1st attempted outing
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:36 pm
My plans got changed today so decided I would take my New to me for a shakedown sail to ascertain 1. how to set the sails, 2. where the leaks are 3. how the electric trolling motor pushed her along.
this was the 1st time i had "Sail Aweigh" in the water with mast up. took longer than i wanted to get things situated. ( about a hour) so wind had died down, so I tried out the trolling motor. and was pleasantly pleased. it clipped along at a nice pace , for most of the time i left it on 3, with 5 as the max. (I'm on a small lake 22 acre) did find that the CB gasket was leaking, and i plan on doing that when i put it in the shop for a redo this winter. ( i have it already) looking for instructions to remove the CB. I am also lucky as i have free gas for heat,, so working in the winter is pleasant.
over all it was a pleasant experience being out on the water in my own boat. not disappointed i never got to use the sails, it was good practice to set them up. the lake is only 5 miles away so next time the wind picks up I'll be heading back out. was dark by the time i had lowered and stowed the mast for transport.
one question would be what do you seal the through hull fasteners with to prevent leakage?
G
this was the 1st time i had "Sail Aweigh" in the water with mast up. took longer than i wanted to get things situated. ( about a hour) so wind had died down, so I tried out the trolling motor. and was pleasantly pleased. it clipped along at a nice pace , for most of the time i left it on 3, with 5 as the max. (I'm on a small lake 22 acre) did find that the CB gasket was leaking, and i plan on doing that when i put it in the shop for a redo this winter. ( i have it already) looking for instructions to remove the CB. I am also lucky as i have free gas for heat,, so working in the winter is pleasant.
over all it was a pleasant experience being out on the water in my own boat. not disappointed i never got to use the sails, it was good practice to set them up. the lake is only 5 miles away so next time the wind picks up I'll be heading back out. was dark by the time i had lowered and stowed the mast for transport.
one question would be what do you seal the through hull fasteners with to prevent leakage?
G