Quick Report on Overproof's "Shake-Down" trip to Mahone Bay

Departed the Bay Landing at 1230hrs in the rain. Did a 45 minute run-in at
various rpms on the auxiliary to assess performance. Excellent... 6.5kts at
1900rpm. Cleared the bay under power and once satisfied the diesel was in
good shape, proper drip from the packing gland, belts tight, battery
charging... set sails and swung to about 180 on to a beam reach to get sea
room and clearer winds off shore. We changed heading to 270 at a DDW course
aprox 6 nm off the coast

You know the winds in drenching rain... sorta comes and goes in waves. the
rain was relentless but the vessel was moving smartly. Nonetheless... the
crew was geared and the coffee hot. We averaged about 6.7 kts speed in 15kts
DDW, wing on wing with a few short broad reaches to shave Peggy's Cove on to
East Ironbound. There we met up with a friend's boat "Seaswire" who followed
us in to show him the way. We hit better winds behind East Ironbound and got
the speed up to about 7.5 to 8 knots. It was about 6 gybes from East
Ironbound to the entrance of Mahone Bay proper and a wing on wing entry at
1830hrs to the mooring field.

We set to a mooring the first night, Seaswire rafted up to us and we tied
into the massive supply of beer and rum stockpiled aboard both vessels. It
wasn't long before we were dry & drunk with old friends dropping by to say
hello. Seaswire's crew remarked how nice Overproof looked going through the
seas ahead of them.... smooth and powerful. That was nice to hear.

Saturday was a beautiful day for sailing with winds at 15 kts in the am to
25kts in the afternoon. We set full canvas and headed out at 1200hrs. Once
we passed and cleared the other boats we struck out for Big Tancook
Island.... sailed-up to the Bluenose II then went to Prince's Inlet past
Bachman's and returned to Mahone Bay at about 1800hrs. We pressed Overproof
hard on all points to see how the rigging was holding out and to fine tune
the tension, etc. The boat performed remarkably well....

The Classic Boat Festival was a great time. Lots of American boats in the
bay. Lots of shore activities. Lots of wooden and classic style boats for
sale. Many people dropped by to compliment and inquire about Overproof. The
schooner races were on, we had deer steak BBQ, the burning of the Teaser on
Sat night and I got a Great Tan!! It was a 5 star weekend.

I've been onboard since Thursday night and just got back here about 2 hours
ago.

CM

Sounds like fun for all! But that drenching rain sounded "rough!"
Good for you, Mooron. Take new pics soon. We were doing our daysailing
thing....

http://members.aol.com/bobsprit/images/momwheelweby.jpg


RB
35s5
NY

I had figured out it would be "rough" with the deluge of rain forecast....
but the feel of Overproof surging downwind sure made up for it. A nice dry
cabin to relax in after the voyage was also a bonus.

CM

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
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Sounds like fun for all! But that drenching rain sounded "rough!"
Good for you, Mooron. Take new pics soon. We were doing our daysailing
thing....

http://members.aol.com/bobsprit/images/momwheelweby.jpg


RB
35s5
NY

Kewl !

Scotty


"Capt.Mooron" wrote in message
news:0BRBg.158881$I61.155990@clgrps13...
Quick Report on Overproof's "Shake-Down" trip to Mahone
Bay

Departed the Bay Landing at 1230hrs in the rain. Did a 45
minute run-in at
various rpms on the auxiliary to assess performance.
Excellent... 6.5kts at
1900rpm. Cleared the bay under power and once satisfied
the diesel was in
good shape, proper drip from the packing gland, belts
tight, battery
charging... set sails and swung to about 180 on to a beam
reach to get sea
room and clearer winds off shore. We changed heading to
270 at a DDW course
aprox 6 nm off the coast

You know the winds in drenching rain... sorta comes and
goes in waves. the
rain was relentless but the vessel was moving smartly.
Nonetheless... the
crew was geared and the coffee hot. We averaged about 6.7
kts speed in 15kts
DDW, wing on wing with a few short broad reaches to shave
Peggy's Cove on to
East Ironbound. There we met up with a friend's boat
"Seaswire" who followed
us in to show him the way. We hit better winds behind East
Ironbound and got
the speed up to about 7.5 to 8 knots. It was about 6 gybes
from East
Ironbound to the entrance of Mahone Bay proper and a wing
on wing entry at
1830hrs to the mooring field.

We set to a mooring the first night, Seaswire rafted up to
us and we tied
into the massive supply of beer and rum stockpiled aboard
both vessels. It
wasn't long before we were dry & drunk with old friends
dropping by to say
hello. Seaswire's crew remarked how nice Overproof looked
going through the
seas ahead of them.... smooth and powerful. That was nice
to hear.

Saturday was a beautiful day for sailing with winds at 15
kts in the am to
25kts in the afternoon. We set full canvas and headed out
at 1200hrs. Once
we passed and cleared the other boats we struck out for
Big Tancook
Island.... sailed-up to the Bluenose II then went to
Prince's Inlet past
Bachman's and returned to Mahone Bay at about 1800hrs. We
pressed Overproof
hard on all points to see how the rigging was holding out
and to fine tune
the tension, etc. The boat performed remarkably well....

