On 2/16/2013 9:52 AM, Wayne B wrote:

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In my opinion the best hurricane protection in SE Florida is to go up
the Okeechobee Waterway from Port St Lucie to above the first lock.


I'm not sure a boat like mine with a 63 foot mast height can do that. I
doubt Skip's 7' depth would allow him to either. I'm not sure, though.

On Sun, 17 Feb 2013 08:39:25 -0700, slide wrote:

On 2/16/2013 9:52 AM, Wayne B wrote:

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In my opinion the best hurricane protection in SE Florida is to go up
the Okeechobee Waterway from Port St Lucie to above the first lock.


I'm not sure a boat like mine with a 63 foot mast height can do that. I
doubt Skip's 7' depth would allow him to either. I'm not sure, though.

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Mast height is not an issue until the 49 foot railroad bridge just
before Lake Okeechobee at Port Mayaca. There is no need to go that
far however since the lock is not that far west of Port St Lucie.
The controlling depth for the Waterway is 8 feet, so 7 feet of draft
should be doable. St Lucie inlet is a no go but access to the
Okeechobee Waterway from the ICW is fine.

There are some local guys at Port Mayaca who specialize in getting 65
foot masts under the 49 foot bridge by heeling them over with water
bags:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpX_2akoPzA

Different bridge he

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGAzt-8minI

On 2/17/2013 1:38 PM, Wayne B wrote:

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Mast height is not an issue until the 49 foot railroad bridge just
before Lake Okeechobee at Port Mayaca. There is no need to go that
far however since the lock is not that far west of Port St Lucie.
The controlling depth for the Waterway is 8 feet, so 7 feet of draft
should be doable. St Lucie inlet is a no go but access to the
Okeechobee Waterway from the ICW is fine.

There are some local guys at Port Mayaca who specialize in getting 65
foot masts under the 49 foot bridge by heeling them over with water
bags:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpX_2akoPzA

Different bridge he

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGAzt-8minI


Good to know. Someday I expect to be back there.

Hi, Wayne, and list,

New log sometime later today, I hope...

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On Sat, 16 Feb 2013 09:57:49 -0500, "Flying Pig"
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So, how do you like your Rocna, 20+% down in weight from the spade?

One of he problems with having a very heavy anchor on an all chain
rode is getting the darn thing back up again from 30+ feet of water,
especially if it is covered with a lot of sticky mud. There were a
few times that retrieving the big Spade was a real struggle and I had
to make some engineering improvements to the windlass to cope with all
that.


We did, as well, even though what we had experienced was only the 55# delta
(still much heavier than what was recommended at build time). We have the
torque/flexing issue in hand, we think but I never rely on the windlass to
break it out, preferring to let the bobbing of the boat work it out, and, if
severely stuck, motoring on a tight chain.

The last time we pulled up, from Lake Sylvia, it was so packed that it took
most of the way to the ICW opposite to clean it off by the wake, let alone
what puny hose pressure I had available (with which I finished the job) to
clean it off...

The admiral has just advised that my behavior is unacceptable (she wants me
to mow and pine-cone-gather her son's lawn), so it may be another month
before another log appears, but, hang in there :{/)

L8R

Skip


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The admiral has just advised that my behavior is unacceptable (she wants me
to mow and pine-cone-gather her son's lawn), so it may be another month
before another log appears, but, hang in there :{/)

Can you say, *PW*??? Enjoy accomplishing your long, honey-do list, Skippy.

In the meanwhile your boat just sits. The new bottom paint becomes old
and slimed up. The water seeps in and the osmosis begins anew.

--
Sir Gregory

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, but, hang in there :{/)

Can you say, *PW*??? Enjoy accomplishing your long, honey-do list, Skippy.

In the meanwhile your boat just sits. The new bottom paint becomes old
and slimed up. The water seeps in and the osmosis begins anew.

--
Sir Gregory


Actually, I've been so sick (flu?) that I lost track of the days, thinking I
was one fewer than I had. Very successful outcome on the yard, and now at
another kid's house (well, if you count 44.5y/o as a kid), where I hope to
get out the log before heading to yet another's, tomorrow early afternoon...

As to the boat bottom, I'm not in the least bit worried. The guy who turned
me on to this had his bottom cleaned for the first time after more than 90
days in the water. The diver said it was by far the best bottom paint he'd
ever cleaned. I expect the moment we move it, anything which has
accumulated will sluff off.

Honey-do list completed (other than that same kid's wedding, the real reason
we're ashore again, coming up in two weekends), and we're off and running
again. Lydia's mother currently on the fence as to coming along with us for
more shakedown (we'll do more coastal work before heading out, hoping to
break everything which will break while within reach of suppliers and
TBUS)...

L8R, y'all

Skip


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