Rachel Carson trip update
 

Thanks for all the interest in the long thread below.

We left Weatley able to hear the wind howl and the surf as we boarded the
boat. We were almost immediately in a very snotty Lake Erie heading
straight into it. Although we experienced zero G's a few times that boat
did great and conditions steadily improved. She is very quiet and smooth.
Once the the wind got down to a bit under 20 and we used up some of the long
fetch, she felt like a much larger vessel with the engines sounding a long
way behind us.

We made it through the Welland Canal in record time with every lock and
bridge opening just as we reached it. In view of a rough forecast for Lake
Ontario, we decided to use the time saved to rest up. The forecast was
wrong and we had a great run down the lake arriving mid day. We spent the
afternoon lowering the mast, taking off the tops off the exhaust stacks for
bridge clearance, and refueling.

We're now tied up in front of Best Western and got rooms for the night and
are about to go out for dinner.

The weather report is for heavy, steady rain and possible snow for the next
few days. It isn't going to be much fun standing out in this stuff tending
lines as we go through the locks.

--
Roger Long

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"Roger Long" wrote in
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We're now tied up in front of Best Western and got rooms for the night
and are about to go out for dinner.



Roger, how many hours are on those new diesels and what oil changes have
been done to them, so far? I wondered that aloud as you entered the
Welland Canal. I like to change oil quite often the first few hundred
hours to make sure the manufacturing and initial wear metal filings are
cleaned out of them.

Great trip. Thanks for taking us along! It's really a nice ride by remote
control....(c;

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On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:11:07 -0400, "Roger Long"
wrote:

The weather report is for heavy, steady rain and possible snow for the next
few days.

Yee hah !

That's the upstate NY that I remember. :-)

Watch out for gusty cross winds in the locks.

Here's some pictures from the Bahamas to warm you up:

http://share.shutterfly.com/share/re...29593c9bd5a555

or

http://tinyurl.com/6mqsqy

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"Larry" wrote

Roger, how many hours are on those new diesels and what oil changes have
been done to them, so far?

People from Harper Diesel in MTU coveralls were swarmng over the boat right
up until we left and the jet room has what would be a large pickup truck
full of various fluids. This isn't your new yacht owner's trip. Our
delivery captain is a Transport Canada inspectorand it's all full scale
professionalism. I haven't paid attention to the oil changes but I'm sure
it's right on schedule. This is more like being on a NASA launch than
yachting.

Off to eat breakfast before going out in the soaking rain.

--
Roger Long

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On 25 Oct 2008 03:12:44 GMT, Larry wrote:

I like to change oil quite often the first few hundred
hours to make sure the manufacturing and initial wear metal filings are
cleaned out of them.

You ever hear of oil filters?

Casady

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On 25 Oct 2008 20:11:46 GMT, Larry wrote:

(Richard Casady) wrote in
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On 25 Oct 2008 03:12:44 GMT, Larry wrote:

I like to change oil quite often the first few hundred
hours to make sure the manufacturing and initial wear metal filings are
cleaned out of them.

You ever hear of oil filters?

Casady

Have you ever seen what you can pass THRU an oil filter?

Not much. Mostly soot.
I used to change the oil on my sprint car once a week, and cut open
the filters to check for "Glitter". There is a purpose built cutter
for that. Changed the sparkplugs weekly as well.

I do own a microscope, the kind every doctor used to own.

Depends on the filter just what will pass through. They sell five
micron filters for fuel, but I don't know about oil. Below a certain
size particles are harmless. I am sure the filter makers know what is
needed.

Casady

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"Larry" wrote in message
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(Richard Casady) wrote in
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On 25 Oct 2008 03:12:44 GMT, Larry wrote:

I like to change oil quite often the first few hundred
hours to make sure the manufacturing and initial wear metal filings are
cleaned out of them.

You ever hear of oil filters?

Casady

Have you ever seen what you can pass THRU an oil filter?

Try it some time.


Ya, I shot one with a .308 bullet once. :-D

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"KLC Lewis" wrote in
et:

Ya, I shot one with a .308 bullet once. :-D



Did it make it any easier to get off?

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"Larry" wrote in message
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"KLC Lewis" wrote in
et:

Ya, I shot one with a .308 bullet once. :-D



Did it make it any easier to get off?


Na. Got slippery.