Well sorry for the long delay,but Plumas fell over in a torrent of rain(28in in 24 hrs) it was between the hurricane poles but the rain and mud was to much.
She is now painted and the small damage to her wood has been repaired an we have decided to sell her,we will know if that happens around the 5th of dec.
We did not even think when we had her painted,but it looks identical to julia max right down to the sail covers,well they both look great!
Will post when we know more.
Dick
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
done for the summer
Well to those who have been reading our blog I must say we are going to be gone for the summer as we have decided we need some things for the boat,like a water maker an Carol wants a sat tv,so it`s off to work We go.
Laid Plumas up at marina seca at san carlos between the hurricane polls,sure was hard getting on the bus,but we will be back.
The bus trip was like no other I had ever taken many stops milatary check point where you had to get out whille they went thru everybodys bag an searched the bus,then on to the border that took three hours to get thru it all in all took thirteen hours from guaymas to phoenix.
Ok all have a great summer an will try an put more in next time.
Dick and Carol
Laid Plumas up at marina seca at san carlos between the hurricane polls,sure was hard getting on the bus,but we will be back.
The bus trip was like no other I had ever taken many stops milatary check point where you had to get out whille they went thru everybodys bag an searched the bus,then on to the border that took three hours to get thru it all in all took thirteen hours from guaymas to phoenix.
Ok all have a great summer an will try an put more in next time.
Dick and Carol
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
a nice week!
Well here we are back in La Paz after a week away. Had not planned to return, but went to dentist before we left and now I have dental appointments. Need crown replaced. Getting new crown an two bonding`s for $330. Try that in the U. S.
Motored sailed out to Esprito Santos island. Anchored in a cove called Candelero. Has a reef that is great for snorkeling. Like being in an aquarium. Fiddler crabs, needle fish, sgt. majors (another kind of fish) and all those colorful fish you see in a salt water aquarium. Buddy boated with another sailboat named Mandalay. Drinks every night and pot lucked one or two nights. So nice when you can share the sights and pleasures with others. Sure wish family and stateside friends could share with us.
my friend Larry mentioned I have been remiss in posting pic`s,well ok Larry here is Plumas at anchor,the best I can do!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
It is done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes it is done all these weeks of working and talking of working on the decks and repainting the cabin top are done! To the folks who wrote the articles of the time it takes to remove teak decks...................un printable.
We finished the last of the painting just a few minutes ago and I wanted to get it on here today,will have pics of it tomorrow after we clean up the remaining mess that some how creates itself ?
During this time, we did visit with friends, have a few drinks and laugh. All cruisers have a story or three to tell. Lets you know you are not the only ones to go through such trials and tribulations. Also enjoy watching the sea birds, and other sea life, sunsets, sunrises etc. Picture of the full moon does not do justice to what we saw in person. It was so beautiful.
Now we are within a week or two at the most of leaving la paz and have decided at this late date we are going to meander north to partida then isla san francisco and other points that we are not sure of,but with luck no place will be more then 20 miles apart till we go across to san carlos to have her hauled and stored for the summer.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
patience!
Hi All
well just a little longer an we will have paint on an write a good long bunch of babel! an have pics,till then patience.
Dick
well just a little longer an we will have paint on an write a good long bunch of babel! an have pics,till then patience.
Dick
Sunday, January 25, 2009
closer!
Hi All
Well sorry for the long delay,but with nothing happening we just have not been able to add anything .
I had to cut out a section of the foredeck and go thru the long process of letting mother nature dry out the core of the deck an as odd as it might sound the wettest was the foredeck an it is the highest? strange but true,so with over a week I got the moisture down to 12 % and then gave it a couple coats of penetrating epoxy then coated both sides really well with the west systems and reset the piece I cut out then piled everything I could find to hold it down.
I hired a local fellow to help me with the filling an fairing an I should of had him way earlier,but you know hind sight,he does not speak English an I don't speak Spanish so yep we do have a small problem there an I thought aw I will use the online translator!,wrong what comes out he nor I can understand ,o well moving along.
Carol Had a really bad time with a pulled ham string,but is getting better,sure glad of that as was worried I might have to put her out of her misery, o wait that`s horse`s.
