6/14/22- We arrived in Rockland today and got right to work hooking up the solar panels so we could have some electricity. I put the garboard plug in and attached the zinc to the shaft. We then went to a full moon party at Murph's. The next day I finished installing the sink with a brass tailpiece underneath. I changed the Racor filter and bled the motor. It started right up. Meanwhile Alayne painted the bottom. In order to expediate the shuffling of boats they wanted to know if we could be launched tomorrow. Sure!!
Launching went fine and we got settled on the mooring which is the same as last years. I installed the anchor windlass with the new base which has a hole in the deck for the chain to run through. I also put some plastic floor tiles in the anchor locker. I reamed out the hole for the compass so now it should fit better and maybe not leak. I added 2 cans ( around 10 gal) of diesel with biobor jf added.
6/19/22- It was very cold and windy today. We basically hid out below. We had to change the propane tank as it ran out. This was mostly because we ran it last night to stay warm. I checked the transmission fluid and it was down a bit so I added some. I installed a 125 amp fuse the #2 battery system. It is a terminal fuse which I installed at the middle + terminal which is the one that is the main feed. I noticed the mooring line was chafing on the bowsprit bobstay so I sewed on some leather chafe gear.
6/26/22- I adjusted the rigging today with the loos gauge. Back stay-48; Quarter stay 42; Cap stays 42; Front lower 37; aft lower 35
6/29/22- Motored all the way to McGlathery Island. I found about 1/2 qt of salt water in the bilge. I suspect either the stuffing box or the impeller pump. I did add 1/2 pint of water to the expansion tank of the motor.
7/4/22- We got a mooring at Northeast Harbor today with no problem. the busses were now running so we asked the driver for his recommendation for a hike. He said go to Jordan Pond and take the loop around the pond until you come to the Bubbles trail. you then just scramble up the trail and its a great view. Well it turns out that the trail is the second most dangerous tourist attraction. You had to scramble up sheer rock faces on the edge of cliffs that were several hundred feet high. We made it and the view was spectacular fortunately there was an alternative way down that was much less frightening. We got back to the boat and then went to dinner at The Colonels in NE Harbor. The next day we did some laundry and rode the bus to Bar Harbor where we walked around and did some grocery shopping. It was very crowded as compared to the marina which was still not very busy. This was a good time to come here as they had just opened only the week before.
From there we headed on over to Frenchboro and took a mooring. Turns out the restaurant was not open this year so we took a hike. While the hiking is supposed to be very nice here we found the trail to be a little overgrown and hard to follow. There were some nice views though.
As we headed up the east side of Swans Island we were tacking into the light wind. As we approached Casco Passage the wind increased so we put the motor on. About in the middle we heard a rumbling sound underneath the boat. We assumed we had hit a lobster buoy and sure enough it popped up astern. We kept motoring until we reached the mouth of the Eggmogin Reach where we decided to sail. The wind had been forecasted to be SW but was really NW so it was right on the nose. After a while we heard this clanking noise underneath the boat and we couldn't figure out what was making it. We ended up short tacking all the way to Wooden Boat where we sailed onto a mooring. I then dove down and found the prop was loose and had fallen off the shaft. The rudder was the only thing keeping it on the boat. The prop nuts were completely gone. I took the line off that was twisted around the shaft. Fortunately I had a spare key way and put that on and tied the prop to the boat. I then went in search of prop nuts. Niether Wooden Boat or Brooklin Boat Yard had any so I had Brooklin Boat Yard order some. Both Wooden Boat and Brooklin were great during this ordeal. After 3 days the yard arranged for a diver who came and put the prop nuts back on and away we went.
7/19/22- We checked our inshore life jackets today and discovered that both cylinders were bad. Good thing we haven't had to use them. Both were replaced with spares that were on board.
7/27/22- Replaced the Jabsco impeller pump. I had noticed a small leak which had suddenly gotten bigger 5186.8 nmiles on the motor. I had a medical event happen the other day. I had been having trouble swallowing and after putting up with it for a couple of days I finally went to the emergency room. It turns out I had an abcess behind my tonsil which was spreading. I had surgery that day and it was much relieved. It was however Alayne's first night out on the boat by herself.
8/22/22- Changed Raycor filter. It had about an inch of water in the bottom of the bowl and filter element was black nearly to the top. Engine hours 5216.2 which means it was 61 hrs since it was changed last.
9/22/22- Hauled at Knights Marine with 5226.5 hrs on motor for 71.9 total for the season. We had 1474 nmiles on the speedo for 662 total miles for the season.
I winterized the motor and this time I removed the impeller. I removed the prop and retightened it with the bigger nut up against the prop. I filled in the anchor line hawse hole from the starboard side and glassed it over. I removed the instrument panel and glassed over the hole in the cockpit. I also removed the coaming boards and brought them home for refinishing.
