Flex-O-Fold Prop

Well

I hope it works as good as it looks and now i can put the rudder back on next weekend

Solar Power Project

Well i needed a boat break and i had gotten a BIT fat letting myself get back up to 205 pounds so i spent January and February dropping 22 pounds and getting back in really good shape

I met some people while out walking and got hooked on the quest to do the Greenbelt 32 which is the full Long Island Greenbelt Trail of 32 mils in one day and we worked up to 16 miles in under 5 hours with the big day coming in May

On of the really great sources on DIY boat projects is Mainsail

http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/boat_projects

And like everything else he wrote up a GREAT solar panel guide

http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/solar_panel

Which really took all of CRAP that did not work out to well out this project





So we have a 40 watt Sunwize panel mounted to the boat in a nice out of the way place that collects a good amount of sun with a bunch of stainless hardware that cost as much as the panel :) But we really do NOT want it falling off so gotta use the good stuff



The real key part is a good MPPT Control to get the most out of the panel



And we do not want leaks so a Blue Sea cable clam and a BUNCH of pain running the wire back to the control

Winter Projects

The big one this winter is the new Flex-o-Fold prop which i will have to shoot some pictures of as it is a piece of artwork

The old prop and shaft are out and after i lap the new prop on the new shaft there really wont any old stuff on board except the refurbished motor



I am plugging up all the old worn out instrument holes but it got a bit to cold for the glass work so it will get finished the next 50 degree weather streak

I refinished the old cabin top teak sliders for the hatch and they look really nice and will take a shot after there back in

The boat is all ready for winter the interior is removed and the fiberglass repiars from the boat hitting me over the summer are about 1/2 done



It would not be fall without a giant pile of leaves

winters work begins

During todays snow storm i warmed up the motor changed the oil and winterized the motor and water system



The custom hole on the transmission cover allows about 95% of the old oil to be removed

A good way to end the season

As the sun sets on the 2011 season




The old folks club took home another first in the Main and Jib division on the second weekend of manhasset bay fall series 2011

a short weekend trip

Well summer is gone and I wanted to make at least one overnight trip on the boat this season so to oyster bay I went

It was a MUCH better day than the forecast plenty of wind and NO rain on what was supposed to be a washout so sometimes it pays to take a chance



On Saturday night there was a huge fireworks display for some unknown reason as i did not thing October 1 was a special day ?



The most impressive thing was how clean the water along the shore was