Am going to post a few pics we have taken showing the joy`s of doing a deck repair an mine thankfully was not one of those you have to cutout,a good thing as you can see the deck is small hardwood scraps from the making of cabinets.
In all we are getting closer to the end? is there really a end,o well weather is nice,food is great an I have Carol so all is OK.
Enjoy the cold winter an we will be thinking of you all!
Dick and Carol
Sunday, January 4, 2009
more of the fuzzy bottom
Well the fuzzy bottom is gone,but we are still in the yard till tomorrow an then back to the water!!!! we had a few small issues like raising the water line a bit and had water in the rudder so needed to fix that,but other then that a very straight forward bottom job.
The bottom paint we have on now is hempel with a special toxic brew that folks have told me is the only thing that will work here,as you remember after 3 weeks at anchor the bottom was covered with barnacles and this weed like stuff,not good,well the people I visited with have had it on for 3 years an a sponge will remove the light stuff,so I am guessing that maybe the bottom of my boat may glow at night time.
We were invited to the owner of the boat yard to his house for new years an what a very nice time we had,so many relatives an so many people hugging? everybody,kids grandparents cousins,men,woman being from German family this was very new an what a feast they prepared,so we went home with very full stomachs an a nice remembrance.
For those preparing a trip down here prepare for a shock...........it is not cheap like you heard about,marinas around 650-700 a month for a 40 ft boat plus elect,electronics will be way more then up north,my bottom paint with what I described was almost 1900.00,food in the market is a bit cheaper,but not by much,some places where locals eat are very cheap,other restaurants are every bit as much as up north,this is not to discourage anyone,but don't come thinking you will live on 1000.00 a month.................wont happen.
Sure enjoy the waters here they run from 30ft of visibility to unbelievable! an it`s like swimming in a aquarium.
Well will update when something worthwhile happens!
Dick
The bottom paint we have on now is hempel with a special toxic brew that folks have told me is the only thing that will work here,as you remember after 3 weeks at anchor the bottom was covered with barnacles and this weed like stuff,not good,well the people I visited with have had it on for 3 years an a sponge will remove the light stuff,so I am guessing that maybe the bottom of my boat may glow at night time.
We were invited to the owner of the boat yard to his house for new years an what a very nice time we had,so many relatives an so many people hugging? everybody,kids grandparents cousins,men,woman being from German family this was very new an what a feast they prepared,so we went home with very full stomachs an a nice remembrance.
For those preparing a trip down here prepare for a shock...........it is not cheap like you heard about,marinas around 650-700 a month for a 40 ft boat plus elect,electronics will be way more then up north,my bottom paint with what I described was almost 1900.00,food in the market is a bit cheaper,but not by much,some places where locals eat are very cheap,other restaurants are every bit as much as up north,this is not to discourage anyone,but don't come thinking you will live on 1000.00 a month.................wont happen.
Sure enjoy the waters here they run from 30ft of visibility to unbelievable! an it`s like swimming in a aquarium.
Well will update when something worthwhile happens!
Dick
Sunday, December 28, 2008
ever had a fuzzy bottom?
Well here we are in Mexico,warm breezes great food lot`s of fun folks and I`m working my butt off. We came back to marina palmira to work on deck rather then bounce around doing the la paz waltz. Took the dink out of the water................ut o bottom was covered with barnacles, got rid of those and looked at the rudder on Plumas and it didn't look good so out comes the wetsuit. Now I am really frustrated the whole bottom is covered by fuzzy stuff about 2 to 3 in long with some barnacles, man does this stuff grow fast here, I dove it just 3 weeks earlier and it was clean. I was told it is because of the temp of the water and the channel is so oxygenated from the fast current here.
Other than that, still working on the decks and will be for a while I`m afraid as it is not a couple week job. Glad the deck is gone now. Injecting with epoxy resin and then the fairing and so on.
We had a quiet Christmas. Christmas eve we went to a potluck at Club Cruceros. It is a small hut where cruisers can receive mail, trade books and just meet in the mornings for coffee and chat. I took chicken spaghetti. It disappeared quickly. This all took place outside because no room inside and weather perfect for outdoor potluck.
Friday night we dinghyed ashore and went to an italian restaurant across the street from the marina de la paz. Had a man playing guitar and singing occasionally...nice soft music. Ran into a man from another boat anchored out near us. He and Dick talked computers. I enjoyed the music and watched the stars. Yes we were eating outside on the patio. Do wish we could share our positive experiences with our friends and family.
