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All day into the wind
Left Tarpon Springs, Fl a litle later than I expected due to fueling
problems and when I got out in the bay it was 16 kts on the nose building to 20. It was all on the inside motoring down the ICW so it was ok but this evening my face feels sunburned from the wind. When I got to the Dunedin draw bridge, it was being painted so they told me they could only open one side and that only part way but they thought I could make it. I wasn't going back to Tarpon at that point so I agreed. One side went up just enough for a 1.5' wide opening way up at the top of the mast. One guy actually held onto the raised part to guide my mast through. Due to th bimini, I could not see what was ahppening up there and suddenly the boat slews sideways and I hear an awful dragging through the shrouds so I gently put her in reverse. My shroud had snagged to lowered side. I half expected to have my mast come down it sounded so bad. Turns out no damage and I profusely thanked the painters for helping. Further down the ICW, a very large yacht appropriately named "Bacchus" was going up and down the waterway making a huge wake making life difficult for smaller vessels. When he passed me and I turned into his wake, he saw me holding tha handheld VHF and he actually taunted my on Ch 16 saying "Capt of "Ragtime", I got you a rockin and rollin". I ignored him but it sure is strange boating where there is actually traffic because I never see other boats up in N. Fl (or very few). At at "The Pub" in the part of the ICW called "The Narrows" trying to decide what to do about expected bad weather tomorrow. Maximo Marina who I called suggested Gulfport Municipal Marina which I had completely forgogtten about although it was "Ragtimes" home port when I bought her 20 yrs ago. Turns out to be a nice marina and has working wireless which is why I can post this. |
All day into the wind
"Frogwatch" wrote in message ... Left Tarpon Springs, Fl a litle later than I expected due to fueling problems and when I got out in the bay it was 16 kts on the nose building to 20. It was all on the inside motoring down the ICW so it was ok but this evening my face feels sunburned from the wind. When I got to the Dunedin draw bridge, it was being painted so they told me they could only open one side and that only part way but they thought I could make it. I wasn't going back to Tarpon at that point so I agreed. One side went up just enough for a 1.5' wide opening way up at the top of the mast. One guy actually held onto the raised part to guide my mast through. Due to th bimini, I could not see what was ahppening up there and suddenly the boat slews sideways and I hear an awful dragging through the shrouds so I gently put her in reverse. My shroud had snagged to lowered side. I half expected to have my mast come down it sounded so bad. Turns out no damage and I profusely thanked the painters for helping. Further down the ICW, a very large yacht appropriately named "Bacchus" was going up and down the waterway making a huge wake making life difficult for smaller vessels. When he passed me and I turned into his wake, he saw me holding tha handheld VHF and he actually taunted my on Ch 16 saying "Capt of "Ragtime", I got you a rockin and rollin". I ignored him but it sure is strange boating where there is actually traffic because I never see other boats up in N. Fl (or very few). At at "The Pub" in the part of the ICW called "The Narrows" trying to decide what to do about expected bad weather tomorrow. Maximo Marina who I called suggested Gulfport Municipal Marina which I had completely forgogtten about although it was "Ragtimes" home port when I bought her 20 yrs ago. Turns out to be a nice marina and has working wireless which is why I can post this. Have a good trip and watch out for the "Rodney Dangerfields". |
All day into the wind
On Jan 29, 7:51*pm, Frogwatch wrote:
Left Tarpon Springs, Fl a litle later than I expected due to fueling problems and when I got out in the bay it was 16 kts on the nose building to 20. *It was all on the inside motoring down the ICW so it was ok but this evening my face feels sunburned from the wind. When I got to the Dunedin draw bridge, it was being painted so they told me they could only open one side and that only part way but they thought I could make it. *I wasn't going back to Tarpon at that point so I agreed. *One side went up just enough for a 1.5' wide opening way up at the top of the mast. One guy actually held onto the raised part to guide my mast through. *Due to th bimini, I could not see what was ahppening up there and suddenly the boat slews sideways and I hear an awful dragging through the shrouds so I gently put her in reverse. *My shroud had snagged to lowered side. *I half expected to have my mast come down it sounded so bad. *Turns out no damage and I profusely thanked the painters for helping. Further down the ICW, *a very large yacht appropriately named "Bacchus" was going up and down the waterway making a huge wake making life difficult for smaller vessels. *When he passed me and I turned into his wake, he saw me holding tha handheld VHF and he actually taunted my on Ch 16 saying "Capt of "Ragtime", I got you a rockin and rollin". *I ignored him but it sure is strange boating where there is actually traffic because I never see other boats up in N. Fl (or very few). At at "The Pub" in the part of the ICW called "The Narrows" trying to decide what to do about expected bad weather tomorrow. *Maximo Marina who I called suggested Gulfport Municipal Marina which I had completely forgogtten about although it was "Ragtimes" home port when I bought her 20 yrs ago. Turns out to be a nice marina and has working wireless which is why I can *post this. Glad your having fun, sail on. |
