Wednesday 25 October 2017

S**t off a shovel

We dropped her in at 7:45am this morning. And she still floats - bonus!

I dropped her into gear without taking the engine off idle, and we were quickly doing 5 knots down the fairway. Wow! The insidiousness of slow decay goes unnoticed, so over time as the bottom fouls you don't appreciate how much the performance drops off. A clean bum and she goes like the proverbial fertiliser off a gardening implement.



I like the black boot-top better. We docked stern-to for a change, getting a bit of a mediterranean feel for summer.
The only bummer: the small drip in the center-board lifting tube that we "fixed" is now a slightly larger drip. Groan. We have a cunning plan, and if that does not work then it will be a chat with the marina about lifting us a metre out of the water for half an hour so we can disassemble it all and try again.

Big hugs to Sharon, she worked her backside off the last few days.

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  1. Anonymous26 October 2017 at 09:08

    She sure is looking beautiful. Amazingly it's been five years..... lot's of blue water under that hull. I've leased the yard to Pete and bought a 262 acre cattle ranch in Colorado, absolutely love it. Kamalii will always be "the prettiest boat in the anchorage." She couldn't have gone to a more worthy person, you have done her proud. Cheers, Paulette

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    1. Capnjim26 October 2017 at 11:48

      Hi Paulette! You're a rancher?! I can see it. Kamalii would not be the lady she is today without your support. Still got that book of your fathers sitting on the shelf in the lower saloon, so there's a little piece of your history on board too. Keep well!

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