tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50732329898681903152024-02-19T04:25:58.922-08:00The Able SeamanRamblings, Rants and Ravings from Christopher the CurmudgeonDeanna Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207525184418313478noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073232989868190315.post-41327651384555492092022-10-07T15:00:00.006-07:002022-10-07T15:59:51.628-07:00A New Boat<p style="text-align: center;"> Out with the old, in with the new.</p><p style="text-align: center;">1993 Beneteau First 210 <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3UzOFEpvW0wTe_rCqi-kxVOrXMqG_TnQbjWHHerFDAznTfHvt4vESlvmkYFzl7sxjjjMYpEiXwjh0PAcsSFYm8_-0BbyI32-71eW6hSlIqs4lvy5fVycclt4bs2YW5Kn1t_zuDzB6A7pDn_XRkxMCVdgPi5EbJZyEFdioEDNG7uNqTGgTM7GMaFn/s4032/IMG_3075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3UzOFEpvW0wTe_rCqi-kxVOrXMqG_TnQbjWHHerFDAznTfHvt4vESlvmkYFzl7sxjjjMYpEiXwjh0PAcsSFYm8_-0BbyI32-71eW6hSlIqs4lvy5fVycclt4bs2YW5Kn1t_zuDzB6A7pDn_XRkxMCVdgPi5EbJZyEFdioEDNG7uNqTGgTM7GMaFn/w400-h300/IMG_3075.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Deanna Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207525184418313478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073232989868190315.post-42502492906943233912013-09-01T18:00:00.000-07:002013-09-02T17:53:02.088-07:00Raising the SpinnakerWith the help of friend and experienced sailor Paul Gascoigne, we raised the "new-old" spinnaker. From a Cal 40, this sail was an eBay find. The light wind was perfect for this first raising. <br />
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The sail also came down without a hitch.</div>
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We sailed today with a couple of friends. The weather was gorgeous. The wind was minimal as we motored out and hung a right a Tongue Point. </div>
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Deanna Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207525184418313478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073232989868190315.post-26229448862971634512013-02-12T11:54:00.001-08:002013-02-12T11:54:38.700-08:00Latest Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is Chris' latest project, a Santana 20. Came with 8 usable sails and trailer. <br />
<br />Deanna Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207525184418313478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073232989868190315.post-32791436876046296082012-02-28T09:28:00.001-08:002012-02-28T09:29:20.658-08:00ZihuatanejoIt's been a long time since my husband has updated his blog, so I'm taking it upon myself to post. We've just returned home from a week-long trip to Zihuatanejo (not long enough). Our hotel (Brisas del Mar) was very nice, and the service was amazing. Looking out our hotel room window, we were able to see all the beautiful sailboats. Just how long would it take to sail to Zihua?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were rent-able Hobie Cats, but we'll need to do that on our next trip. And there will be another trip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuGBZOp9g_WDqf5IvmJiZ_yBRkbYpOyH-Yv3WWC5fRAwCqPn8VezYxJr61XToN0pJf_t9ggmj8rviIINpYAhX_qyQ185LFwgzYX8U-4Vv2L3sjSMqpCKxqr3w-J3tzf-OaF5-E8CkT7I/s1600/2-19-12b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuGBZOp9g_WDqf5IvmJiZ_yBRkbYpOyH-Yv3WWC5fRAwCqPn8VezYxJr61XToN0pJf_t9ggmj8rviIINpYAhX_qyQ185LFwgzYX8U-4Vv2L3sjSMqpCKxqr3w-J3tzf-OaF5-E8CkT7I/s320/2-19-12b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>We spent one whole day on a private tour with a very gracious and knowledgeable taxi driver named Juan Carlos Garcia. He took us places we'd never have know about or explored on our own.<br />
