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Oiling teak and sealing leaks |
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Wednesday, 04 April 2007 00:00 |
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It's springtime, and that means time to get Whisper ready for sailing. Oiling teak, sealing leaks, buffing scratch marks and a bit of varnishing will fill the bill this spring. At the end of 2006 I noticed two leaks. The portside teak strip that guides the sliding hatch had a leak, and the portside v-berth portlight also leaked.
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"October Frost" to Kingston (October 2006) |
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Monday, 16 October 2006 00:00 |
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Grey. Cool. A light breeze. The conditions as I prepared to pull out of my driveway came as no surprise for a Puget Sound fall day.
With Whisper in tow, I left Shelton at 9 am, arriving in Brownsville just after 10 am. Ubi Ignis Est arrived soon after, and Jim began rigging at the boat launch while I raised the mast and attached the myriad pins, rings, lines and hoses in the parking lot.
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Hood Canal to Olympia (September 2006) |
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Sunday, 17 September 2006 00:00 |
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My annual week of solo sailing was a journey of discovery as I traveled from the south end of Hood Canal to Olympia. As you'll discover in this narrative, wind opposed me almost the entire trip, so much of this 140-nautical-mile journey was powered by motor, not wind.
This trip report is based on the daily reports I filed during the trip, and later I reconstructed the journey, narrating it below as if you are in the boat with me throughout the journey. A non-nautical map of the planned trip (not the actual route) is available here. The complete photo album is available here.
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Ship's Log