Hahah! Sorry, I know it's not really funny but, we all have had trips like yours. My wife and I spent a week going to "boatcamp" as we call it, the boat version of bootcamp. I mean we hit a log and spent four days on the hard, we wrapped line around the props TWICE, we set a shrimp pot in water too deep, we lost tons of stuff overboard - including our Waggoner! - we had to get a mechanic out to find an electrical problem that kept one engine from starting, we had a windless quit and I'm sure there's more. This was all in a two week "vacation".
You might try standing outside cursing at the top of your lungs - use your best words - while your wife stays below wondering why you enjoy boating so much. Rocco On May 12, 7:52 am, "Kerry Lebel" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Rich. Actually what I did was tie 75ft of old line and an old fender > to it. The water was only 45ft deep so it should be plenty. I marked the > GPS spot just like you mentioned but no need for a diver. I can just head > back and find the fender. It took me 10 1/2 hours to get home from Poulsbo > last night and for the first time ever I started to get sea sick. Wave > along Blake Island were hitting me right in line with the port side and > rocking the boat just past 45 degrees for almost 90 minutes until vessel > assist showed up. > > Kerry > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Rich Zimmerman > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 6:18 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [UnifliteWorld] Re: Calling Coast Guard Sector Seattle > > Hit your MOB button on your GPS or get a lat long of your location and you > can come back and grapple or send a diver for the anchor. Have the chain > stretched out when you cut it loose. > > Thanks > > Rich Zimmerman > 73 34' "Commitment" > > --- On Mon, 5/11/09, Kerry Lebel <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Kerry Lebel <[email protected]> > Subject: [UnifliteWorld] Calling Coast Guard Sector Seattle > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, May 11, 2009, 10:43 PM > > Yup. I am anchored right now just north of Blake island. After 350 in > service in Poulsbo I took off with two running motors. As I got out of Rich > Passage I lost the port engine but starboard was still motoring strong. > 35mph winds and 4-6ft seas. Just headed toward Blake I lost the second > engine. So here I sit anchored. Hanging out with my dog. Vessel Assist is 90 > minutes out and I am getting rocked like I were crossing the Strait on a bad > day. Man am I going to sleep well tonight. Anyone know a top notch diesel > mechanic in South Sound that knows these darn Detroits? > > Kerry > > PS - clutchs in the windlass gave out so I have to cut loose 200 of new > chain and a new 45lb CQR anchor. This is turning into a very expensive day. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/UnifliteWorld?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