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Yesterday we took advantage of a day off work to take the boat out for a fun sail. The wind was just right (out of the southwest), and the river flat. We headed down river initially. There were two or three other sailboats out, very little ship traffic, and quite a few small fishing boats to avoid.Deanna Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207525184418313478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073232989868190315.post-51022592413812991762010-08-21T06:13:00.000-07:002010-08-21T06:14:35.794-07:00YBYC: Bridge to BridgeChris left for the mooring basin about a half hour ago, and by now the crew should be underway and heading for the Columbia River Bar for the Bridge to Bridge race. This will be a first-time experience for the four crew members. Wish I could be there, but someone's got to work...<br />
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Chris will be checking in regularly, and will hopefully send photos along with the texts and calls.Deanna Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207525184418313478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073232989868190315.post-61797258164008640272010-06-09T11:23:00.000-07:002010-06-09T11:28:17.430-07:00New MainI see my husband's been a bit remiss in his postings, so thought I'd pop in. We've been able to get the boat out on the river once so far this year. I took a couple photos of the new main sail. <br />
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Now we're waiting for a new jib, which is being made by <a href="http://www.northsailsoregon.com/">North Sails</a>.Deanna Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207525184418313478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073232989868190315.post-20067869402446858362009-08-18T17:28:00.000-07:002009-08-18T17:41:41.888-07:00Astoria Regatta weekend sail<div id="ms__id15">We took Deanna's sister and nephew (Debbie and Dylan) sailing, Sunday the 16th. The day started out cool, cloudy, and breezeless. But by the time the afternoon rolled around, the clouds burned off and the sun came out. As did the wind. And the waves. Dylan did a great job tailing the sheets and keeping an eye on ship traffic via the laptop navigation program (thanks!).<br /><br /></div><div id="ms__id17"></div><div id="ms__id16">The <a href="http://www.astoriaregatta.org/"><strong>Astoria Regatta</strong> </a>was this weekend, so there were many boats out on the river ~ sailboats, fishing boats, and a few ships and barges. We motored, then sailed upriver to avoid most of the traffic. It was an exciting sail, and "Footloose" performed really well with a reefed genoa and main (the jib needs a little work, or we would have used that sail). 7 knots over the ground, I think.</div><div id="ms__id23"></div><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5v7AM4ibPlY&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5v7AM4ibPlY&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Deanna Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207525184418313478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073232989868190315.post-13662474496843551302009-07-18T22:30:00.000-07:002009-08-01T07:04:19.916-07:00A Great Sail, Part 2<div id="ms__id13">After lunch, we decided to motor the short distance to the West End mooring basin. It's a boring video, but my battery ran out before I could get anything better. I'm standing on deck, hanging on to the mast. The Astoria-Megler bridge is in the distance. It spans the Columbia River, which is about 4 miles across here. Astoria is on the left, Washington on the right. It was a gorgeous day, with no ship traffic (Saturday).<p>The camera is my little Fuji FinePix. I'm new to uploading to YouTube, so this is an experiment...