Other than that, still working on the decks and will be for a while I`m afraid as it is not a couple week job. Glad the deck is gone now. Injecting with epoxy resin and then the fairing and so on.
We had a quiet Christmas. Christmas eve we went to a potluck at Club Cruceros. It is a small hut where cruisers can receive mail, trade books and just meet in the mornings for coffee and chat. I took chicken spaghetti. It disappeared quickly. This all took place outside because no room inside and weather perfect for outdoor potluck.
Friday night we dinghyed ashore and went to an italian restaurant across the street from the marina de la paz. Had a man playing guitar and singing occasionally...nice soft music. Ran into a man from another boat anchored out near us. He and Dick talked computers. I enjoyed the music and watched the stars. Yes we were eating outside on the patio. Do wish we could share our positive experiences with our friends and family.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
problem
Ok here is a small update,the blankity blank decks are so stuck it took over six hours to remove 9 feet of deck,an I believed some of the articles I read about a day or day and a half to remove the teak...................any friends around?
I am now guessing around eight to ten feet a day so maybe in about two weeks it will be ready, as I don't work a eight hr day,retired remember lol.
Dick
I am now guessing around eight to ten feet a day so maybe in about two weeks it will be ready, as I don't work a eight hr day,retired remember lol.
Dick
Friday, December 12, 2008
islands
well with very little service here except the marinas it has been awhile since we added to the blog,but here is what we did.
Met some great folks at the market one day invited them down to the boat had a great time getting to know them the next day we went to a cove just north of la paz for some snorkeling,20 ft deep and very clear all was good till these tiny jelly fish showed up and that turned things into a not so fun time.
eased out of there laughing having a great time then did a boner,onto the sand...........sheeesh took our guest back to the marina in the dink came back to the boat and cooled my heels for a few hours and mentally kicked my butt for such a dumb thing,but later tide came in and we went back to the marina hoping nobody seen,right.
day later we eased on up north to the islands just north of here called isla espritu santo the water so clear and the fish wow,watched some type of ray jumping out of the water,flying fish,dolphins.
anchored in raza but the wind coming down the canyon was a bit much so next day went on to candelero a much more protected anchorage where we enjoyed snorkeling as it was the first time Carol had done this she was given a perfect spot to see thousands of fish mostly Sergent majors,but a whole bunch of fish I didn't know.
We are now back in La Paz an the job of removing the teak on the decks starts in the am,not something I want to do,but unfortunately must be done then inject epoxy in all the screw holes after it has a chance to dry out, wont take long here!
Will try and find stuff to write about that is positive an at times can be hard to find, then something good happens and renews our spirits.
Met some great folks at the market one day invited them down to the boat had a great time getting to know them the next day we went to a cove just north of la paz for some snorkeling,20 ft deep and very clear all was good till these tiny jelly fish showed up and that turned things into a not so fun time.
eased out of there laughing having a great time then did a boner,onto the sand...........sheeesh took our guest back to the marina in the dink came back to the boat and cooled my heels for a few hours and mentally kicked my butt for such a dumb thing,but later tide came in and we went back to the marina hoping nobody seen,right.
day later we eased on up north to the islands just north of here called isla espritu santo the water so clear and the fish wow,watched some type of ray jumping out of the water,flying fish,dolphins.
anchored in raza but the wind coming down the canyon was a bit much so next day went on to candelero a much more protected anchorage where we enjoyed snorkeling as it was the first time Carol had done this she was given a perfect spot to see thousands of fish mostly Sergent majors,but a whole bunch of fish I didn't know.
We are now back in La Paz an the job of removing the teak on the decks starts in the am,not something I want to do,but unfortunately must be done then inject epoxy in all the screw holes after it has a chance to dry out, wont take long here!
Will try and find stuff to write about that is positive an at times can be hard to find, then something good happens and renews our spirits.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
evening
Well We had a wonderful dinner at the sidewalk cafe here in the marina last evening an we both realized we were living a dream to be doing such a thing when so many others were getting home after driving through traffic taking coats off and fixing dinner(we had on one item of clothing apiece!) an so as we ate with a beautiful sunset and a ton of fish jumping in the lagoon I realized how lucky we were.
