a harpist, and play at weddings and events with my mother. I am a book-fiend, although my literature of choice is melodrama-free. Living on a boat is also a dream of mine- I love to entertain and have people over, and there ain't no venue more inviting than a boat. In the summer. Well, we'll get one with a wood stove. And in the winter I'll bake bread and have the clam chowder simmering. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs704.snc4/62437_157618630932355_100000526583621_393325_1947081_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs704.snc4/62437_157618630932355_100000526583621_393325_1947081_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrGb7zNNEHr7tn1TU5yfUdK7xENyn9211U8prXfPq5vrtB8Br01G3D376mxXh2AQoPUxjW5TTtn9Y4ixRt9aYi2dT2ONQuzbOPxSFZ4VDOvqzZNnSytKT0a20zY8q1B5NBQ9S7F0YsahZ/s1600/benandcorriscliffs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrGb7zNNEHr7tn1TU5yfUdK7xENyn9211U8prXfPq5vrtB8Br01G3D376mxXh2AQoPUxjW5TTtn9Y4ixRt9aYi2dT2ONQuzbOPxSFZ4VDOvqzZNnSytKT0a20zY8q1B5NBQ9S7F0YsahZ/s320/benandcorriscliffs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This pretty much sums up our relationship...</div><div style="text-align: center;">except for... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdU1yFc527ZzP-z6g-oEzH7pQjjQQmwvcMAWPVLm8RCcWlFroPaGHjZFD37kv4gRmy7pDyu_cQlG9mab0yPFPv3PgZRKjrdvBs4PYukBNd7L01lG-8UiN5vuMHstHt0vIsMz5ViCw7xs0/s1600/Curious+Roo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdU1yFc527ZzP-z6g-oEzH7pQjjQQmwvcMAWPVLm8RCcWlFroPaGHjZFD37kv4gRmy7pDyu_cQlG9mab0yPFPv3PgZRKjrdvBs4PYukBNd7L01lG-8UiN5vuMHstHt0vIsMz5ViCw7xs0/s320/Curious+Roo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"ROO"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our special son!! Living, as we do, with one set of in-laws and a few blocks from the other, Roo is the most popular kid in town. He is an extremely adventurous and not-too-fastidious baby. We are looking forward to raising him on the water. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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