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As I prepare to trailer to the
boatyard on Tuesday and get launched, a last decision was to better set up my anchors for my cruise up to Maine. My
primary anchor is a
14 lb. Danforth, my second is an 8 lb. which I stow beneath
the cockpit sole. I moved the 10' of 1/4" chain and 200' of
3/8" 3-strand nylon line to the back-up, stowing it in a bag, and replaced
it with (*see note) 20' of 3/8" chain and 200' of 1/2" 3-strand nylon line
-- but then
the new 1/2" thimble wouldn't squeeze down the original deck pipe
(center in the photo). So I cut a bigger hole in the deck and replaced the deck pipe with a larger
one. (Jun. 19, 2004)
*note: I subsequently replaced the
20' of 3/8" anchor chain with 6' of 5/16" chain in 2008. It was too much
to wrestle with, and utterly overkill.
See rode and
chain stowed below |
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Summer has officially arrived and Chip
Ahoy and I are ready to sail at long last. The mast is down with a
little help today from my buddy Wally Riddle, a fellow C-22 owner. Tomorrow morning I'll trailer it over to the
boatyard to launch! (Jun. 21, 2004)
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I trailered Chip Ahoy down to Marblehead Trading
Company's Beacon St. boatyard yesterday. Later they moved it from the
parking lot into the yard and it's now waiting for the final work to be done.
They thought they might launch it yesterday, but it could
be launched later today! (Jun. 23, 2004) |
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It's still sitting in Marblehead
Trading Company's yard -- almost a week later -- still not launched! On Tuesday
I was told,
"Maybe later today." On Wednesday it was, "Maybe
today." On Thursday it was, "By tomorrow," and on Friday
it was,
"Monday for sure." Their "excuse of the day" is
getting frustrating day
after day. But at least they've got the bottom painted, if not the
keel they restored over the winter. Chip Ahoy's closer to the crane
with water in sight. "Monday for sure" just might
actually happen at long last; then again ... (Jun. 27, 2004)
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What, is that Chip Ahoy in the water
at last? By god, it is -- Sailing Season '04 actually has begun.
(Jun. 28, 2004) |
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At 3 o'clock I walked into the
boatyard and found Chip Ahoy in the water, finally, "Monday for
sure" happened! I quickly got it set up , fired up the outboard,
and ran it over to its mooring before anyone could change their mind. |
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Sailing Season '04 has arrived!
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Chip Ahoy at its mooring. (Jun.
30, 2004) |
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The Furlex roller-furler drum is tight
against the pulpit stanchions and binding. I've got to either widen the stanchions
or raise the drum. This won't cut it.
Josh the sailmaker
later found that the boatyard rigger had fastened the furler to the
middle hole in the stem fitting. We moved it to the forward hole, which
provided sufficient clearance! |
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On a picture-perfect July day, Barbara
(ain't she wonderful!) and I took Chip Ahoy out
under sail for the first time this season!-- mainsail only, until I get the roller-furler set-up working
right next week. (Jul. 3, 2004) |
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Barbara seemed to enjoy the helm,
and I had a lot of "tweaking" of lines to do on deck. At least this
year I remembered to take a picture of her! Tomorrow we'll go out and
watch the Independence Day fireworks over the harbor. |
| NEXT |
| It's
never-ending ... but summer has arrived and the real fun has begun! |