On other items some of our friends are still here in the marina, so it will make the Thanksgiving day feast were having here a much better time,200 people will be under a tent enjoying.
Plumas is finally getting the oxidation removed by some locals an the stuff called salt away really works then a lot of buffing with rubbing compound and then wax,sure looking great!.
We went down to the local doc here and got shingles vaccination for 500 pesos,call it 50 dollars was told by some over 200 in the states if you could get it.
Not alot more then that so will sign off till a really interesting thing happens.
Happy thanksgiving all from a couple of very happy people!
Dick and Carol
On other items some of our friends are still here in the marina, so it will make the Thanksgiving day feast were having here a much better time,200 people will be under a tent enjoying.
Plumas is finally getting the oxidation removed by some locals an the stuff called salt away really works then a lot of buffing with rubbing compound and then wax,sure looking great!.
We went down to the local doc here and got shingles vaccination for 500 pesos,call it 50 dollars was told by some over 200 in the states if you could get it.
Not alot more then that so will sign off till a really interesting thing happens.
Happy thanksgiving all from a couple of very happy people!
Dick and Carol
Monday, November 24, 2008
Hi All
Well since last entry we have very little to report,but here goes with what i can find,we have been busy with a few new friends going to dinner a number of times at some really cool places like Senor cammarone,wow what a meal if you can imagine 2 kilos of deheaded shrimp an 2 beers for 9.00 dollars!
Ok we also went to a potluck aboard a 90 ft schooner at anchor an had a great time but 70 people aboard milling about was a bit hard on carol since she had a thing called dinghy butt....... wet o well she handled it well.
Tomorrow we are going to get shingle inoculation for 50 dollars apiece,250 in the states.
Not alot to report that has much excitement tho but we did pay for one more week so we can have thanksgiving dinner with friends an other cruiser's here in the marina.
Thats all for now.
Dick
Well since last entry we have very little to report,but here goes with what i can find,we have been busy with a few new friends going to dinner a number of times at some really cool places like Senor cammarone,wow what a meal if you can imagine 2 kilos of deheaded shrimp an 2 beers for 9.00 dollars!
Ok we also went to a potluck aboard a 90 ft schooner at anchor an had a great time but 70 people aboard milling about was a bit hard on carol since she had a thing called dinghy butt....... wet o well she handled it well.
Tomorrow we are going to get shingle inoculation for 50 dollars apiece,250 in the states.
Not alot to report that has much excitement tho but we did pay for one more week so we can have thanksgiving dinner with friends an other cruiser's here in the marina.
Thats all for now.
Dick
Monday, November 17, 2008
Hola from La Paz
Spent several days in Cabo San Lucas, swimming, trying to learn money system, eating, and just walking around town people watching. Went out with other cruisers one evening for shrimp tacos and they were yummy. Had lazy susan with salsas, shredded cabbage, sliced cucumbers and what we thought was thin avocado sauce. We have had it that way before...almost runny thin. WELL it was ground habenersos peppers. We were all sucking air, eyes wide open and tears streaming. All of us went back for more. lol Only way to describe Cabo is expensive, expensive, expensive.
November 13 was a bitter sweet day. Joe and Sharon (our friends from AR) left for home. We sure miss them. Know they are glad to be home. That 's the way vacations are.
We took two days to get to La Paz. Traveled during the day and anchored at night. First night was at the Frailles anchorage. It has a park with a reef for diving. Nextnight was at Los Muertos. It has a restaurant and we ate there that night. The clientel is 100% yatiatas. (Gringos going south or north).Both anchorages were beautiful and restful. Left at 0400 from Los Muertos under a full moon and bright stars. Arrived in La Paz in the afternoon. Anchored out and almost immediately got invited over to another boat for finger foods, beer and dinner. Weather was balmy and conversation lively. Next day we headed to town, bought groceries, visited with fellow gringos at marina cafe, watched children feed beautiful tropical fish at the dock.
Today we are at an internet cafe catching up on messages and the blog. Will try to get a few pics posted. Still haven't gotten pics of dolphins swimming alongside our boat. What a thrill.
November 13 was a bitter sweet day. Joe and Sharon (our friends from AR) left for home. We sure miss them. Know they are glad to be home. That 's the way vacations are.
