Tag: Chain Knot

Southbound

Teresa Arrives

Pickup at Airport

Teresa arrived and we were excited to start our trip south but first we had to finish the maintenance projects such as…

  • Scrub Under Engine Room Floor
  • Marquipt Dock Steps
  • Line Cutters for the Props
  • Engine and Genset Zinc Anodes
  • Remove, Scan and Clean Props
  • 3″ Prop S’hafts and Pockets
  • Genset #1 Impeller needs replacing
  • Prop Speed Coating on Props
  • Fuel Transfer Pump
  • Transfer Pump
  • Genset Impeller
  • Fuel Regulator
  • Fuel Primer Pump
  • Fuel Injection Pressure Test
  • New Bottom Paint
  • New Bow Roller
  • Fuel & Oil Filters Engines and Gensets

I burned through two Dremels using cut off wheels.

It was not all work this summer. If I was not watching Cozi TV with my Dad I was probably enjoying “Dinner & a Movie” each night with my brother Eddie and his wife, Doreen. They are amazing cooks and I eat well while I am home. Dad & I Celebrated his 90th birthday with a visit from his sister Maybelle and her husband, Armand. Dad’s is 90 years old and I’m still hearing new stories from my auntie Maybelle about when they were young growing up together. It was nice to see the three of them together. I wish I had taken more photos but here are a few…

  • The Shanty
  • Dad
  • Dad & I Birthday Found this in Dad’s Shirt Pocket
  • Watching Cozi TV – Six Million Dollar Man
  • Maybelle Dad Armand

Dad’s 90th Birthday

Cozi TV makes me smile as I watch the Six Million Dollar Man or Little House on the Prairie and it’s like it’s 1979 all over again.

Cozi TV Lineup

As the morning temps kept getting colder the marina was empty under a full harvest moon.

Harvest Moon

We watched as friends also set sail in search of warmer weather.

Saucy Fox Departing Warwick, RI for points south

We found some time to catch a small striper

Catch and Release Striper

Finally we untied the dock lines and cast off. It was a great feeling to be sitting in the pilothouse as we pointed Simple Life south.

I wanted to top off the fuel tanks so we stopped in Newport, RI at the Newport Yaching Center.

Newport Yaching Center

The New Simple Life has 4X as much power and 2X the speed but also consumes 4X the fuel. Even with the fuel tanks more than half full a top off of the tanks means 890 gals.

Soon we were passing Misquamicut State Beach and running the inside of Fisher Island.

  • West of Misquamicut State Beach
  • Strong Current inside Fisher Island

As the sun was getting low we decided to tuck in behind Fisher Island for the night. We arrived at our chosen anchorage and found a CG Cutter anchored so we dropped next to them.

CGC COHO

Below you can find a walkthrough Video of the CGC COHO

https://www.dvidshub.net/video/776029/virtual-tour-uscgc-coho-wpb-87321

As soon as I dropped the anchor and started paying out the anchor chain… it stopped… Hmmmmm.. Better go check the anchor locker. I found a dreaded “Chain Knot”!!!!

  • This was a first for me

We spent some time untangling the anchor chain before making dinner and relaxing in the salon for the night. We will retire tonight and in the morning decide where we are going? Winter 05, Leg 001 looked something like below.

W05L001 Route