All day into the wind
On Jan 29, 11:34 pm, "*e#c" wrote:
On Jan 29, 7:51 pm, Frogwatch wrote: Left Tarpon Springs, Fl a litle later than I expected due to fueling problems and when I got out in the bay it was 16 kts on the nose building to 20. It was all on the inside motoring down the ICW so it was ok but this evening my face feels sunburned from the wind. When I got to the Dunedin draw bridge, it was being painted so they told me they could only open one side and that only part way but they thought I could make it. I wasn't going back to Tarpon at that point so I agreed. One side went up just enough for a 1.5' wide opening way up at the top of the mast. One guy actually held onto the raised part to guide my mast through. Due to th bimini, I could not see what was ahppening up there and suddenly the boat slews sideways and I hear an awful dragging through the shrouds so I gently put her in reverse. My shroud had snagged to lowered side. I half expected to have my mast come down it sounded so bad. Turns out no damage and I profusely thanked the painters for helping. Further down the ICW, a very large yacht appropriately named "Bacchus" was going up and down the waterway making a huge wake making life difficult for smaller vessels. When he passed me and I turned into his wake, he saw me holding tha handheld VHF and he actually taunted my on Ch 16 saying "Capt of "Ragtime", I got you a rockin and rollin". I ignored him but it sure is strange boating where there is actually traffic because I never see other boats up in N. Fl (or very few). At at "The Pub" in the part of the ICW called "The Narrows" trying to decide what to do about expected bad weather tomorrow. Maximo Marina who I called suggested Gulfport Municipal Marina which I had completely forgogtten about although it was "Ragtimes" home port when I bought her 20 yrs ago. Turns out to be a nice marina and has working wireless which is why I can post this. Glad your having fun, sail on. Amazing how an hour of rest can bring one back to life. Unfortunately, with no way to go anywhere and it looks as if everything is too far to walk, I am just hanging at the marina. Ought to do some work on the boat but am not that ambitious. I suspect bad weather tomorrow will give me plenty of time for that. Where I normally sail, I rarely see other boats except maybe on the horizon and there are no buildings or houses on the shores up by St. Marks so seeing even the very light traffic of a windy Fri afternoon when most people4 stay in seems extremely crowded to me. The constant urbanization of the shoreline here is novel at first but soon I want to have my solitude back. My daughter has decided to drive down from Jacksonville tomorrow in spite of the supposed bad weather. Maybe the forecast will be wrong. |
All day into the wind
On Jan 30, 12:25 am, I am Tosk
wrote: In article 3c33adfa-d502-4371-8f8e- , says... On Jan 29, 11:34 pm, "*e#c" wrote: On Jan 29, 7:51 pm, Frogwatch wrote: Left Tarpon Springs, Fl a litle later than I expected due to fueling problems and when I got out in the bay it was 16 kts on the nose building to 20. It was all on the inside motoring down the ICW so it was ok but this evening my face feels sunburned from the wind. When I got to the Dunedin draw bridge, it was being painted so they told me they could only open one side and that only part way but they thought I could make it. I wasn't going back to Tarpon at that point so I agreed. One side went up just enough for a 1.5' wide opening way up at the top of the mast. One guy actually held onto the raised part to guide my mast through. Due to th bimini, I could not see what was ahppening up there and suddenly the boat slews sideways and I hear an awful dragging through the shrouds so I gently put her in reverse. My shroud had snagged to lowered side. I half expected to have my mast come down it sounded so bad. Turns out no damage and I profusely thanked the painters for helping. Further down the ICW, a very large yacht appropriately named "Bacchus" was going up and down the waterway making a huge wake making life difficult for smaller vessels. When he passed me and I turned into his wake, he saw me holding tha handheld VHF and he actually taunted my on Ch 16 saying "Capt of "Ragtime", I got you a rockin and rollin". I ignored him but it sure is strange boating where there is actually traffic because I never see other boats up in N. Fl (or very few). At at "The Pub" in the part of the ICW called "The Narrows" trying to decide what to do about expected bad weather tomorrow. Maximo