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djn
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Initially Posted - 06/28/2006 : 15:13:57

Hi All, well I finally sailed my boat today for the first time. What a great day I had. I got to the boat at about 10, motored out into Lk St. Clair, and hoisted the sails. It was a totally wonderful and UNEVENTFUL day. I sailed out for about an hour and sailed back in. Had the wind at my side both ways. The only weird thing was a strainge humming sound that I finally figured out was the cable to the swing keel. So after all the hard work and long hours, it paid off. What a joy it is to sail. I also want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone on this forum. Without all your help, advice, and pacintes, I would not have made it this far. SO THANK YOU!!!!! Cheers.

Dennis
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saribella
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Response Posted - 06/28/2006 : 15:22:35

Glad to hear all went well, Dennis. What a great suummer it has been, and hope you have many more "uneventful" trips. Don't forget to keep your US Boat membership card handy.

MJ

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djn
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Response Posted - 06/28/2006 : 15:57:55

Hi MJ, between my Garmin chart plotter, Garmin fish finder, and my US Boat card, I should be OK. LOL Cheers.

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RedRedWhine
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Response Posted - 06/28/2006 : 16:07:42

Dennis,

What is the model of the chart ploter and fish inder are you using. Also this might be a dumb question but what is a "boat card."

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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 06/28/2006 : 17:10:20

CONGRATULATIONS!

The fun has just begun ...

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 06/28/2006 : 17:55:29

Dennis,

I'm glad to hear you finally had some fun on your boat. Its a good thing you went out this morning because this whole area is under a severe thunderstorm watch. Wouldn't want another story for Latt's and Att's.

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djn
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Response Posted - 06/28/2006 : 18:14:02

Hi Don, actually, when I saw the black bottomed clouds with the bright white puffy tops, I thought, "this could be fun", then remembered the last trip and headed for the barn. I will be back out tomorrow, weather permitting. Cheers.

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Response Posted - 06/28/2006 : 18:16:38

Hey Dennis is that Fish Finder working okay for you?

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Response Posted - 06/28/2006 : 18:47:51

Gald to hear you're back in action, Dennis. Congratualtions on all your hard work getting things back together. Lesser men would have given up.

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djn
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Response Posted - 06/28/2006 : 19:00:29

Hi Tom, it works great. I have it right next to the chartplotter so I have a very good idea of where I am going. I don't know WHAT I am doing, but I know where I am. Cheers.

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Response Posted - 06/28/2006 : 21:22:27

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by djn
 Hi All, well I finally sailed my boat today for the first time. What a great day I had.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

sweet!

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Response Posted - 06/29/2006 : 08:34:20

Great to hear that things are looking up for you Dennis. Hadda be!

You can get rid of the hum by slacking the keel cable tension a mite.

Val on Calista # 3936, Patchogue, N.Y.

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djn
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Response Posted - 06/29/2006 : 09:47:59

Thanks Val, I thought that might work but only thought about it in the middle of the night. Cheers.

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 06/29/2006 : 10:47:48

When I had my swinger I was worried the slacking it too much would cause it to "yank" around and would be hard on the swage and fitting.

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djn
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Response Posted - 06/29/2006 : 10:59:47

Hi Frank, I was going to get the boat going and slack it just enough to stop the hum then tape that spot on the cable. Tomorrow I am mounting the deck organizer and clutch you sent me. I will post pics. Cheers.

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Response Posted - 06/29/2006 : 11:06:20

Your boat is now legend to us, please start posting photos. We all feel like we know her. How is the bow?

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djn
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Response Posted - 06/29/2006 : 12:30:10

I'll do that Frank. The bow is taped up for the time being. I am making a plate for underneath next week and will bolt that up just to give the life lines strength. This might sound funny, but after my first sail, I feel like I have a stonger relationship will her....a boat! I hope my wife does not find out :>)

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 06/29/2006 : 14:57:29

As Haggar's wife knows, a boat is the other woman.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 06/29/2006 : 17:36:26

Dennis,

Speaking of keel cables, if the seaweed blooms in Lake St. Clair are anything like we have just down the river in Lake Erie, then you should be extra careful around them so your keel cable doesn't collect a nice, big ol' ball of seaweed. On more than a few occasions with my old swinger, I had to don a mask and swim under the boat to clear the cable. One of the first times this occurred I was sailing in some decent wind, but was going really sloooow. Initially, this sailing newbie couldn't figure out what was going on until I glanced over the cockpit side a saw some seaweed staying with me as I sailed. After dousing sails, I jumped in the water and discovered a seaweed ball around my keel cable that must have been 3-4 feet in diameter. After that, I paid extra attention to the dark patches on and just below the surface of the water.

Additionally, if you ever have problems raising the keel the last few feet or so, you just might have seaweed on the cable.

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djn
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Response Posted - 06/29/2006 : 17:42:24

Hi Don, thanks for the tip. I know in the last few years, the seaweed has been extremly heavy due to all the lawn fertilizer runoff. I'll keep my eye out. Cheers.

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Response Posted - 06/29/2006 : 19:44:08

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I feel like I have a stonger relationship will her....a boat! I hope my wife does not find out <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Most wives love boats: They always know where their husbands are!

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Response Posted - 06/30/2006 : 13:44:10

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by djn
 ...when I saw the black bottomed clouds with the bright white puffy tops, I thought, "this could be fun"...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
No!
On Lake St. Clair, it could be downright dangerous.

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djn
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Response Posted - 07/02/2006 : 14:19:39

Hi Dave, right when I got the boat secured, it started to downpour, the winds had kicked up to ???but the flags were straightout. I did find where I have all my leeks below. Cheers.

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