<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mnZeg8gOCNI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mnZeg8gOCNI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div>Deanna Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207525184418313478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073232989868190315.post-78095755392636275142009-07-18T22:00:00.000-07:002009-07-19T15:18:21.732-07:00A Great Sail<div id="ms__id70"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtIlt4XhM3XTegHb9-QP2KvoTKdK_gjs7r5svszoAhu-7zZi5kSsGhsbFNs-MRz1-wcLEa5tRnsQXEBlb5FnrlMG3ggroAow-eutU2DWm5tPJQ860YPlb6nr_VZ1KrjVPe3PPkRKvYfM/s1600-h/sailmap+7-18-09+copy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 185px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360246060597054642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtIlt4XhM3XTegHb9-QP2KvoTKdK_gjs7r5svszoAhu-7zZi5kSsGhsbFNs-MRz1-wcLEa5tRnsQXEBlb5FnrlMG3ggroAow-eutU2DWm5tPJQ860YPlb6nr_VZ1KrjVPe3PPkRKvYfM/s320/sailmap+7-18-09+copy.jpg" /></a>We had a great sail today. Left about 10:30 Saturday morning, and motored upriver, around tongue point, and into Mott Bay (<span style="color:#ff0000;">X</span> marks the spot). <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnI9p7jNrai38Js4WAE4bB3K4_eVcAZWQ7ZuO6c0dZgdtloeUAHGvRRzN90CpRrm-OG5839bTWvfng2EbdGJtn6jsXSCRMxdttAweeZcG5pzGus4LUIIfNdQq-RutH7mroeVZ1FliR4hQ/s1600-h/sailing+7-18-09.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360229082543997154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnI9p7jNrai38Js4WAE4bB3K4_eVcAZWQ7ZuO6c0dZgdtloeUAHGvRRzN90CpRrm-OG5839bTWvfng2EbdGJtn6jsXSCRMxdttAweeZcG5pzGus4LUIIfNdQq-RutH7mroeVZ1FliR4hQ/s200/sailing+7-18-09.jpg" /></a>This is the approach around Mott Island, toward Lois Island. We maneuvered around many fishing boats to arrive at this calm and private area.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQLX1rjdsBNvHeF2urHWNnbD1oesXBvRXoxYt1k4z_zxh2aUaV391fOpKgOaO4Sm1kU4wcExO3UGRPHemQPhudiHV9Lrm54qnbX8x30AOZM1wYJNAxANLp0XTck-iMtgeNvoM9iEQG20/s1600-h/osprey+7-18-09.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360294329926234482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQLX1rjdsBNvHeF2urHWNnbD1oesXBvRXoxYt1k4z_zxh2aUaV391fOpKgOaO4Sm1kU4wcExO3UGRPHemQPhudiHV9Lrm54qnbX8x30AOZM1wYJNAxANLp0XTck-iMtgeNvoM9iEQG20/s200/osprey+7-18-09.jpg" /></a><br />I think this is an osprey.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p></div><div id="ms__id48"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwjMjny7NRZobRPNkMpmtmY2M5j3dYd4F1NYKlxNvWsDkGKKdn6YZvAD435bF2YtGiLk2eHms2uuBy1BqvuYU4ZzXWqkD1tmqHYAGr3kwc2RPqOj3ZOTH24rIC99ky2LfJJQMD2Q4IFQ/s1600-h/chris+7-18-09b.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360229091209372066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwjMjny7NRZobRPNkMpmtmY2M5j3dYd4F1NYKlxNvWsDkGKKdn6YZvAD435bF2YtGiLk2eHms2uuBy1BqvuYU4ZzXWqkD1tmqHYAGr3kwc2RPqOj3ZOTH24rIC99ky2LfJJQMD2Q4IFQ/s200/chris+7-18-09b.jpg" /></a>By the time Chris and youngest son Kyle decided to take a dip in the cool (but not terribly cold) water, the sun had come out.<br /><div id="ms__id117"></div><br /><div id="ms__id118"></div><br /><div id="ms__id119"></div><div id="ms__id122"></div><div id="ms__id120"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnJq13MlyoVxh3-EI9h8yp0F7EWYaQpXDYtQHqfiqP-ffSWCMD8ic3eR3T1Ma8nq9SD2ZmmBJaMVfeHz5O2Wuuu-f4Dwm1bkQSedrG6gZ0az0kSLaOg-Ivyyt1Y1nXAc1lRmE3Hy_HSM/s1600-h/kyle7-18-09b.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360287578632206242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnJq13MlyoVxh3-EI9h8yp0F7EWYaQpXDYtQHqfiqP-ffSWCMD8ic3eR3T1Ma8nq9SD2ZmmBJaMVfeHz5O2Wuuu-f4Dwm1bkQSedrG6gZ0az0kSLaOg-Ivyyt1Y1nXAc1lRmE3Hy_HSM/s200/kyle7-18-09b.jpg" /></a>Kyle sunning himself on deck after swimming many laps around the boat.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4yca0q2tUq8y-sqPROGuYnjsTib2jYJFuZhvhEYhibYouNKBbL8EOePrUhQMS2WCfBb4Jxs-LvxAh54wZqwTvrrIy8XunedCMYT_GtWZoEd12zBWGRTtkDfJ3l6bbEQfUSV2ow7uQH0/s1600-h/chris+7-18-09.