Marina who I called suggested Gulfport Municipal Marina which I had completely forgogtten about although it was "Ragtimes" home port when I bought her 20 yrs ago. Turns out to be a nice marina and has working wireless which is why I can post this. Glad your having fun, sail on. Amazing how an hour of rest can bring one back to life. Unfortunately, with no way to go anywhere and it looks as if everything is too far to walk, I am just hanging at the marina. Ought to do some work on the boat but am not that ambitious. I suspect bad weather tomorrow will give me plenty of time for that. Where I normally sail, I rarely see other boats except maybe on the horizon and there are no buildings or houses on the shores up by St. Marks so seeing even the very light traffic of a windy Fri afternoon when most people4 stay in seems extremely crowded to me. The constant urbanization of the shoreline here is novel at first but soon I want to have my solitude back. My daughter has decided to drive down from Jacksonville tomorrow in spite of the supposed bad weather. Maybe the forecast will be wrong. Sounds like you are having a blast! Good on you man... Take some pictures there caveman, we want pictures! Scotty Pictures? Mywife drives me crazy with her picture taking all the time. Not having a camera is a major freedom. However, the ASUSee computer does have a built in cam if I can figger out how tooperate it. I had thought my boat was in good condition except for needing bottom paint however, if you spend time aboard you find things......BAD things. I thoroughly inspected the mast shroud connections to the hull a couple years ago and thought they were solid. This morn when I woke up, looked up and saw an indentation in the wood around the stainlesss plate attaching the main starboard shroud to the bulkhead. I pressed it. HOLY ****, ROT. Yikes. Gotta be fixed before any significant sailing. Well, weather today is gonna be 20-25 kts today and tomorrow. I have been advised not to crosss Tampa Bay under such conditions so I may pack it in for this weekend and return later in the week. Gulfport Municipal Marina is great. Very good rates $1.50/ft/night and although I cannot remember the weekly rate I was pleasantly surprised when they told me. They have loaner bicycles so one can go into town too. |
All day into the wind
On Jan 30, 8:05*am, Frogwatch wrote:
On Jan 30, 12:25 am, I am Tosk wrote: In article 3c33adfa-d502-4371-8f8e- , says... On Jan 29, 11:34 pm, "*e#c" wrote: On Jan 29, 7:51 pm, Frogwatch wrote: Left Tarpon Springs, Fl a litle later than I expected due to fueling problems and when I got out in the bay it was 16 kts on the nose building to 20. *It was all on the inside motoring down the ICW so it was ok but this evening my face feels sunburned from the wind. When I got to the Dunedin draw bridge, it was being painted so they told me they could only open one side and that only part way but they thought I could make it. *I wasn't going back to Tarpon at that point so I agreed. *One side went up just enough for a 1.5' wide opening way up at the top of the mast. One guy actually held onto the raised part to guide my mast through. *Due to th bimini, I could not see what was ahppening up there and suddenly the boat slews sideways and I hear an awful dragging through the shrouds so I gently put her in reverse.. *My shroud had snagged to lowered side. *I half expected to have my mast come down it sounded so bad. *Turns out no damage and I profusely thanked the painters for helping. Further down the ICW, *a very large yacht appropriately named "Bacchus" was going up and down the waterway making a huge wake making life difficult for smaller vessels. *When he passed me and I turned into his wake, he saw me holding tha handheld VHF and he actually taunted my on Ch 16 saying "Capt of "Ragtime", I got you a rockin and rollin". *I ignored him but it sure is strange boating where there is actually traffic because I never see other boats up in N. Fl (or very few). At at "The Pub" in the part of the ICW called "The Narrows" trying to decide what to do about expected bad weather tomorrow. *Maximo Marina who I called suggested Gulfport Municipal Marina which I had completely forgogtten about although it was "Ragtimes" home port when I bought her 20 yrs ago. Turns out to be a nice marina and has working wireless which is why I can *post this. Glad your having fun, sail on. Amazing how an hour of rest can bring one back to life. Unfortunately, with no way to go anywhere and it looks as if everything is too far to walk, I am just hanging at the marina. *Ought to do some work on the boat but am not that ambitious. *I suspect bad weather tomorrow will give me plenty of time for that. Where I normally sail, I rarely see other boats except maybe on the horizon and there are no buildings or houses on the shores up by St. Marks so seeing even the very light traffic of a windy Fri afternoon when most people4 stay in seems extremely crowded to me. The constant urbanization of the shoreline here is novel at first but soon I want to have my solitude back. My daughter has decided to drive down from Jacksonville tomorrow in spite of the supposed bad weather. *Maybe