Took a while, but this is the best the cover has ever been on the boat.
The repairs to the rips from last year's winds were done by Marilyn from Maribay Designs.
Excellent job!
Sunday, November 30, 2014
CS34 Big Still Time Covered
Peter and Jenny helped me put the frame on the boat. We did a thorough job putting it up.
Took a while, but this is the best the cover has ever been on the boat.
The repairs to the rips from last year's winds were done by Marilyn from Maribay Designs.
Excellent job!
Took a while, but this is the best the cover has ever been on the boat.
The repairs to the rips from last year's winds were done by Marilyn from Maribay Designs.
Excellent job!
C22 Little Still Time Ready for Shrink Wrap
Was warm and 12 degrees today, so I got the 22 ready for shrink wrap.
Got all the cushions and sails out to go home.
Got the bilge vacuumed out.
Fashioned a piece of wood to go into the gungeons to support the mast as ridge board, and added PVC conduit as ribs.
Got the strings all set to take the shrink wrap.
Unfortunately we ran out of shrink wrap doing Peter's Sumac and Walter's Wind Song.
Will pickup some more material this week to do ACE, Impromptu, Still Time, and Luff Affair next weekend.
Unfortunately I can't find the key to unlock the motor, so it may stay on the boat for the winter!
Got all the cushions and sails out to go home.
Got the bilge vacuumed out.
Fashioned a piece of wood to go into the gungeons to support the mast as ridge board, and added PVC conduit as ribs.
Got the strings all set to take the shrink wrap.
Unfortunately we ran out of shrink wrap doing Peter's Sumac and Walter's Wind Song.
Will pickup some more material this week to do ACE, Impromptu, Still Time, and Luff Affair next weekend.
Unfortunately I can't find the key to unlock the motor, so it may stay on the boat for the winter!
Thursday, November 27, 2014
ACE at Night
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ACE is surrounded by water on three side and well lit at night
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Monday, November 24, 2014
ACE Winterize Motor
Today the mercury hit a record 18C, so I winterized the motor.
Did not take too long:
Left the hose disconnected for when we de-winterize it.
The bow does NOT overhang the water, but very close:
Did not take too long:
Left the hose disconnected for when we de-winterize it.
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| Note how the keel is on the ground |
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| Closer look |
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| Surrounded by water on three sides! |
Friday, November 21, 2014
ACE Haulout
The week before haulout, the weather changed abruptly. It has been -8C all week and we got 6-8" of snow. I had gone during the week and put a ceramic heater below to deep the engine block from freezing.
I got to the club a little after 8am and there was 2" of ice in the harbour!
They had to use the club steel work barge as an icebreaker.
I spent the morning helping out with a work crew taking all the docks out:
I managed to get the motor started and ran it for about half an hour.
Carson came by and we marked the lift points, and prepped the cradle.
Unfortunately, I had to leave to play in a charity hockey game for work.
Carson and Mike looked after it.
Here a short YouTube video of the lift:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kli9p73pmNw&feature=em-upload_owner#action=share
Just look at the ice on the fenders!
Turn out our new to us cradle would not work. It was designed for a Beneteau First 36.7, but the pads were 12" below the hull with the keel in the cradle. The MUMM has more keel, while the 36.7 has more hull in the water. While the boat hung in the slings, the industrious WYC crews got an oxy-acetylene torch and cut out the steel in the cradle so that the keel sat on the ground a full 10" lower and we were able to bring the pads up.
Any other club on the lake would have just put us back in the water; thanks WYC!
I got to the club a little after 8am and there was 2" of ice in the harbour!
They had to use the club steel work barge as an icebreaker.
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| Grafitte (left), ACE, and Tanker Jones (right) |
I spent the morning helping out with a work crew taking all the docks out:
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| Retrieving floatation barrels |
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| Another dock section being lifted in background |
I managed to get the motor started and ran it for about half an hour.
Carson came by and we marked the lift points, and prepped the cradle.
Unfortunately, I had to leave to play in a charity hockey game for work.
Carson and Mike looked after it.
Here a short YouTube video of the lift:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kli9p73pmNw&feature=em-upload_owner#action=share
Just look at the ice on the fenders!
Turn out our new to us cradle would not work. It was designed for a Beneteau First 36.7, but the pads were 12" below the hull with the keel in the cradle. The MUMM has more keel, while the 36.7 has more hull in the water. While the boat hung in the slings, the industrious WYC crews got an oxy-acetylene torch and cut out the steel in the cradle so that the keel sat on the ground a full 10" lower and we were able to bring the pads up.
Any other club on the lake would have just put us back in the water; thanks WYC!
Saturday, November 8, 2014
ACE Demasting
Met Mike, Michael, Jenny, and Peter for breakfast at Egg Smart for a nice breakfast.
Got to club a little after 10am, and got the motor started.
We had to heal the boat over, and gun the motor to get through the mud past our slip.
At the mast crane, we were firmly stuck in the mud.
Took our time removing the boom, vang, running backs, checks, backstay, forestay, and mast wiring.
Meanwhile Michael and Jenny got the cradle setup:
We took our time rigging up lines above the balance point between the lower and upper spreader to do the lift.
Mark came over when we were ready to lift.
We cleaned up the mast and moved it over to the mast racks.
We also moved Impromptu's mast.
Barb and I spent a bunch of time cleaning up the ropes, while I vacuumed up about 10 gallons of water in the bilges.
Mike winterized Impromptu with Mark.
Peter and Jenny helped me winterize big Still Time; it was all ready and took about 10 minutes.
Good day, despite the weather.
Loaded the rest of the sails from ACE into my car and took them to my place; the car was FULL!
That following sails are at my place.
Got to club a little after 10am, and got the motor started.
We had to heal the boat over, and gun the motor to get through the mud past our slip.
At the mast crane, we were firmly stuck in the mud.
Took our time removing the boom, vang, running backs, checks, backstay, forestay, and mast wiring.
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| Mike taking off the starboard shrouds. |
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| Peter on port with Barb manning the crane |
We took our time rigging up lines above the balance point between the lower and upper spreader to do the lift.
Mark came over when we were ready to lift.
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| Start of lift |
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| Clear of the deck |
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| Bringing her down |
We cleaned up the mast and moved it over to the mast racks.
We also moved Impromptu's mast.
Barb and I spent a bunch of time cleaning up the ropes, while I vacuumed up about 10 gallons of water in the bilges.
Mike winterized Impromptu with Mark.
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| Stickless in Whitby |
Peter and Jenny helped me winterize big Still Time; it was all ready and took about 10 minutes.
Good day, despite the weather.
Loaded the rest of the sails from ACE into my car and took them to my place; the car was FULL!
That following sails are at my place.
- racing main
- delivery main
- heavy #1
- light #1
- #2
- #3
- four spinnakers
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