The Classic Boat Festival was a great time. Lots of
American boats in the
bay. Lots of shore activities. Lots of wooden and classic
style boats for
sale. Many people dropped by to compliment and inquire
about Overproof. The
schooner races were on, we had deer steak BBQ, the burning
of the Teaser on
Sat night and I got a Great Tan!! It was a 5 star weekend.

I've been onboard since Thursday night and just got back
here about 2 hours
ago.

CM

Kewl !



Good god. What a total vaginal blood fart Scott Vermon is.



RB
35s5
NY

Oh Yeah.... that ocean surge and those swells with Overproof tracking like
a train downwind.... nuthin' beats that feeling! I didn't realize how much I
missed it by not launching last year. Then again I had no time to sail last
year.

I was amazed on Saturday.... upwind and I was keeping pace with a pair of 36
ft sailboats. Mind you they were reefed in 25 knots of wind and I was flying
full canvas.

CM

"Scotty" wrote in message
. ..
Kewl !

Scotty


"Capt.Mooron" wrote in message
news:0BRBg.158881$I61.155990@clgrps13...
Quick Report on Overproof's "Shake-Down" trip to Mahone
Bay

Departed the Bay Landing at 1230hrs in the rain. Did a 45
minute run-in at
various rpms on the auxiliary to assess performance.
Excellent... 6.5kts at
1900rpm. Cleared the bay under power and once satisfied
the diesel was in
good shape, proper drip from the packing gland, belts
tight, battery
charging... set sails and swung to about 180 on to a beam
reach to get sea
room and clearer winds off shore. We changed heading to
270 at a DDW course
aprox 6 nm off the coast

You know the winds in drenching rain... sorta comes and
goes in waves. the
rain was relentless but the vessel was moving smartly.
Nonetheless... the
crew was geared and the coffee hot. We averaged about 6.7
kts speed in 15kts
DDW, wing on wing with a few short broad reaches to shave
Peggy's Cove on to
East Ironbound. There we met up with a friend's boat
"Seaswire" who followed
us in to show him the way. We hit better winds behind East
Ironbound and got
the speed up to about 7.5 to 8 knots. It was about 6 gybes
from East
Ironbound to the entrance of Mahone Bay proper and a wing
on wing entry at
1830hrs to the mooring field.

We set to a mooring the first night, Seaswire rafted up to
us and we tied
into the massive supply of beer and rum stockpiled aboard
both vessels. It
wasn't long before we were dry & drunk with old friends
dropping by to say
hello. Seaswire's crew remarked how nice Overproof looked
going through the
seas ahead of them.... smooth and powerful. That was nice
to hear.

Saturday was a beautiful day for sailing with winds at 15
kts in the am to
25kts in the afternoon. We set full canvas and headed out
at 1200hrs. Once
we passed and cleared the other boats we struck out for
Big Tancook
Island.... sailed-up to the Bluenose II then went to
Prince's Inlet past
Bachman's and returned to Mahone Bay at about 1800hrs. We
pressed Overproof
hard on all points to see how the rigging was holding out
and to fine tune
the tension, etc. The boat performed remarkably well....

The Classic Boat Festival was a great time. Lots of
American boats in the
bay. Lots of shore activities. Lots of wooden and classic
style boats for
sale. Many people dropped by to compliment and inquire
about Overproof. The
schooner races were on, we had deer steak BBQ, the burning
of the Teaser on
Sat night and I got a Great Tan!! It was a 5 star weekend.

I've been onboard since Thursday night and just got back
here about 2 hours
ago.

CM

OK ! Enough already, I'm jelious!

Scotty


"Capt.Mooron" wrote in message
news:cB3Cg.80630$B91.37628@edtnps82...
Oh Yeah.... that ocean surge and those swells with
Overproof tracking like
a train downwind.... nuthin' beats that feeling! I didn't
realize how much I
missed it by not launching last year. Then again I had no
time to sail last
year.

I was amazed on Saturday.... upwind and I was keeping pace
with a pair of 36
ft sailboats. Mind you they were reefed in 25 knots of
wind and I was flying
full canvas.

CM

"Scotty" wrote in message
. ..
Kewl !

Scotty


"Capt.Mooron" wrote in
message
news:0BRBg.158881$I61.155990@clgrps13...
Quick Report on Overproof's "Shake-Down" trip to Mahone
Bay

Departed the Bay Landing at 1230hrs in the rain. Did a
45
minute run-in at
various rpms on the auxiliary to assess performance.
Excellent... 6.5kts at
1900rpm. Cleared the bay under power and once satisfied
the diesel was in
good shape, proper drip from the packing gland, belts
tight, battery
charging... set sails and swung to about 180 on to a
beam
reach to get sea
room and clearer winds off shore. We changed heading to
270 at a DDW course
aprox 6 nm off the coast

You know the winds in drenching rain... sorta comes and
goes in waves. the
rain was relentless but the vessel was moving smartly.
Nonetheless... the
crew was geared and the coffee hot. We averaged about
6.7
kts speed in 15kts
DDW, wing on wing with a few short broad reaches to
shave
Peggy's Cove on to
East Ironbound. There we met up with a friend's boat
"Seaswire" who followed
us in to show him the way. We hit better winds behind
East
Ironbound and got
the speed up to about 7.5 to 8 knots. It was about 6
gybes
from East
Ironbound to the entrance of Mahone Bay proper and a
wing
on wing entry at
1830hrs to the mooring field.