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 142px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360229089307189314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4yca0q2tUq8y-sqPROGuYnjsTib2jYJFuZhvhEYhibYouNKBbL8EOePrUhQMS2WCfBb4Jxs-LvxAh54wZqwTvrrIy8XunedCMYT_GtWZoEd12zBWGRTtkDfJ3l6bbEQfUSV2ow7uQH0/s200/chris+7-18-09.jpg" /></a> By the afternoon, the wind had picked up. We reefed the main, and sailed (carefully) through all the fishing boats. Then we tucked into the East end basin, docked, and lunched at the Rogue Public House in Astoria ~ Pier 39.Deanna Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207525184418313478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073232989868190315.post-7587223451632083742009-06-10T18:24:00.000-07:002009-06-10T18:26:29.657-07:00FINISHING TOUCHES<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0Wx7TJRczLvvWTlhv6SpdYD2Zx6TdpPcgQ6MBn2YvjLMO5kJaqYwFTc7xKaxzh6XEMmmlM4aj7flPKvWssy4pW4SaPqUhARTRFkvQthBF3arJmujSS29BydyvvMMH9amfrekw3KCDPQ/s1600-h/bottompainting09.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0Wx7TJRczLvvWTlhv6SpdYD2Zx6TdpPcgQ6MBn2YvjLMO5kJaqYwFTc7xKaxzh6XEMmmlM4aj7flPKvWssy4pW4SaPqUhARTRFkvQthBF3arJmujSS29BydyvvMMH9amfrekw3KCDPQ/s400/bottompainting09.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345875229864558306" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073232989868190315.post-90246567980500354942009-06-09T11:09:00.000-07:002009-07-19T15:13:39.914-07:00Skipper's Lament<div align="center"><strong>There once was a boat quite perverse<br />that refused to go straight in reverse<br />her owner lamented<br />"She acts quite demented<br />but my previous boat was much worse"</strong></div><div align="center"> </div><div id="ms__id244" align="center"><em>By Chris Hogan</em></div>Deanna Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207525184418313478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073232989868190315.post-66802159797332957012009-06-08T22:52:00.001-07:002009-06-08T22:52:53.658-07:00<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI*NDUyNjY1NDE2OCZwdD*xMjQ*NTI2NzYzMjAyJnA9Mzg2MzYxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmdD*mbz*1Y2VjYzMyMGNkMzU*NTQ*OGVhMjJlMDM*NTg1YTc5NSZvZj*w.gif" /><embed width="448" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/blueherondolls/Sailing/DSCF4081.flv">Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073232989868190315.post-13654246241064904532009-06-07T15:21:00.000-07:002009-06-09T16:22:02.569-07:00Transmission Upgrade<div id="ms__id17" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEPSotfKQoIXD0Ogwy3ngHiuMVV6VYSkKttxEzQgWUCsfEVhhaNWo5elb8Q-lriglg7EHcX7HAJiuow3rJlUppJhs_MO54VrHoYDjOx8WJ1s1KIBEwXhyphenhyphengiqFBgC-YZuxE9mpiETOxzg/s1600-h/old+transmission.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345466900949112562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEPSotfKQoIXD0Ogwy3ngHiuMVV6VYSkKttxEzQgWUCsfEVhhaNWo5elb8Q-lriglg7EHcX7HAJiuow3rJlUppJhs_MO54VrHoYDjOx8WJ1s1KIBEwXhyphenhyphengiqFBgC-YZuxE9mpiETOxzg/s320/old+transmission.jpg" /></a><em>"OLD AND IN THE WAY"<br></em>Hurth HBW-50 makes way for new ZF-10<p>We hadn't planned to haul our boat until the end of the season this year, but our Hurth HBW-50 transmission became increasingly dodgy - slipping while in forward gear, to the point where the only reasonable voyage we could make was to the boatyard. <p></p><div id="ms__id16"></div><div id="ms__id17">Luckily, Astoria now has a boatyard with a new travel lift right next to our marina. <p></p></div><div id="ms__id18"></div><div id="ms__id19">On May 25, we hauled the boat having ordered a new ZF-10M transmission (thanks to Miki at <strong><a href="http://www.mmiseattle.com/">MMI of Seattle</a></strong> for the great service). This new transmission is rated for higher horsepower than our engine develops and will hopefully provide us greater reliability. <p></p></div><div id="ms__id20"></div><div id="ms__id21">In addition, we replaced the engine mounts and added a flexible coupling between the transmission output and prop shaft, all in an effort to reduce vibration and prevent the transmission suffering an early demise. We obtained these parts from PYI in Seattle, who were very helpful.