On Thu, 03 Sep 2015 23:46:37 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Thu, 03 Sep 2015 23:15:13 -0400, wrote:

On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 11:45:23 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 00:28:40 -0400, wrote:

Wayne, Do you have a prop guy around here? I think mine needs a tune
up. Burress was suggested but I also heard they will be sending it to
Sarasota.

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There are only two choices in CC that I'm aware of, Coastal Prop and
Burris. I've used both in the past for I/O props and they are OK.

We got the props balanced on the big boat last spring when it was
hauled out for bottom painting. Owl Creek Boat Works did the job but
I'm not sure if they sent them out or not. Great job in any case. The
boat had never been smoother running when we got it back. They might
tell you who they use if you give them a call. Butch Fulton is the
owner/manager and his shop foreman is Cliff.


I took this up to the dealer and a few of us looked at it on a jig
they have. Nobody could see anything wrong. I think I am just going to
put it back on..

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Usually when one of my props needs work you can clearly see the
problem. :-)

Yeah I know and when I was looking at it on the boat, I thought I saw
a bent blade but once you got a good angle on it, they look the same.

After I got home I set it on a granite counter and started measuring
with a dial indicator, looking at the leading edges and trailing edges
of the blades at various points and it seems to be OK.

Now I am back looking for the mystery vibration.
I was out again today and it may still be there but less with the
lighter prop ... or it is the same and I was just wishing I was going
to fix something.
I also figured out it sounds worse because there is something in there
with a resonant buzz. I leaned on the top cover with no joy.
The problem is I can't run the boat and play with the motor looking
for the noise. My wife just wants to ride ;-)
I am going to take the cover off and poke around tomorrow. She can
either drive or sit there and watch the crash.

"I am going to take the cover off and poke around tomorrow. She can
either drive or sit there and watch the crash."



My wife was reluctant to take the helm of our boat but I just kept nagging her. After all, it was for my benefit if I fell overboard or whatever. She finally took the wheel out on the largest local lake and after going through the start..forward/reverse stop exercise a couple of times, she was in no hurry to hand back the helm. I'll insist that she drive the boat at least yearly.

On Fri, 4 Sep 2015 04:51:31 -0700 (PDT), True North
wrote:

"I am going to take the cover off and poke around tomorrow. She can
either drive or sit there and watch the crash."



My wife was reluctant to take the helm of our boat but I just kept nagging her. After all, it was for my benefit if I fell overboard or whatever.
She finally took the wheel out on the largest local lake and after going through the start..forward/reverse stop exercise a couple of times, she
was in no hurry to hand back the helm. I'll insist that she drive the boat at least yearly.

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If she acts like she's enjoying herself, I'd let her drive as much as
she wants. There is no better ally than an enthusiastic wife when
there are upgrades or repairs to be done.

Unrelated topic, have you ever been on the Bra d'Or Lakes? I've always
wanted to do that. It also looks like it would be a good short cut on
the way north to Newfoundland and Labrador.

On Friday, 4 September 2015 09:36:38 UTC-3, Wayne. B wrote:
On Fri, 4 Sep 2015 04:51:31 -0700 (PDT), True North
wrote:

"I am going to take the cover off and poke around tomorrow. She can
either drive or sit there and watch the crash."



My wife was reluctant to take the helm of our boat but I just kept nagging her. After all, it was for my benefit if I fell overboard or whatever.
She finally took the wheel out on the largest local lake and after going through the start..forward/reverse stop exercise a couple of times, she
was in no hurry to hand back the helm. I'll insist that she drive the boat at least yearly.

===

If she acts like she's enjoying herself, I'd let her drive as much as
she wants. There is no better ally than an enthusiastic wife when
there are upgrades or repairs to be done.

Unrelated topic, have you ever been on the Bra d'Or Lakes? I've always
wanted to do that. It also looks like it would be a good short cut on
the way north to Newfoundland and Labrador.

Yes, I've been on the St Peter's Inlet (lake side of the canal) a number of times and over in the Marble Mountain/Crammond Islands area. Right now would be a beautiful time to explore...two weeks of sunshine..an unusual event here.
I wonder if the Cruising Club of America would have good advice for a boat your size. I think taking the Bras d'Or route rather than the offshore would be much more peaceful and beautiful. You'll see enough open water as it is sailing to Newfoundland. Don't forget to drop into St Pierre (south coast of Nfld)... still a part of France.

On Fri, 04 Sep 2015 08:36:24 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

It also looks like it would be a good short cut on
the way north to Newfoundland and Labrador.


Sounds "cold" ;-)

On Fri, 04 Sep 2015 11:29:18 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 04 Sep 2015 08:36:24 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

It also looks like it would be a good short cut on
the way north to Newfoundland and Labrador.


Sounds "cold" ;-)

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Yah but...