the forecast will be wrong. Sounds like you are having a blast! Good on you man... Take some pictures there caveman, we want pictures! Scotty Pictures? *Mywife drives me crazy with her picture taking all the time. *Not having a camera is a major freedom. *However, the ASUSee computer does have a built in cam if I can figger out how tooperate it. I had thought my boat was in good condition except for needing bottom paint however, if you spend time aboard you find things......BAD things. *I thoroughly inspected the mast shroud connections to the hull a couple years ago and thought they were solid. *This morn when I woke up, looked up and saw an indentation in the wood around the stainlesss plate attaching the main starboard shroud to the bulkhead. I pressed it. HOLY ****, ROT. *Yikes. Gotta be fixed before any significant sailing. Well, weather today is gonna be 20-25 kts today and tomorrow. I have been advised not to crosss Tampa Bay under such conditions so I may pack it in for this weekend and return later in the week. Gulfport Municipal Marina is great. *Very good rates $1.50/ft/night and although I cannot remember the weekly rate I was pleasantly surprised when they told me. *They have loaner bicycles so one can go into town too.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Hey, Frog! f If you're in that area, take GFretwell up on his offer. He means it. |
All day into the wind
On 1/30/10 9:05 AM, Frogwatch wrote:
it. I had thought my boat was in good condition except for needing bottom paint however, if you spend time aboard you find things......BAD things. I thoroughly inspected the mast shroud connections to the hull a couple years ago and thought they were solid. This morn when I woke up, looked up and saw an indentation in the wood around the stainlesss plate attaching the main starboard shroud to the bulkhead. I pressed it. HOLY ****, ROT. Yikes. Gotta be fixed before any significant sailing. You should consider hanging up your shrouds before your family finds it necessary to put you in a shroud of a different kind. It seems like just about every time you go out in that boat, something significant fails on you. It seems more than an aging boat, too...it seems like a boat on which maintenance is ignored until something significant happens or is discovered. Were you not about to send your daughter and her boyfriend out to the Bahamas in that boat? It would have been interesting for them if the mast carrying full sails had collapsed and fallen into the water. |
All day into the wind
H the K (I post with a Mac) wrote:
On 1/30/10 9:05 AM, Frogwatch wrote: it. I had thought my boat was in good condition except for needing bottom paint however, if you spend time aboard you find things......BAD things. I thoroughly inspected the mast shroud connections to the hull a couple years ago and thought they were solid. This morn when I woke up, looked up and saw an indentation in the wood around the stainlesss plate attaching the main starboard shroud to the bulkhead. I pressed it. HOLY ****, ROT. Yikes. Gotta be fixed before any significant sailing. You should consider hanging up your shrouds before your family finds it necessary to put you in a shroud of a different kind. It seems like just about every time you go out in that boat, something significant fails on you. It seems more than an aging boat, too...it seems like a boat on which maintenance is ignored until something significant happens or is discovered. Were you not about to send your daughter and her boyfriend out to the Bahamas in that boat? It would have been interesting for them if the mast carrying full sails had collapsed and fallen into the water. The messenger is an asshole but he does have a valid point. |
All day into the wind
"H the K (I post with a Mac)" wrote in message ... On 1/30/10 9:05 AM, Frogwatch wrote: it. I had thought my boat was in good condition except for needing bottom paint however, if you spend time aboard you find things......BAD things. I thoroughly inspected the mast shroud connections to the hull a couple years ago and thought they were solid. This morn when I woke up, looked up and saw an indentation in the wood around the stainlesss plate attaching the main starboard shroud to the bulkhead. I pressed it. HOLY ****, ROT. Yikes. Gotta be fixed before any significant sailing. You should consider hanging up your shrouds before your family finds it necessary to put you in a shroud of a different kind. It seems like just about every time you go out in that boat, something significant fails on you. It seems more than an aging boat, too...it seems like a boat on which maintenance is ignored until something significant happens or is discovered. Were you not about to send your daughter and her boyfriend out to the Bahamas in that boat? It would have been interesting for them if the mast carrying full sails had collapsed and fallen into the water. Or on someones head, although that would probably require the forestay to let go. Happened to us on a Mirage 33 during a Wednesday night club race. Sure was scary for a bit...it missed the owners girlfriend and me by about a foot. |
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