<p><br />Installation was straightforward and notable for the conspicuous absence of seized bolts and busted knuckles. We did have to cut the prop shaft back about two inches to accommodate the longer transmission and the flexible coupling. A right-angle grinder and a steady hand were all that was required. </div><p></p><div id="ms__id25"></div><div id="ms__id24">Bottom paint and fresh zincs, and we were good to go.</div><p>The boatyard staff were very accommodating and skilled. Thanks, guys.</p></div>Deanna Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207525184418313478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073232989868190315.post-30776324683200040802009-02-10T06:58:00.000-08:002009-06-09T11:36:55.088-07:00NEW TECH FOR AN OLD BOAT<div id="ms__id5"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG40vzLWu2qkWtNuCoH7sXo5kx59X7QQnFfGi1BNid4sg5LIvBYMP-QFFlA2GwlXZVrsAQ17sOu9h9e6d6_onM8p3W_h-hjtpIJ7ElVdl9XylX8lt0siLhAbAjvurMse_8H1wEGv-AzMU/s1600-h/DSCF0230.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301196195490486562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG40vzLWu2qkWtNuCoH7sXo5kx59X7QQnFfGi1BNid4sg5LIvBYMP-QFFlA2GwlXZVrsAQ17sOu9h9e6d6_onM8p3W_h-hjtpIJ7ElVdl9XylX8lt0siLhAbAjvurMse_8H1wEGv-AzMU/s400/DSCF0230.JPG" /></a><br /><div id="ms__id6"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMV7-iHOWR9Y4Mol-ZTGqtevbf1xiN0Ln-HXYbw9xB1RjwCS5oNXAO5imydd0zaD8nWl3oI2U7GXVcxUF2AxW1zoIoVC6lv-Avz3-zjUTr-ZCy9G5uBpGMi-vRQc4P3QFenGh8PGuCIfA/s1600-h/DSCF0373.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301193588830078018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMV7-iHOWR9Y4Mol-ZTGqtevbf1xiN0Ln-HXYbw9xB1RjwCS5oNXAO5imydd0zaD8nWl3oI2U7GXVcxUF2AxW1zoIoVC6lv-Avz3-zjUTr-ZCy9G5uBpGMi-vRQc4P3QFenGh8PGuCIfA/s400/DSCF0373.JPG" /></a> A few pictures and a quick update on what we have accomplished aboard "Footloose".<br /><div id="ms__id8">Upon bringing our new old boat home several things were immediately on my wish list. A working depth sounder first on that list. We tried repairing the ancient Brooks and gatehouse unit to no avail and finally bit the bullet and bought a new Raymarine st60 unit. Rather than haul the boat I bedded the transducer in resin hoping for the best. Luckily it works wonderfully well and we can add the through hull transducer if we wish at the next routine haulout.</div><br /><div id="ms__id9">Second on my list was a navigation system. I used a Garmin GPS and paper charts on the trip from Port Townsend and while it worked it was nerve racking for me to constantly be peering at the tiny chartlet on the Garmin screen and hoping my translation of position to the paper chart was accurate. Initially I aquired The Rose Point/Maptech Coastal navigator program and used my laptop for navigation. this worked well and with the addition of a laptop mount to the nav station bulkhead was secure. With the addition of a Raymarine x-5 Autopilot this spring , aswell as A.I.S. it became a bit cumbersome to be plugging and unplugging cables and resetting com ports. The solution? A dedicated computer onboard. We went with an Acer Veriton L460 which has a very small footprint and is pretty much overkill as far as speed and capacity goes. A 19" flat screen monitor mounted to the bulkhead on a swing mount affords good visibility and the added benefit of being able to swing the display toward the salon for videos.</div><br /><div id="ms__id10">We now have a system that integrates GPS, A.I.S, Autopilot and electronic navigation. All at a fracton of the cost of what a proprietary system would cost. The hardest part of the installation by far was the cabling for the autopilot fluxgate compass, control head, course computer and drive unit. The computer end of things was basically plug and play. We used a Noland Multiplexer to bridge the USB computer ports to the NMEA and Seatalk components and it works like a charm. The Rose Point/Maptech program is intuitive and laying out routes is the work of seconds. Need to edit your course while under way? Just drag and drop your waypoints and re-send to the GPS and you are good to go. Best of all we are free from the tyranny of the wheel. It is a blast to watch the boat steer herself while one attends to the other pressing matters onboard.