We took two days to get to La Paz. Traveled during the day and anchored at night. First night was at the Frailles anchorage. It has a park with a reef for diving. Nextnight was at Los Muertos. It has a restaurant and we ate there that night. The clientel is 100% yatiatas. (Gringos going south or north).Both anchorages were beautiful and restful. Left at 0400 from Los Muertos under a full moon and bright stars. Arrived in La Paz in the afternoon. Anchored out and almost immediately got invited over to another boat for finger foods, beer and dinner. Weather was balmy and conversation lively. Next day we headed to town, bought groceries, visited with fellow gringos at marina cafe, watched children feed beautiful tropical fish at the dock.
Today we are at an internet cafe catching up on messages and the blog. Will try to get a few pics posted. Still haven't gotten pics of dolphins swimming alongside our boat. What a thrill.
Monday, November 10, 2008
mexico
Arrived in Mexico eleven days ago. Cleared customs at Ensenada and moved on immediately. Dick spent four hours getting paper work done and had seen all of Ensenada he wanted. Our friends from Arkansas few into San Diego and we left a few hours after that. All night to Ensenada, arrived October 30, 2008,then on to Turtle Bay non-stop. Arrived November1, about 1130. Dinghyed ashore for lunch, arranged for panga to come out to re-fuel. Planned to spend the night, but bay so nasty and smelly that we left that evening. Turtle Bay is called coyote ugly and it is. First place to get fuel coming down coast though. Got into some 20 to 25 knot winds that rocked us pretty good, but Plumas served us well.
November2, 2008 anchored in a nice clean place called Abreojos (means eyes wide open). Didn't go ashore due to surf that day. Proceded on to San Juanico. Spent three days there. Nice, quiet and able to get ashore by dinghy. Surf not as strong. Many americans here, plus a tienda and liquor store. What more do you need..lol They had a weather station of sorts. Large flat rock on a chain with sign telling us if rock wet..it is raining, swaying..it is windy etc. Next plan was to go straight through to Cabo San Lucas, but by the time we got to Bahia Santa Maria, we anchored for the night. It wasn't to difficult getting in after dark with the use of radar. Many places you are safer out to sea than trying to get into an unknown anchorage. Joe and Sharon have been real troopers. No complaints of mutiny yet.
Our next push started the morning of October7 and 32 hours later we were in sight of Cabo San Lucas. It is a very busy area with cruise ships, boaters from the Baja ha ha race. We caught up with Bamboo and Julia Max, plus some other boats we have met along the way. We anchored out and dinghyed ashore a few hours later. With the above mentioned watercraft, there are pangas, sport fishing boats, and tour boats of all sizes. We were warned that the boats and hotels party until three in the morning. We enjoyed the activies from Plumas. We were all so tired that our sleep wasn't affected. Awoke about 0500 and there was still a party going on in the distance. This place is expensive unless you get about a half mile away from the hotels, marina and tourist traps. Weather is sunny and warm. Water is clear and warm.
There will be gaps in our blog, but each time we get into a port with wi-fi we will catch up on e-mails and update the blog. Thanks for the comments Tom and Sandy B, Murial and Mike.
November2, 2008 anchored in a nice clean place called Abreojos (means eyes wide open). Didn't go ashore due to surf that day. Proceded on to San Juanico. Spent three days there. Nice, quiet and able to get ashore by dinghy. Surf not as strong. Many americans here, plus a tienda and liquor store. What more do you need..lol They had a weather station of sorts. Large flat rock on a chain with sign telling us if rock wet..it is raining, swaying..it is windy etc. Next plan was to go straight through to Cabo San Lucas, but by the time we got to Bahia Santa Maria, we anchored for the night. It wasn't to difficult getting in after dark with the use of radar. Many places you are safer out to sea than trying to get into an unknown anchorage. Joe and Sharon have been real troopers. No complaints of mutiny yet.
