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Regards,
Bruce Warren
Bruce Warren
A chronicle of trials, tribulations and triumphs aboard Tatoosh!
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Lifting bridle
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Regards,
Bruce Warren
Bruce Warren
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Docking Rodeo and more TODO items
Today's morning task was simple: turn the boat around in the slip.
For the winter, I back Tatoosh into the slip so that the bow faces the winter winds; however this means the cockpit is open to the dock and passerby''s,etc. So in summer, it is normally docked bow-in, this gives more privacy and means a nicer view in the cockpit with morning coffee.
Task this morning was simple: take Tatoosh out into the anchorange, swap the fenders over to starboard and come back to the slip bow-in. This is also a chance to change over from the heavy, winter dock lines to the 'summer' dock lines. All was ready, engine warmed up and I was ready to go....but the transmission shifter wouldn't move. Turned out to be a bit of rust , cleared that and off we went.
As I was just about into final approach, I tried to shift to neutral to slow down, but it would not shift into neutral or reverse! I couldn't drift about the anchorage while I went below to troubleshoot, so I decided to take the boat out into open water to deal with the problem.
Turned out that in freeing the linkage at the dock, the snap ring on the linkage had popped off and the linkage was disconnected. I improvised a connection with ty-wraps; however I only had forward and neutral, no reverse. If this was a problem with the transmission itself, I could not fix it out in open water, so I decided to return and do a 'hot' ( i.e faster than normal ) docking , since I would not be able to stop the boat in the slip using reverse. Adding to the drama was the fact that both the current and wind would be pushing me into the slip, so that even if I had all way off in the water using neutral, the boat would still be moving into the slip. I had a spring line rigged, but I would have to get off the boat and tie the line quickly to avoid collision with the end of the slip.
The wind pushed me into the dock, which popped out the fenders, I managed to fend the boat off ( with a minor black mark on the hull to clean ( another TODO Item)) and got things under control. However, in fending off the boat, I managed to re-activate an old skiing injury in my right shoulder.
The problem with the reverse turned out to be a minor orientation issue with the linkage, but in working on it, I decided I may as well remove the rust and repaint, so now on my list is:
1) find replacement retainer clip for the linkage
2) remove old paint and rust
3) treat the metal before painting
4) buy more red spray paint ( my can is almost empty)
And so it goes.
I am on my way to chandlers (new nut/bolts for linkage holder), NAPA ( clip and red paint) and rec. centre for hot tub for my shoulder.
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Over and out from E-dock.
For the winter, I back Tatoosh into the slip so that the bow faces the winter winds; however this means the cockpit is open to the dock and passerby''s,etc. So in summer, it is normally docked bow-in, this gives more privacy and means a nicer view in the cockpit with morning coffee.
Task this morning was simple: take Tatoosh out into the anchorange, swap the fenders over to starboard and come back to the slip bow-in. This is also a chance to change over from the heavy, winter dock lines to the 'summer' dock lines. All was ready, engine warmed up and I was ready to go....but the transmission shifter wouldn't move. Turned out to be a bit of rust , cleared that and off we went.
As I was just about into final approach, I tried to shift to neutral to slow down, but it would not shift into neutral or reverse! I couldn't drift about the anchorage while I went below to troubleshoot, so I decided to take the boat out into open water to deal with the problem.
Turned out that in freeing the linkage at the dock, the snap ring on the linkage had popped off and the linkage was disconnected. I improvised a connection with ty-wraps; however I only had forward and neutral, no reverse. If this was a problem with the transmission itself, I could not fix it out in open water, so I decided to return and do a 'hot' ( i.e faster than normal ) docking , since I would not be able to stop the boat in the slip using reverse. Adding to the drama was the fact that both the current and wind would be pushing me into the slip, so that even if I had all way off in the water using neutral, the boat would still be moving into the slip. I had a spring line rigged, but I would have to get off the boat and tie the line quickly to avoid collision with the end of the slip.
The wind pushed me into the dock, which popped out the fenders, I managed to fend the boat off ( with a minor black mark on the hull to clean ( another TODO Item)) and got things under control. However, in fending off the boat, I managed to re-activate an old skiing injury in my right shoulder.
The problem with the reverse turned out to be a minor orientation issue with the linkage, but in working on it, I decided I may as well remove the rust and repaint, so now on my list is:
1) find replacement retainer clip for the linkage
2) remove old paint and rust
3) treat the metal before painting
4) buy more red spray paint ( my can is almost empty)
And so it goes.
I am on my way to chandlers (new nut/bolts for linkage holder), NAPA ( clip and red paint) and rec. centre for hot tub for my shoulder.
Fwd: why TODO lists don't shrink on a boat
This is explanation of why it seems that a TODO list never gets much smaller on a boat.
I was putting the coils of rope from the port lazerette out into the sun and noticed some water in the locker. So, this then lead to:
1) empty locker completely
2) wash out locker to get rid of patches of mildew
3) drag out spare anchors ( 2) and
4)scrap and clean anchors
5) re-galvanize (using spray on galvanizing)
6) re-stow locker
None of this was on the original TODO list.
I have to keep telling myself , it is the journey that is important, not the destination.
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