For any listers who have centerboards, this edition of Sailing Saralane has the
best photo of the inside of a centerboard cavity that I have have ever seen...
Richard
1987 33-II
Richard N. Bush Law Offices
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite 9
Louisville, Kentucky 40220
502-584-7255
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sailing saralane
Round Trip
Posted: 21 Nov 2013 01:35 PM PST
We're back. In Antigua - and now in the water as well. Saralane was launched on
Tuesday and since I opted to leave the blog on lovely Barbuda back in August,
this 'round trip' blog covers our haul and launch. It's cheating on the blog a
bit, but then I'll consider us up to date!
First coming out of the water.
Skip on deck as the straps go under Saralane
Ray guides us in the slipway and watches as we come out; Danny gives Saralane's
bottom a good powerwashing
The powerwasher at Jolly Harbor needs a little TLC
Skip cleans off the centerboard - which we were SURE we'd fix this time out
Ever since the centerboard pennant snapped back in the Bahamas we've been
working on a fix for it. We really thought we had it figured out when we got
hauled in August, but it turned out that the new swage fitting on the new wire
that we brought with us from the states was too bulky to fit. Foiled again.
Ray helps a sad captain Skip tuck the centerboard away until we come back and
try again in November
There are lots of other jobs to do before leaving the boat though and Skip got
help from some of the guys who work in the machine shop in the yard. We pulled
the prop and replaced the cutlass bearing. Fixed the muffler and exhaust elbow.
Cleaned, scraped, polished etc etc...
Pulling the prop and replacing the cutlass bearing. Align part A with slot
H.
We give our extra fuel to a local fisherman before we leave
We hauled out late this year and were pretty much the only ones in the yard
during our stay there at the end of August. Back here now in November there's
more activity and we've connected with a few new people who are working on
their boats and getting ready to go back in the water.
Fast forward through September and October... and our view from the deck hasn't
changed yet!
Boatyard living means climbing ladders.
We dig out our respirators, gloves and protective gear and paint the bottom (no
photos since we're both too hot and dirty to care much about taking pictures at
this point). We tape off, sand and repaint the boot stripes too and Saralane is
almost ready to go.
New bottom paint and new stripes
Almost ready to go. Almost. The centerboard pennant still needs to be replaced
and we'll see if we have what we need.
We need THIS (out of focus) swage fitting on this new cable
New fitting on cable, fed into the opening at the top of the centerboard
After a few tense moments when the new fitting seemed too big for the opening
(again!) Skip managed to get it in place and attached. Here's a shot from
farther back for a little perspective. The rusty line is the messenger we fed
down from on deck and taped onto the new cable in order to pull it up into
position. The shiny cable is our new centerboard pennant!
The yard let us hang in the travel lift over lunch so we'd have time to fix the
pennant and paint the board and the patches left unpainted where the stands
were against the hull.
Watching paint dry
Skip rigged a piece of Spectra that connects on either side of the keel and
hangs on the ends of bolts he put in each side. This will help support the
centerboard when it's in the up position and will take some of the pressure off
the deck and hopefully alleviate some of the wear and tear on the new pennant.
Spectra loop hanging off one side of the keel
I know this photo could have been taken coming out of the water or going in
so you'll have to take my word for it that we're being launched in this shot.
Going back in!
We motored over to the marina and took advantage of their complimentary slip
for one night. We cleaned out our water tanks (those of you who slept through
the centerboard fix can rejoin me now that we're back in the water) scrubbed
the decks, pumped up John H and got him back in the water and called it a day.
Before leaving the dock the next day, I went up the mast to reattach our
running back stays and lazy jacks. We put the main back on, did some
provisioning and a few other odds and ends and cleared out of the marina.
Me, trying not to drop any tools from up here
Our first night anchored out was pretty nice... and we're glad to be back on
board.
We're anchored just out in Jolly Harbor where we'll finish up a few things. The
deck side of the centerboard fix is yet to be done so stayed tuned for that! I
need to wean myself off the wifi too. Seems a fe