Our next push started the morning of October7 and 32 hours later we were in sight of Cabo San Lucas. It is a very busy area with cruise ships, boaters from the Baja ha ha race. We caught up with Bamboo and Julia Max, plus some other boats we have met along the way. We anchored out and dinghyed ashore a few hours later. With the above mentioned watercraft, there are pangas, sport fishing boats, and tour boats of all sizes. We were warned that the boats and hotels party until three in the morning. We enjoyed the activies from Plumas. We were all so tired that our sleep wasn't affected. Awoke about 0500 and there was still a party going on in the distance. This place is expensive unless you get about a half mile away from the hotels, marina and tourist traps. Weather is sunny and warm. Water is clear and warm.
There will be gaps in our blog, but each time we get into a port with wi-fi we will catch up on e-mails and update the blog. Thanks for the comments Tom and Sandy B, Murial and Mike.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
out of the U.S
Well we are headed south wont be many contacts but will try when we can.
Friends are here it`s 9 at night so ten hours to ensanada to do the legal stuff.
Friends are here it`s 9 at night so ten hours to ensanada to do the legal stuff.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Back at Mariner's cove
We stayed at the police dock almost a week and returned to Mariner's cove this morning. This time it only took an hour and a half. Dodged fishing boats, crab or lobster pot buoys and of course KELP. We really like anchoring out here. Very peaceful.
I will try to fill you in on the past few days. Dick got the solar panels working after calling the company(tech support). Seems a crucial step in wiring is not in the instructions. West Marine offering shuttle service for cruisers this week and so we got to get groceries and of course bought some items at West Marine.
I couldn't seem to find a beauty shop to get a hair cut (all busy), so Dick cut my hair. Not a professional job, but much better than it was. Wonder what his trucker friends will think...
Caught up with some fellow cruisers and what they have been doing. Faith, Girl on the Moon, Julia Max, Firewater, Gaia, and met a new cruiser Saffron. Owner/captain of Saffron is a 75 y/o boat designer, book illustrator here to sell his boat and go to Cambodia to design some fishing boats. Interesting man to talk to and says people want him to slow down and retire. He is spry and says as long as he can , he will continue to pursue new horizons.
Bamboo came by one evening and we all went to dinner at Sizzlin. They had rented a car. It sure was good to see them again. They are at another marina. We should see them again Sunday at West Marine. West Marine is throwing a party for the Baja HaHa cruisers.
Dick started waxing and buffing the hull again and this time I think it is going to work. The hull has stayed shiny for 2 days now. He didn't get to finish because buffer took a dive into the water and so buffer is no longer working. Most everything on a boat can dive, but can't swim.
I will try to fill you in on the past few days. Dick got the solar panels working after calling the company(tech support). Seems a crucial step in wiring is not in the instructions. West Marine offering shuttle service for cruisers this week and so we got to get groceries and of course bought some items at West Marine.
I couldn't seem to find a beauty shop to get a hair cut (all busy), so Dick cut my hair. Not a professional job, but much better than it was. Wonder what his trucker friends will think...
Caught up with some fellow cruisers and what they have been doing. Faith, Girl on the Moon, Julia Max, Firewater, Gaia, and met a new cruiser Saffron. Owner/captain of Saffron is a 75 y/o boat designer, book illustrator here to sell his boat and go to Cambodia to design some fishing boats. Interesting man to talk to and says people want him to slow down and retire. He is spry and says as long as he can , he will continue to pursue new horizons.
Bamboo came by one evening and we all went to dinner at Sizzlin. They had rented a car. It sure was good to see them again. They are at another marina. We should see them again Sunday at West Marine. West Marine is throwing a party for the Baja HaHa cruisers.
Dick started waxing and buffing the hull again and this time I think it is going to work. The hull has stayed shiny for 2 days now. He didn't get to finish because buffer took a dive into the water and so buffer is no longer working. Most everything on a boat can dive, but can't swim.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Shelter Island
Well we left Mission bay an went around the corner to shelter Island,it is like a mile across the land,lol it took 3.5 hrs by water you cant imagine what a kelp forrest looks like,scary to see it under you thats for sure.
When we got to the police dock at shelter island there was no room there so was sent about five miles to a anchorage for the weekend an lucky for us I needed to ask the lady a quesstion she told us she had three slips open,so off we go back to where we were a hr ago,but got a slip!.
yesterday managed to get the solar panels all wired in place,hooked them up and no charge? what the .... o wait batteries are at 12.9 volt........full so disconnected the bat charger an running down the batteries an see what happens when the sun comes up,got my fingers crossed.