</div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073232989868190315.post-45184961347762241772009-02-10T06:01:00.000-08:002009-06-09T11:38:34.327-07:00A little history<div id="ms__id22"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GAQeEoTNRoiLiaPzXX9h1zOPWWwQhpcbjsWACwlsxmyyMZeexwIjkXc5o7z3H-e7OxbIMxC6AA727UTfe4oiu63HuyJI3PjmWlwgIV9FhIv139KOo7gMlMzikPoC5hHvJg_KH7SJR-E/s1600-h/DSCF0115.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301176346322525922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GAQeEoTNRoiLiaPzXX9h1zOPWWwQhpcbjsWACwlsxmyyMZeexwIjkXc5o7z3H-e7OxbIMxC6AA727UTfe4oiu63HuyJI3PjmWlwgIV9FhIv139KOo7gMlMzikPoC5hHvJg_KH7SJR-E/s400/DSCF0115.JPG" /></a><br><div id="ms__id17">In this post I would like to introduce myself and my boat " Footloose IV". My name is Chris Hogan and my home port is Astoria Oregon. I am 51 years old and currently work as a registered nurse in the local E.R. . Sailing has been a pleasant obsession for me since my twenties. I wish I could report that I have sailed the world but my voyages to this point have been limited to the pacific northwest. My most common outing is daysailing on the mighty Columbia river and the occasional foray over the Columbia bar into the pacific ocean.<br /><br />I have made several trips up and down the coast visiting the San Juan islands, Canada, and the straits of Juan de Fuca.<br /><br />We found "Footloose IV" in the Port Townsend area two years ago. Her owner at the timehad trucked her over from Chicago and my understanding is she was a " project boat" ( an appelation that should strike fear in the heart of any reasonable man). Fortunately the gentleman had the talent and the means to return "Footloose" to a useable state and when we first saw her she was functional though not really fully found, lacking a working depth sounder and a few other things.<br /><br />We brought her home to Astoria in a two day trip noteably free of any wind. Forty some hours of confused seas, deisel noise and exhaust fumes. Needless to say we were glad to cross the bar and sail (finally) up the river to Astoria.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073232989868190315.post-36827385902131889442009-02-10T05:54:00.000-08:002009-06-09T12:21:57.659-07:00Welcome<div id="ms__id74"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AFkzfkqX-skPzaUHZf-ntZHPs1aHT7vuDX1OTlpDY76sKf_e1X9vlAoMTFeD6qa4U1LCDaxn_N1-hzATVqCksMoLtyvM09QoEq7mpnJwsfr-Oq4NMa7Moot6afkwKxPLbKIydXjFTWw/s1600-h/drifter.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 286px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301168218503543618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AFkzfkqX-skPzaUHZf-ntZHPs1aHT7vuDX1OTlpDY76sKf_e1X9vlAoMTFeD6qa4U1LCDaxn_N1-hzATVqCksMoLtyvM09QoEq7mpnJwsfr-Oq4NMa7Moot6afkwKxPLbKIydXjFTWw/s320/drifter.jpg" /></a>Welcome to The Able Seaman's blog. I am a longtime sailor and currently the co-owner of a 1976 Dufour 35. I plan to share my experiences with "Footloose" and hope to hear from those with a similar interest in sailboats and sailing.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEv71a6J3XWPAKDn6eAHHk7STnuIhb1oEQVejJuO0eLE37ijSviQs7FdK_v8pr5f4xBh3iNBOcfaqbI-cjK0AcelUKd_GWDQaGBM0LIhdYHKiOkyL2YiuKIAwOHe8KtIuvJssJ2Bg7rk/s1600-h/boat08.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301168219284282530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEv71a6J3XWPAKDn6eAHHk7STnuIhb1oEQVejJuO0eLE37ijSviQs7FdK_v8pr5f4xBh3iNBOcfaqbI-cjK0AcelUKd_GWDQaGBM0LIhdYHKiOkyL2YiuKIAwOHe8KtIuvJssJ2Bg7rk/s320/boat08.jpg" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0