We set to a mooring the first night, Seaswire rafted up
to
us and we tied
into the massive supply of beer and rum stockpiled
aboard
both vessels. It
wasn't long before we were dry & drunk with old friends
dropping by to say
hello. Seaswire's crew remarked how nice Overproof
looked
going through the
seas ahead of them.... smooth and powerful. That was
nice
to hear.

Saturday was a beautiful day for sailing with winds at
15
kts in the am to
25kts in the afternoon. We set full canvas and headed
out
at 1200hrs. Once
we passed and cleared the other boats we struck out for
Big Tancook
Island.... sailed-up to the Bluenose II then went to
Prince's Inlet past
Bachman's and returned to Mahone Bay at about 1800hrs.
We
pressed Overproof
hard on all points to see how the rigging was holding
out
and to fine tune
the tension, etc. The boat performed remarkably
well....

The Classic Boat Festival was a great time. Lots of
American boats in the
bay. Lots of shore activities. Lots of wooden and
classic
style boats for
sale. Many people dropped by to compliment and inquire
about Overproof. The
schooner races were on, we had deer steak BBQ, the
burning
of the Teaser on
Sat night and I got a Great Tan!! It was a 5 star
weekend.

I've been onboard since Thursday night and just got
back
here about 2 hours
ago.

CM

Capt.Mooron wrote:

Quick Report on Overproof's "Shake-Down" trip to Mahone Bay

Departed the Bay Landing at 1230hrs in the rain. Did a 45 minute run-in at
various rpms on the auxiliary to assess performance. Excellent... 6.5kts at
1900rpm. Cleared the bay under power and once satisfied the diesel was in
good shape, proper drip from the packing gland, belts tight, battery
charging... set sails and swung to about 180 on to a beam reach to get sea
room and clearer winds off shore. We changed heading to 270 at a DDW course
aprox 6 nm off the coast


Sounds excellent- glad to hear 'Overproof' is in such good
shape.

You know the winds in drenching rain... sorta comes and goes in waves. the
rain was relentless but the vessel was moving smartly. Nonetheless... the
crew was geared and the coffee hot.

Surely you tough Arctic types aren't going to complain about
a little drizzle?



Saturday was a beautiful day for sailing with winds at 15 kts in the am to
25kts in the afternoon. We set full canvas and headed out at 1200hrs. Once
we passed and cleared the other boats we struck out for Big Tancook
Island.... sailed-up to the Bluenose II then went to Prince's Inlet past
Bachman's and returned to Mahone Bay at about 1800hrs. We pressed Overproof
hard on all points to see how the rigging was holding out and to fine tune
the tension, etc. The boat performed remarkably well....


Did you adjust anything? If you have it all set up right,
did you take any measurements? Very useful info.


The Classic Boat Festival was a great time. Lots of American boats in the
bay. Lots of shore activities. Lots of wooden and classic style boats for
sale. Many people dropped by to compliment and inquire about Overproof. The
schooner races were on, we had deer steak BBQ, the burning of the Teaser on
Sat night and I got a Great Tan!! It was a 5 star weekend.


You got a tan in 1 weekend?

It sounds like a great time. I saw some pics of the classic
boat festival up there but it didn't occur to me look for
anybody I knew....

Looking forward to hearing some more sailing adventures!

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Looking forward to hearing some more sailing adventures!



I bet. Doug's sailing adventures are ended.


RB
35s5
NY

"DSK" wrote in message

Sounds excellent- glad to hear 'Overproof' is in such good shape.

3 weeks of knuckle bruising labour to get all systems overhauled. Way more
work then I anticipated.

Surely you tough Arctic types aren't going to complain about a little
drizzle?

No problems other than my hands were so pruned up that the cigarette kept
going out! :-)

Did you adjust anything? If you have it all set up right, did you take any
measurements? Very useful info.

Yup I keep a baseline of numbers for rigging tension and have a caliper to
measure loads on the sheets and halyards. It provides a great indicator of
if a particular area is suffering extra loads due to a variety of factors
[ ie: sheave lubrication, wear on the sheets/halyards, mast alignment /
rake/ shroud & stay tension balanced / etc.]


You got a tan in 1 weekend?

Yeah!.... what's odd about that? I tan overnight usually.... rarely get
"red" for more than 6 hours before it browns up nice.

Looking forward to hearing some more sailing adventures!

Well I just got seconded to a large project so I only have the weekends and
the job is 5 hours away. I'll try and post if I get a bad sailing weekend.
(Is there such a thing?? :-)

Sure was a blast.....

CM