Other then this tiny bit of info not alot of news,there are a few friends like julia max a twin to our boat owned by George and Sue,and a few others we have met coming south.
Wont be alot till our friends from ark get here on the 29th,but will write something!
Dick
Ok Carol said my writing sucks so will try an improve on it.
When we got to the police dock at shelter island there was no room there so was sent about five miles to a anchorage for the weekend an lucky for us I needed to ask the lady a quesstion she told us she had three slips open,so off we go back to where we were a hr ago,but got a slip!.
yesterday managed to get the solar panels all wired in place,hooked them up and no charge? what the .... o wait batteries are at 12.9 volt........full so disconnected the bat charger an running down the batteries an see what happens when the sun comes up,got my fingers crossed.
Other then this tiny bit of info not alot of news,there are a few friends like julia max a twin to our boat owned by George and Sue,and a few others we have met coming south.
Wont be alot till our friends from ark get here on the 29th,but will write something!
Dick
Ok Carol said my writing sucks so will try an improve on it.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
lesson for the day
Ok students
Well I should have paid attention in class when I was told....................dont do stupid things lol
First:pay attention to electricity reserves an charging rates,run the batteries down things stop an doesnt do the batteries any good Second: when you compute time to recharge you findout it is going to take a full day and a couple hours to remedy the cavalier way you used up the batteries sheeesh.
Well as funny as it seems being in the la basin solar panels are not easy to find,so with hours of searching I found a couple very exspencive places locally or did locate some at a decent price in victorville,so off to enterprize then to get two 130 watt panels and a controller.
We get home haul the panels in the dinghy in santa ana winds an might add I was not comfy with lifting panels that weigh about 50 lbs in a pitching dinghy up on deck but got er done.
got thru the ordeal of the panels and all the other stuff Carol bought and decided a shower would be in order,sure felt good! walked to the salon looked out.................o no were not where we are supposed to be(second lesson of the day) we are tied between two buoys never never just run a line thru a buoy eye because it will saw it`s way thru well onward so I get dressed an thought I had drug the buoy,but didn't called harbor patrol they came an did a great job help towing me back into position retied and decided two lines were in order.
I included this rather humbling experience so some of my friends never make that mistake as I did.
Now to install the panels,will let you know how that goes!
Well I should have paid attention in class when I was told....................dont do stupid things lol
First:pay attention to electricity reserves an charging rates,run the batteries down things stop an doesnt do the batteries any good Second: when you compute time to recharge you findout it is going to take a full day and a couple hours to remedy the cavalier way you used up the batteries sheeesh.
Well as funny as it seems being in the la basin solar panels are not easy to find,so with hours of searching I found a couple very exspencive places locally or did locate some at a decent price in victorville,so off to enterprize then to get two 130 watt panels and a controller.
We get home haul the panels in the dinghy in santa ana winds an might add I was not comfy with lifting panels that weigh about 50 lbs in a pitching dinghy up on deck but got er done.
got thru the ordeal of the panels and all the other stuff Carol bought and decided a shower would be in order,sure felt good! walked to the salon looked out.................o no were not where we are supposed to be(second lesson of the day) we are tied between two buoys never never just run a line thru a buoy eye because it will saw it`s way thru well onward so I get dressed an thought I had drug the buoy,but didn't called harbor patrol they came an did a great job help towing me back into position retied and decided two lines were in order.
I included this rather humbling experience so some of my friends never make that mistake as I did.
Now to install the panels,will let you know how that goes!
Sunday, October 12, 2008
slow week
Well we are doing fine,getting a few things done on the boat,not sure it will ever be finished but looking better.
Had a really nice visit from wayne and his wife carolyn yesterday,he had a sistership to plumas that came up second best to a hurricane a few years back in La Paz,he gave me some great advice on removing the bad decks.
other then that not alot to report short of the messup by ebay getting my tunner to me,o well I am retired and need not worry about schedules................but I want it now!
Had a really nice visit from wayne and his wife carolyn yesterday,he had a sistership to plumas that came up second best to a hurricane a few years back in La Paz,he gave me some great advice on removing the bad decks.
other then that not alot to report short of the messup by ebay getting my tunner to me,o well I am retired and need not worry about schedules................but I want it now!
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