Me and SWMBO just got back from a three day cruise to the
San Juan Islands aboard Cruis'n Rulz!. Launched from
Shilshole Marina about 12 pm Saturday. Perfect weather all
weekend. Spent the first night anchored stern to off the
east side of Blakely Island, in a little cove I've been
going to for years.
Sunday night in the Shaw Island cove. Everything was perfect
except....
On launching Saturday morning, I Backed down, launched, and
went to park the rig while SWMBO moved the boat to the end
of the dock. Upon returning a few minutes later, I flipped
on the blower and opened the engine hatch as usual before
startup. I was greeted by a rapidly flooding engine bay. In
thirteen years of launching Cruis'n Rulz! I have never left
the drain plug out, until now. PANIC. The pumps were not
even keeping up with the flow. She was down by the stern and
drawing deeper as I watched. The water was over the sole in
the forward cabin. I looked up to the parking lot. 2 rigs
were blocking all the spaces, with the morons doing the tie
down routine in the parking lot. No way I was going to get
down to the dock with my rig before it was to late.
I always keep a spare drain plug on board; never understood
why until now. Grabbed it and dove in the 45° water, down to
the keel, and screwed it in.
A second dive with a 5/8 wrench to tighten it. Damn that
water's cold. Spent all day Saturday with a honking tension
headache.
From now on, I'll tie a red ribbon to the lower unit
whenever I take the drain plug out. Don't want to take that
dive again...
JR
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"JR North" wrote in message
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Me and SWMBO just got back from a three day cruise to the
San Juan Islands aboard Cruis'n Rulz!. Launched from
Shilshole Marina about 12 pm Saturday. Perfect weather all
weekend. Spent the first night anchored stern to off the
east side of Blakely Island, in a little cove I've been
going to for years.
Sunday night in the Shaw Island cove.

Okay, we've heard plenty of ramp stories. How about expanding the weekend
stuff for us.

East side of Blakely? Near the Indian camp or further south?

Were you in Blind Bay on Shaw? Did you throw a crab pot out? Did you visit
the Nuns at the Ferry dock?

Come on JR, give us something to bathe in other than freezing water at the
ramp!!!

jps

Were you in Blind Bay on Shaw? Did you throw a crab pot out? Did you visit
the Nuns at the Ferry dock?



Did you see where the nuns are selling the
Little Portion Store and will be leaving Shaw?

Next year, if you put in there for provisions, there may be nun at all.

"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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Were you in Blind Bay on Shaw? Did you throw a crab pot out? Did you
visit
the Nuns at the Ferry dock?



Did you see where the nuns are selling the
Little Portion Store and will be leaving Shaw?

Next year, if you put in there for provisions, there may be nun at all.

Very funny.

It's sad to think they'll not be there any longer. Someone's going to end
up with the little store. I think the citizens will still allow that tiny
bit of commerce to continue since it serves as the only source of staples
(just in case you're still in a punny mood that's food, not metal) on the
island.

I expect that little piece of land will fetch a very nice price since it
includes the only "public" dock on the island plus the potential of securing
the ferry contract.

Geezus, no sympathy.... ok- On Blakely, the little cove
opposite Armitage Rock 48.35.65 122.41.69. The
Northern-most cove of 3. A little swelly; not too bad, and
the cove has some gnarly rocks scattered here and there,
which are covered at high tide. Pursuers of the spot would
do well to scope these out before anchoring. There is no
room for swing, so a warp to shore is essential.
Yup- Blind Bay on Shaw. Not very many overnighters there on
Sunday evening, and everybody buttoned up by 10PM. We dined
on sumptuous fair SWMBO created in the galley, and stayed up
till 1AM, drinking and watching movies on the 9" TV/VCR. It
was absolutely dead calm. She delighted in the Island
experience, never having been there before.
Spent part of Sunday in Friday Harbor, where she spent a
good amount of time in the women's clothing boutiques(you
know how THAT is). Followed the trail of ice cream cones
back to the source, and partook. (no Rocky Road....).
Heavy fog Monday morning; about 1/2 mile visibility. GPS
sure is handy. Got all the nums for getting up there and
back down.
We repeatedly snagged kelp on the return to Deception
Pass, so much so, I thought I had spun the prop. This
finally cleared up going down Saratoga Passage.
An uneventful recovery and tow home. Shilshole was deserted
as usual on Monday afternoons. In fact, I almost never have
to wait to launch or recover there. Very nice.
JR


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"JR North" wrote in message
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Me and SWMBO just got back from a three day cruise to the
San Juan Islands aboard Cruis'n Rulz!. Launched from
Shilshole Marina about 12 pm Saturday. Perfect weather all
weekend. Spent the first night anchored stern to off the
east side of Blakely Island, in a little cove I've been
going to for years.
Sunday night in the Shaw Island cove.

