September photos

Some photos of a two week trip in the Gulf Islands late September.

 Mt Baker in the back ground. 

A grey windy day and somewhat exposed anchorage but no problems

looking up Fulford Harbour, Saltspring Island from Russel Island

 Oil anchor lamp burns all night

When at anchor or mooring a snubber line from a block at the cranze iron keeps the mooring can away from the bobstay

The initial run issues with the Buhk engine injection pump have been sorted and there were no issues with the engine.

September is great, few boats out, cooler but wonderful weather, just a great time to explore home waters which can be busy during summer.

Met up with SV Moon Raven, another 34ft  Falmouth Cutter. the owner and Bryan from Channel Cutter yachts were just starting their voyage to Hawaii. It was great fun to see them and have both boats together. Unfortunately my lousy phone camera did not capture a good imagine of the two boats together,

 Crocker designed SV Macaw at the same anchorage and we all had a wonderful visit and time.

Added the thimbles at the fwd lower shroud for the lifeline. A nice little job to do at anchor.

Made the boarding step for getting in and out of the dinghy. Bare red cedar with foam and canvas bumper bronze ring nailed around the edge

Bowsprit Net

Made the bowsprit net and bowsprit cover. The cover is the usual Sunbrella canvas and leather. It just covers the varnished portion and has a "cap" to go over the end of the bowsprit.

The bowsprit net is 7/16" New England Rope 3 strand vintage Dacron as is the life lines, canvas lines and other lines other than sheets and halyards which are plain white 1/2" New England three strand Dacron. I lashed the net with No. 21 tarred seine twine. It is a smaller diameter and good for these small lashings. The fore and aft lines are spliced to Port Townsend Foundry pad eyes at the bulwark.

Cover and net complete.

That chain bobstay is temporary as I wait to get the spliced one.

Fore and aft lines are seized around a bronze thimble.

Pad eyes at the bulwark. 

Bowsprit cover is in two pieces and tied together. Will save a bit of work in maintenance. 

The first sail

A first test trip out with a borrowed albeit small Jenniker which gave us a really nice sail after all. Everything went super smooth and I went out in the inflatable to see Astrid out on the water for the first time. It was a truly amazing day and hard to put words to.

Awnings

I sewed Sunbrelle canvas awnings for Astrid to help keep the summer sun off.

 

Details

A lot of small jobs to do after getting the rig up. Here are a few...

Adding silicon bronze armour to the bowsprit to protect from the chain.

 Mast wiring and fitting the cabin sole boards around the mast.

The Plath windlass needs a chain stripper. Fabricated out of 1/4" bronze plate.

Chain stripper installed. Has a lanyard hole for the chain hawse cover.

For some reason the Plath windlass handle was not only very short but also painted steel, not even galvanized. Here is a new stainless steel one.

A piece of the vast amount of rigging detail work.

The inner neoprene mast boot. 

Outer mast boot

Black locust cleat for courtesy flag halyard