Learning a "new-to-us" boat has been challenging but fun. Sailing in the following Wednesday Night A-Series Races:
4/12: A-1 Race
4/19: A-2 Race
4/26: A-3 Race
5/3: A-4 Race
5/10: A-5 Race
5/17: A-6 Race
5/24: A-7 Race
Century Club: Mark Witte
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 to Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Number of days:
7 days
Sunday, March 26, 2023 to Sunday, April 2, 2023
Number of days:
2 days
Managed to get the boat in the water to compete in the final two spring races
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
Moved the boat from SMSA to Safe Harbor Zahniser's after the naming ceremony the day prior
Friday, March 24, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
Moved the boat from Safe Harbor Zahniser's to SMSA for the boat naming ceremony
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
Launched Rakali and transited her to Safe Harbor Zahnisers
Sunday, January 1, 2023 to Friday, April 7, 2023
Number of days:
10 days
With a "new-to-us" boat there has been a long list of items that need to addressed. Currently at 75 days of maintenance (only 10 count), areas that have been tackled include the following:
- Bilge pump replacement (install new foundation for the pump, physically install and wire the new pump, fabricate and install spacers needed for bilge pump switch holder.
- Reinstalled A/C pump as it had to be moved to accommodate the new bilge pump.
- Sand and clean saildrive and hull around rudder bearing. Tape and mask to apply 2 coats of AF to the saildrive and around the rudder bearing
- Fabricated and then installed boom mounted lazy jacks
- Moved lower engine hatch strut mounts to accommodate 2 inch longer struts and install the new struts. Tied fuel lines back to avoid interference with the closed hatch strut.
- Ground out keel root crack (superficial) and spent numerous days grinding then doing fairing prep prior to boat bottom being repainted.
- Installed software updates for the Zeus plotters, NAC-3, HV 20/20 displays
- Installed new nitrogen struts in the port aft cockpit locker
- Created templates for the fore and aft shape of the head fresh water tank that I'm manufacturing. Tank to be installed under the floor in front of the head sink.
- V-Berth: moved the upper attach point of the lid pressure strut aft two holes to reduce the adverse load at the lid hinge.
- And the list goes on and on.......
Friday, December 16, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
12/16/2022: Moved the new boat from Safe Harbor Z's to SMSA in preparation for the boat being hauled for the winter.
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Number of days:
0 days
11/29/2022: Bought a "new to us" boat and delivered her from Annapolis to Solomons, MD
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
11/30/2022: Delivered "new to us" an X-Yacht 4.3 from Annapolis to Solomons
Monday, November 21, 2022
Number of days:
2 days
10/27/2022: Moved boat to allow for mast removal (new rigging) and return to our alternate slip (tide was too low to put the boat back on our lift)
11/21/2022: intended to move boat back to the lift after a pump out on 11/19, but the tide was too low. Planned to put it back on the lift on 11/20 prior to Frostbite #4 which would be at high tide. However, thanks to the strong north winds, the tide was much lower than predicted and even at high tide there was insufficient water to get the boat back on the lift, so we finally were able to move the boat today.