I worked hard to try to get everything done before bringing her to the marina, but somehow I ran out of time. I brought her to the marina on May 14th. On the way home, I realized that I did not put the bilge pump on auto and that I did not remove the piece of string that held my Windex in place during the trip to the marina. Would they marina worker catch it and take off the string, or will I have to climb the mast to take it off. I decided to take a run back on Saturday morning to correct my mistakes. I ran down and took the string off the Windex and turned the bildge pump to automatic. I left her sitting on the trailer near the top of the ramp.
On Sunday, May 23rd, Blue and I took a drive down to try to get everything organized for the coming season. I checked the tides and found that the high tides were 4 in the morning and 4 in the afternoon. This made me delay our trip for a little while, trying to stall so the tide would be coming in when we got there. We loaded up the dinghy on the roof, and I had already loaded up most of the supplies in the back of the truck. When we arrived we went first to look to see where the boat was moored. It was in the same spot as the previous year which makes things a lot easier. However, at the bottom of the ramp was about 14' of mud until you got to the water. We decided to unload the dinghy and take a ride to investigate the area while the tide came in.
We rode around the area for about an hour and a half and returned to the ramp. The water was to the bottom of the ramp, but still impossible to load and board the dinghy from the ramp. We loaded her up and I took the rope to the front of the dinghy and puller her along the bulkhead until she was floating. We climbed down the ladder on the bulkhead and hopped on board.
It was a quick trip out to the boat and it didn't take long to get things unloaded. After we got the dinghy unloaded, we the rigging, installed the main sail boom, and raised the motor to prevent barnacles from building up. It was very choppy and the weather was on verge of rain. We checked and found the battery was dead, so I took the battery from the dinghy and placed it on the boat so the bilge pump could run. The other battery that was removed was stone dead. Why? I found a wire lying in water and it must have shorted out the battery or at least drained all the power out. I will have to bring my volt/amp meter on the next trip to confirm the problem.
So much for this trip. I have to regroup my thoughts and plans for next weekend. I fill you in later.
On Sunday, May 23rd, Blue and I took a drive down to try to get everything organized for the coming season. I checked the tides and found that the high tides were 4 in the morning and 4 in the afternoon. This made me delay our trip for a little while, trying to stall so the tide would be coming in when we got there. We loaded up the dinghy on the roof, and I had already loaded up most of the supplies in the back of the truck. When we arrived we went first to look to see where the boat was moored. It was in the same spot as the previous year which makes things a lot easier. However, at the bottom of the ramp was about 14' of mud until you got to the water. We decided to unload the dinghy and take a ride to investigate the area while the tide came in.
We rode around the area for about an hour and a half and returned to the ramp. The water was to the bottom of the ramp, but still impossible to load and board the dinghy from the ramp. We loaded her up and I took the rope to the front of the dinghy and puller her along the bulkhead until she was floating. We climbed down the ladder on the bulkhead and hopped on board.
It was a quick trip out to the boat and it didn't take long to get things unloaded. After we got the dinghy unloaded, we the rigging, installed the main sail boom, and raised the motor to prevent barnacles from building up. It was very choppy and the weather was on verge of rain. We checked and found the battery was dead, so I took the battery from the dinghy and placed it on the boat so the bilge pump could run. The other battery that was removed was stone dead. Why? I found a wire lying in water and it must have shorted out the battery or at least drained all the power out. I will have to bring my volt/amp meter on the next trip to confirm the problem.
So much for this trip. I have to regroup my thoughts and plans for next weekend. I fill you in later.
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