Batemans Bay Sail
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 9:15 amHi All,
I spent 3 days with Rod Menere (R2) on my MkIII at Batemans Bay doing some maintenance and also a couple of good sails as well. Arriving after a 2.5 hr drive, on a stinking hot day, we ventured out to the Tollgate islands with full main and reefed headsail under a NE wind probably up to 20kts. Gybe south for a couple of miles before rounding up for the trip back when the winds became a little more gusty, 1 reef in main and genoa probably reefed down to about half size the Sea Monkey was loving it.
Back on the mooring it was time for us ol' farts to have a little nap before motoring to the BB marina for a couple of days maintenance/chores. My first task was to empty/clean the porta potti. Can't understand why I couldn't get any volunteers as the stench was only overpowering for the first 30 minutes or so. Problem was that when I bought the potti new I failed to see the screw cap lodged in the base of the potti. This should have been taken out and screwed onto the shit tank outlet to keep everything in place and stop anything slopping out. Works wonderfully now the airtight cap is in place!
Mans thanks to R2 for his work in wiring up my 2 solar panels. My batteries are actually getting charged now. We also changed the outboards over. This is a horrible job to do by ones self, trying to struggle with a heavy o/b into and out of the inflatable. Also cleaned out the 3 water tanks. Some of the growths in the tanks could have come straight off the "Aliens" movie. A trip to the local hardware for some pool chlorine, a good brush, plenty of rinsing and it was done. I don't know about other TH's but I also have a tank under each quarter berth, as well as the keel tank, probably about 40ltr each. I have an electric pump connected to either tank that connects to a tap in the cockpit, very handy.
Third day saw an early departure to catch the tide and a smooth gentle sail under maybe 10kts breeze out to the Tollgates again and a leisurely relaxed sail back. Leisurely until I caught the mooring line between the rudder and O/B leg. Luckily we were able to disengage it with a boat hook. I am not one of these people that likes jumping overboard to clear props etc unless it is absolutely necessary.
There is never enough water between the sharks and myself.
Cheers,
Rod Cahill
Sea Monkey
I spent 3 days with Rod Menere (R2) on my MkIII at Batemans Bay doing some maintenance and also a couple of good sails as well. Arriving after a 2.5 hr drive, on a stinking hot day, we ventured out to the Tollgate islands with full main and reefed headsail under a NE wind probably up to 20kts. Gybe south for a couple of miles before rounding up for the trip back when the winds became a little more gusty, 1 reef in main and genoa probably reefed down to about half size the Sea Monkey was loving it.
Back on the mooring it was time for us ol' farts to have a little nap before motoring to the BB marina for a couple of days maintenance/chores. My first task was to empty/clean the porta potti. Can't understand why I couldn't get any volunteers as the stench was only overpowering for the first 30 minutes or so. Problem was that when I bought the potti new I failed to see the screw cap lodged in the base of the potti. This should have been taken out and screwed onto the shit tank outlet to keep everything in place and stop anything slopping out. Works wonderfully now the airtight cap is in place!
Mans thanks to R2 for his work in wiring up my 2 solar panels. My batteries are actually getting charged now. We also changed the outboards over. This is a horrible job to do by ones self, trying to struggle with a heavy o/b into and out of the inflatable. Also cleaned out the 3 water tanks. Some of the growths in the tanks could have come straight off the "Aliens" movie. A trip to the local hardware for some pool chlorine, a good brush, plenty of rinsing and it was done. I don't know about other TH's but I also have a tank under each quarter berth, as well as the keel tank, probably about 40ltr each. I have an electric pump connected to either tank that connects to a tap in the cockpit, very handy.
Third day saw an early departure to catch the tide and a smooth gentle sail under maybe 10kts breeze out to the Tollgates again and a leisurely relaxed sail back. Leisurely until I caught the mooring line between the rudder and O/B leg. Luckily we were able to disengage it with a boat hook. I am not one of these people that likes jumping overboard to clear props etc unless it is absolutely necessary.
There is never enough water between the sharks and myself.
Cheers,
Rod Cahill
Sea Monkey