"Wayne B" wrote in message
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On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:31:27 -0400, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

With that I'll leave you in Part 2 of our shakedown - a couple of
exhilarating and gratifying sails, lots more broken parts (by now, every
external rotating part on the engine has been removed and rebuilt or
replaced or both, e.g.) successfully and relatively inconsequentially
resolved, and the new feeling of being guests in our own country. We've
been exploring just as we would if we were cruising internationally, much to
our benefit and enjoyment.

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Good report !

Exploring is all good, glad to hear that things are coming together
for you. Mechanical issues seem to be part of cruising
unfortunately. Before we left Florida last January for our Caribbean
jaunt, I asked our local generator mechanic to go over things with a
fine tooth comb and replace anything he considered suspect. Since our
once new genset now has over 4,000 hours on it (about like having
200,000 miles on a car engine), I specifically asked him about the
fresh water pump. He said not to worry about it since they hardly
ever fail in his experience. To make a long story short the fresh
water pump failed when we go to Puerto Rico, and we spent a week in a
marina (nice marina) waiting for parts. And so it goes. :-) Right
now we're waiting for a new engine part (fuel cooler heat exchanger)
to arrive back in the BVI, while we run with a jerry rigged work
around on he port engine. We'll get it installed on the way home next
month.

Thanks for the progress report and keep on cruise'n.

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It never ceases to amaze this sailor how *cruising* has
degenerated into a never-ending pursuit of a mechanic
and/or mechanical parts.

This pursuit always comes first. So, why is cruising still
called cruising?

It should be called "Systems Maintenance on the Go."

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Sir Gregory


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Sir Gregory

On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:29:58 -0400, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
åke wrote:

It never ceases to amaze this sailor how *cruising* has
degenerated into a never-ending pursuit of a mechanic
and/or mechanical parts.

This pursuit always comes first. So, why is cruising still
called cruising?

It should be called "Systems Maintenance on the Go."

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You should walk the walk and come on down here to the Carib. There
are serious cruisers here from all over the world in boats almost as
small as yours.

"Wayne B" wrote in message
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On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:29:58 -0400, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
åke wrote:

It never ceases to amaze this sailor how *cruising* has
degenerated into a never-ending pursuit of a mechanic
and/or mechanical parts.

This pursuit always comes first. So, why is cruising still
called cruising?

It should be called "Systems Maintenance on the Go."

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You should walk the walk and come on down here to the Carib. There
are serious cruisers here from all over the world in boats almost as
small as yours.



I find nothing comforting about those busy places. Give me an
out of the way anchorage where only a boat or two a week might
find their way to and I'm a lot happier. I'm thinking of going off to
the Double Breasted Shot Keys on the Cal Sal Bank one of these
days because they are uninhabited and almost unfrequented.
Perhaps spend a month or two there.

I won't find any stinking pollution machines there because there's
nothing for them there in the way of fuel and mechanics to fix
all the broken systems.

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Sir Gregory

On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:32:08 -0400, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
åke wrote:

"Wayne B" wrote in message
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On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:29:58 -0400, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
åke wrote:

It never ceases to amaze this sailor how *cruising* has
degenerated into a never-ending pursuit of a mechanic
and/or mechanical parts.

This pursuit always comes first. So, why is cruising still
called cruising?

It should be called "Systems Maintenance on the Go."

===

You should walk the walk and come on down here to the Carib. There
are serious cruisers here from all over the world in boats almost as
small as yours.



I find nothing comforting about those busy places. Give me an
out of the way anchorage where only a boat or two a week might
find their way to and I'm a lot happier. I'm thinking of going off to
the Double Breasted Shot Keys on the Cal Sal Bank one of these
days because they are uninhabited and almost unfrequented.
Perhaps spend a month or two there.

I won't find any stinking pollution machines there because there's
nothing for them there in the way of fuel and mechanics to fix
all the broken systems.

Translation: I'm afraid to go.
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Cheers,

Bruce

On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:09:43 -0400, Wayne B
wrote:

On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:29:58 -0400, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
åke wrote:

It never ceases to amaze this sailor how *cruising* has
degenerated into a never-ending pursuit of a mechanic
and/or mechanical parts.

This pursuit always comes first. So, why is cruising still
called cruising?

It should be called "Systems Maintenance on the Go."

===

You should walk the walk and come on down here to the Carib. There
are serious cruisers here from all over the world in boats almost as
small as yours.

I told him that a year or more ago. Even pointed him at a web site for
a Hungarian who sailed around the world in a smaller boat than he has.

I suppose that some get all figity when the land disappears :-(
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Cheers,

Bruce

On Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:16:28 +0700, Bruce in Bangkok
wrote:

I suppose that some get all figity when the land disappears :-

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If I had 10 inches of grass growing on the bottom of the boat and the
broken boom was spliced with galvanized pipe, I'd be a bit figity
also.

On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:49:44 -0400, Wayne B
wrote:

On Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:16:28 +0700, Bruce in Bangkok
wrote:

I suppose that some get all figity when the land disappears :-

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If I had 10 inches of grass growing on the bottom of the boat and the
broken boom was spliced with galvanized pipe, I'd be a bit figity
also.

My goodness. Are you alleging that galvanized pipe is not the
preferred material to repair an aluminum boom :-?

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Cheers,

Bruce

On Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:24:20 +0700, Bruce in Bangkok
wrote:

My goodness. Are you alleging that galvanized pipe is not the
preferred material to repair an aluminum boom :-?

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I would concede that it has plenty of strength. :-)

Now we need to find the light weight, corrosion resistant version...