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zeil
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Initially Posted - 01/06/2015 : 00:17:11

A beauty of times past... complete with lee-boards. Groningen, Holland

Two mast freighter Groningen, Holland

Time stopped here... Groningen, Holland

Dingy motor storage

Honda 2.3hp LS emergency back-up attachment... it'll bring you home at approx. 4.3 knots

Project: Dingy flotation tubes...

BC Ferries... Active Pass, Strait of Georgia, BC

Jedediah Island... Strait of Georgia... stern tied & time out...

Boardwalk... Refuge Cove, BC

This means the boat is floating

Oh... the joy of anticipating what the day will bring. Motoring out early morning somewhere on the West Coast of British Columbia

Dinner's almost ready

Taking on fuel, water and snacks

Even a little dampness doesn't bother

Ready to launch

New open up-haul block

Oh... yack... 6"of this stuff

Sails...

Just sharing...

Bowsprit experiment...

Oh... the joy

Microwave-modification below galley's counter

Harrison Lake, BC Canada...

Harrison Lake BC, week-long lake cruise with kids dock lunch

Just the two of us

Learners taken out...

Harrison Lake, BC Canada

Hatch addition mod...

Better view on steep ramps

Old wood stoked steam engine

Beauties of bygone time

Maintenance

Checking tires

And bearings

Fresh water flush

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Ben
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Response Posted - 01/06/2015 : 07:48:48

Very nice Henk. Love the pics. :)

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OJ
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Response Posted - 01/06/2015 : 08:23:38

Thanks for sharing Henk . . . always interesting how places like Amsterdam and Copenhagen are so recognizable.

This reminds me of the TV series "Distant Shores". It's about a couple that take their ~40' sailboat to far away places. One of the more interesting segments was their voyage through the center of France on the Seine (with their mast down for much of the trip) passing through >100 locks.

Breathtaking

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 01/06/2015 : 09:07:09

Great stuff!

Reminds me of driving through Holland alongside a canal with those boats' waterlines at about the level of our car windows.

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OJ
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Response Posted - 01/06/2015 : 09:24:51

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Originally posted by Stinkpotter

Great stuff!

Reminds me of driving through Holland alongside a canal with those boats' waterlines at about the level of our car windows.

And live aboard barges with the family car resting on the aft deck . . . and family members looking as though everything is normal and life is good.

Edited by - OJ on 01/06/2015 09:29:27

Tomas Kruska
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Response Posted - 01/07/2015 : 02:04:28

Looks like you had a great time!

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zeil
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Response Posted - 01/07/2015 : 10:44:37

Outbound from Port Hudson, Florida, 2007

Florida, 2007

Florida, center board cable ailment '07

The making of a new, shorter blade Trent/Severn '07

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Tomas Kruska
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Response Posted - 01/08/2015 : 08:30:03

Nice photos, I have not noticed before, but you have very nice mast support on the bow pulpit.
Can you please post some detailed photos? I would like to build the same thing especially for the voyages when I have to keep the mast down. Thanks

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jduck00
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Response Posted - 01/08/2015 : 10:24:19

I live in Hudson. Its a long channel before you hit deep water, but I like the area. I'm going to have to take that picture down to the port. The guys swore they couldn't get a sailboat out of the water. Had to take it up to a marina 15 miles away do to the keel work.

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zeil
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Response Posted - 01/08/2015 : 20:08:40

Before we left (Sept. 06 to Nov. '07) on our 17000 mile, (25000 km) year-long "living on board full time and going south" cruise we had a approx. 18" raised SS mast carrier fabricated. It clamps onto the pulpit as per photo. At the same time, we raised the stern mast holder also to the highest standard position. This proved to have several benefits

1) Provides standing cockpit head-room below the mast while carrying the mast horizontal. This is a must when motoring long distances. Carrying the mast up higher in choppy waters adds, somewhat while underway, to greater port/starboard motion.

2) Enabling to fully open the hatch by just missing the downward slanted spreaders. To be able to fully open the hatch makes living on board in sunny, warm conditions so much more enjoyable. We used a 6'x 8' tarp, slung over the mast, pretty well all the time as a sun and rain screen. Larger tarps restricts easy going forward.

3) Our 7'-6" ft dinghy fitted nicely below the raised horizontal mast plus we could launch and retrieve "somedaybaby",from the bow

4) Raising the mast by 18" allowed for just being able to step over the mast from either port to starboard side and back

5) Consider supporting the horizontal mast midway from the tabernacle

6) It was our plan to remove the pulpit mast carrier by simply unbolting the 3 clamps but we never did even once

Edited by - zeil on 01/08/2015 20:12:57

ct95949
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Response Posted - 01/08/2015 : 20:41:59

Love your BC pics Henk. We bought our boat in Sidney, BC last year, moved her to Anacortes and then home to Sacramento. Can't wait to get back up there, thanks for reminding us of the beautiful scenery!

Leaving Sidney.

Along the ferry route.

Cap Sante Marina, Anacortes, WA.

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zeil
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Response Posted - 01/08/2015 : 20:43:16

You live in a very nice and desirable part of the world Jeremy

Yes... in early 2007 it was the staff of Port Hudson Marina that hauled us out, helped to fix our center board cable dillema and launched Someday Lady again using the forklift truck with its extended forks all in a matter of a couple of hours.

Perhaps Port Hudson Marina sold the forklift or got rid of the extra long forks.

Watch out... Port Hudson bay has a few unmarked, unsuspected shallows and hard-spots... we happen to know!! We made Port Hudson our "home port" for a period while in Florida and liked it for its central location and things to do plus it offered good rates

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bigelowp
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Response Posted - 01/17/2015 : 16:14:24

Henk:

Always love your pics -- I wish I were more thoughtful with a camera (or phone) Thanks for sharing!

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