....what I'd really like to do is cross to Europe by way of Greenland,
Iceland and Scotland. Crazy? Of course, and it will probably never
happen. A few weeks in Labrador might cure me with any luck, and I've
always wanted to cruise Nova Scotia. When you grow up in the lake
effect snow belt of upstate NY the ice never totally leaves your blood
stream.

:-)

On Fri, 04 Sep 2015 23:20:10 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 04 Sep 2015 11:29:18 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 04 Sep 2015 08:36:24 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

It also looks like it would be a good short cut on
the way north to Newfoundland and Labrador.


Sounds "cold" ;-)

===

Yah but...

...what I'd really like to do is cross to Europe by way of Greenland,
Iceland and Scotland. Crazy? Of course, and it will probably never
happen. A few weeks in Labrador might cure me with any luck, and I've
always wanted to cruise Nova Scotia. When you grow up in the lake
effect snow belt of upstate NY the ice never totally leaves your blood
stream.

:-)
I spent November and December of 65 about 200-400 miles east of
Labrador on a 311' boat. I am cured. ;-)

On Fri, 04 Sep 2015 23:47:28 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 04 Sep 2015 23:20:10 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 04 Sep 2015 11:29:18 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 04 Sep 2015 08:36:24 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

It also looks like it would be a good short cut on
the way north to Newfoundland and Labrador.


Sounds "cold" ;-)

===

Yah but...

...what I'd really like to do is cross to Europe by way of Greenland,
Iceland and Scotland. Crazy? Of course, and it will probably never
happen. A few weeks in Labrador might cure me with any luck, and I've
always wanted to cruise Nova Scotia. When you grow up in the lake
effect snow belt of upstate NY the ice never totally leaves your blood
stream.

:-)
I spent November and December of 65 about 200-400 miles east of
Labrador on a 311' boat. I am cured. ;-)

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I'll bet. It turns out that there is a fairly limited weather window
for getting in and out of Greenland in a small boat because of ice
conditions. The ideal time would be to leave Labrador in early July,
arrive Greenland 3 or 4 days later, refuel, and head for Iceland on
the next good weather window. You'd want to be in Scotland no later
than early August. The longest hop is Greenland to Iceland, about 4
days. It's fun to plan these things even if they never materialize.

http://www.noonsite.com/Countries/Greenland

I spent years dreaming about and planning a cruise to the Caribbean
islands and finally made it happen twice.

On Fri, 04 Sep 2015 23:20:10 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Fri, 04 Sep 2015 11:29:18 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 04 Sep 2015 08:36:24 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

It also looks like it would be a good short cut on
the way north to Newfoundland and Labrador.


Sounds "cold" ;-)

===

Yah but...

...what I'd really like to do is cross to Europe by way of Greenland,
Iceland and Scotland. Crazy? Of course, and it will probably never
happen. A few weeks in Labrador might cure me with any luck, and I've
always wanted to cruise Nova Scotia. When you grow up in the lake
effect snow belt of upstate NY the ice never totally leaves your blood
stream.

:-)

I read a while back about a group crossing made by owners of some brand of boat that
I can't remember right now (Nordic Tug?). Perhaps there are brand or club group
crossings that you could latch onto?
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

On Sat, 05 Sep 2015 08:02:45 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Fri, 04 Sep 2015 23:20:10 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Fri, 04 Sep 2015 11:29:18 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 04 Sep 2015 08:36:24 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

It also looks like it would be a good short cut on
the way north to Newfoundland and Labrador.


Sounds "cold" ;-)

===

Yah but...

...what I'd really like to do is cross to Europe by way of Greenland,
Iceland and Scotland. Crazy? Of course, and it will probably never
happen. A few weeks in Labrador might cure me with any luck, and I've
always wanted to cruise Nova Scotia. When you grow up in the lake
effect snow belt of upstate NY the ice never totally leaves your blood
stream.

:-)

I read a while back about a group crossing made by owners of some brand of boat that
I can't remember right now (Nordic Tug?). Perhaps there are brand or club group
crossings that you could latch onto?

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You're probably thinking about the Nordhavn Trans Atlantic Rally in
2004.

http://www.nordhavn.com/rally/voyage/welcome.htm

I followed that event closely and have corresponded with several of
the participants. We met one of them last summer up in the Chesapeake
and had dinner with them at Solomons. They say it will probably never
happen again, and if it does, it will start without them. That rally
took the southern route: Lauderdale to Bermuda, Bermuda to the Azores,
and Azores to Gibralter. They encountered some really nasty head seas
on the last leg to Gibralter and there were a number of boats that
developed mechanical problems.

Nordhavn's are quite a different boat than ours. They have a very
long fuel range, long enough to cross oceans without refueling. We do
not. On the other hand we have twin engines, more speed, and a lot of
other redundancy so there are offsetting factors to an extent.

The northern route that I'm thinking about has much shorter legs, the
longest being about 3 or 4 days, and well within our fuel range. The
advantage there is that you can get fairly reliable weather
information over 3 or 4 days. The disadvantage is that the water is
cold, there are ice hazzards, fog, and frequent weather changes.