Okay, we've heard plenty of ramp stories. How about expanding the weekend
stuff for us.

East side of Blakely? Near the Indian camp or further south?

Were you in Blind Bay on Shaw? Did you throw a crab pot out? Did you visit
the Nuns at the Ferry dock?

Come on JR, give us something to bathe in other than freezing water at the
ramp!!!

jps

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Hey, much better. Thanks. Blind Bay is so peaceful. Last year some guy
ditched his boat in the southeast section of the bay and it was a pretty
nasty eyesore. Then he died and it sunk. I guess a bunch of locals pitched
in to refloat it and tow it out. I don't know how long the Nuns are going
to be there but it's a real hoot to roll into the Ferry dock and check out
their little store. It's the only commercial thing on Shaw.

I love that ice cream stand in Friday Harbor. Those are some big cones!!!
Last time through I had a root beer cone, mmmmmm.

GPS is a lifesaver, literally. I've gotten caught in fog up there where
it's not safe and made it through just fine, thanks to the electronics.
Last time that happened I immediately signed up for a coastal navigation
class. I was having daymares about what it'd be like without the gear.
Those are the times when you begin to understand why alchoholism isn't
unknown in the maritime business.

I was thinking about Blake island and you said Blakely. I couldn't imagine
where the hell on Blake you could anchor other than the Indian
Village...oops.

What's SWMBO? If this were a singles page that'd be single white male big
organ. But I digress to my youth.

jps


"JR North" wrote in message
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Geezus, no sympathy.... ok- On Blakely, the little cove
opposite Armitage Rock 48.35.65 122.41.69. The
Northern-most cove of 3. A little swelly; not too bad, and
the cove has some gnarly rocks scattered here and there,
which are covered at high tide. Pursuers of the spot would
do well to scope these out before anchoring. There is no
room for swing, so a warp to shore is essential.
Yup- Blind Bay on Shaw. Not very many overnighters there on
Sunday evening, and everybody buttoned up by 10PM. We dined
on sumptuous fair SWMBO created in the galley, and stayed up
till 1AM, drinking and watching movies on the 9" TV/VCR. It
was absolutely dead calm. She delighted in the Island
experience, never having been there before.
Spent part of Sunday in Friday Harbor, where she spent a
good amount of time in the women's clothing boutiques(you
know how THAT is). Followed the trail of ice cream cones
back to the source, and partook. (no Rocky Road....).
Heavy fog Monday morning; about 1/2 mile visibility. GPS
sure is handy. Got all the nums for getting up there and
back down.
We repeatedly snagged kelp on the return to Deception
Pass, so much so, I thought I had spun the prop. This
finally cleared up going down Saratoga Passage.
An uneventful recovery and tow home. Shilshole was deserted
as usual on Monday afternoons. In fact, I almost never have
to wait to launch or recover there. Very nice.
JR

What's SWMBO? If this were a singles page that'd be single white male big
organ. But I digress to my youth.

Interesting timing on that question, I've seen the acronym a bunch of times
and just skipped over it but for some reason in JR's post I decided to
finally google it.

She Who Must Be Obeyed.

Interesting timing on that question, I've seen the acronym a bunch of times
and just skipped over it but for some reason in JR's post I decided to
finally google it.

She Who Must Be Obeyed.

"She Who Must Be Obeyed"? Wo.
Those spike heels can ruin a deck pretty quickly. Maybe its easy to convice
visitors that all the extra chain laying around the V-berth is ballast?

"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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Interesting timing on that question, I've seen the acronym a bunch of
times
and just skipped over it but for some reason in JR's post I decided to
finally google it.

She Who Must Be Obeyed.

"She Who Must Be Obeyed"? Wo.
Those spike heels can ruin a deck pretty quickly. Maybe its easy to
convice
visitors that all the extra chain laying around the V-berth is ballast?

Spikey heels sounds like a fantasy version. I imagined something more along
the lines of a cast iron pan wielding stump of a woman in a nightgown and
hairnet.

Just to be clear, I'm not attributing these qualities to your significant
other JR. Just the image of the phrase SWMBO.

You could take it either way. Personally, I prefer (and she
is more like) the former.
JR

jps wrote:

"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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Interesting timing on that question, I've seen the acronym a bunch of
times
and just skipped over it but for some reason in JR's post I decided to
finally google it.

She Who Must Be Obeyed.

"She Who Must Be Obeyed"? Wo.
Those spike heels can ruin a deck pretty quickly. Maybe its easy to
convice
visitors that all the extra chain laying around the V-berth is ballast?

Spikey heels sounds like a fantasy version. I imagined something more along
the lines of a cast iron pan wielding stump of a woman in a nightgown and
hairnet.

Just to be clear, I'm not attributing these qualities to your significant
other JR. Just the image of the phrase SWMBO.

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