June 16th- I attached 2 solar panels to the frame and hooked them up. Now we can have refrigeration. I removed the cabin heater as it was falling apart and I replaced the T in the line with a regular connector. I removed all the old copper pipe to the stove. I changed the transmission fluid using a syringe and small tube. Filled with ATF. I changed the primary fuel filter. After bleeding the motor I had a hard time starting it. I finally had to crack an injector and crank for a while but it eventually started. I was on the phone to Gordon as he was walking me through it. Thanks to him. I adjusted the valves and the spring that pulls back the shutoff had broken so I pull it over the arm and now it works fine.
June 19th - Alayne painted the bottom with Interlux aqua coat. We used 1 gallon for the whole boat. Then I sanded and painted the boot stripe with Epifanes waterline paint. I put a new zinc on and retightened the prop.
June 21st- launched today. everything went fine we motored out to the mooring and put the sails on.
July 3rd- checked the oil this morning and it looked very high so I wa suspecting diesel in the oil. I had a spare lift pump but it turned out that it did not fit so I ended up checking the old one and putting it back in. I then ran new battery cables to the starter and the #2 bank (#2 size). I attached them to the back of the master switch with right angle connectors so they wouldn't be bent all the time.
July5th- repaired starboard side settee lamp as it had water in it again. I plugged the hole with duck compound and had to drill a new hole so hopefully the water will drain out the old hole and not into the lamp.
Checked the oil again and found it to be fine. I think the problem had more to do with a false reading on the dip stick. I did order a new lift pump from Trans Atlantic Diesel.
July 8-9 drove down tp MA to visit with my mom in the hospital. It has been very foggy and damp here ever since we launched. It has been hard to see the islands most days.
July 11 made it out to Perry's Creek for a night and then the next day out the thorofare and around North Haven to Pulpit. Motored back into Rockland the next dat just ahead of the fog again.
July 16- John and Sue came up for a visit. We did manage to get out for a sail before the fog rolled back in again. we had a nice time with them.
July 19- headed out to Barred Islands with Peggy and Denny. We went up to Stockton Springs and had dinner at the restaurant to celebrate our anniversary. We sailed to Smith Cove for a couple of nights before going to Buck's Harbor and then onto Wooden Boat. From there we went on alone to McGlathery Island, Seal Bay and then back to Rockland. In Seal Bay we pulled the dinghy on deck and deflated it and patched a hole with some G-Flex.
July 30- Hooked up a solar controller to the panel on the cabin top. This will serve the #1 battery.
Aug 1- Had a nice visit with Jon and Allison and Bruce and Shirley. We got J+A out for a nice sail. They even spent a night on the boat.
Aug 6th- Start of the Cape Dory cruise. we had 10 people show up for the opening dinner. From there we went to Tenants Harbor for a couple of days due to a storm. Then to Round Pond and Cheryll Allens place and finally on to Boothbay where we had 10 people for the closing dinner.
We had a great sail back from Boothbay to Maple Juice Cove with just the jib up. Averaged over 5 knots. We headed back to Rockland the next day and again had a nice sail in light winds. We sailed from Maple Juice around the end of Hupper Island and then out past Mosquito and all the way out Two Bush to Vinal Haven and back to Rockland.
Aug 15th- headed back to VT for a couple of weeks until we leave on the trip south
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