Everything is installed and it's time to leave the dock and check it out. We took Lux down the creek to Whitehall Bay and ran calibration circles. There wasn't enough wind to calibrate the wind instrument. The tide is really high today.
Century Club: Terry Slattery
Monday, April 5, 2021
Number of days:
1 day
Work day 2
Finished the cutouts for the new and relocated instruments. Polished the gelcoat. Removed a lot of old Seatalk wiring. Installed the autopilot control unit.
Monday, April 5, 2021
Number of days:
1 day
Work day 3
Removed the old ST40 depth sounder display and cut out for the new i70s display. Extended the wiring as needed. Installed the SeaTalk-NG backbone. Much cleaner installation than the old SeaTalk.
Saturday, April 3, 2021
Number of days:
1 day
Work day 1
Removed old helm electronics, laid out the modifications to the fiberglass using blue tape, and began cutting. Determined where to locate the new Raymarine EV-1 sensor.
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Number of days:
1 day
Sunny, 63F, SE@5 Paddled half way up Ridout Cr. Two ospreys (the birds) are back. No other boats out nor anyone along the shore or on docks. Nice early spring day.
Saturday, February 27, 2021
Number of days:
1 day
Cloudy, 50F, calm Paddled down the creek and found several pieces of plastic and a black fender. One powerboat out. Heard and eagle calling but never saw it.
Saturday, February 6, 2021
Number of days:
1 day
Sunny, clouds coming in, 45f, calm.
Found a lot of plastic bits, a piece of synthetic rope and a nearly new (no growth) mooring bouy. Saw a bald eagle in flight up the creek. Another kayaker out today.
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Number of days:
1 day
Sunny, 50f, calm
Paddled up to Whitehall Marina. Picked up a lot of plastic trash and balloon ribbons. One blue heron.
Saturday, January 16, 2021 to Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Number of days:
2 days
1/16: Sunny, 44F, wind SW@10
Picked up numerous pieces of plastic from the shoreline. Two powerboats were out.
1/17: Cloud, 44f, wind west @ 5
Red fox along the shoreline and several buffleheads.
No plastic this trip.