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Howdy all,
Been busy at work...working on a custom windlass for the schooner Spike Africa.
The owner wanted a turn of the century ( 1900-1910) style windlass with modern hydraulic drive. Been working on the mechanical, electrical, hydraulic end of it for a couple weeks now. Got in running yesterday afternoon.....none-to-soon as they had two charters today. Wow, what a project!
My son, his wife and my grandson were up last Friday, so we went out to Jones Island and spent a leisurely afternoon there. Brogan (20 months) got his chance to drive the Saratogan. Gotta watch that kid! He was turning every lever and switch........
A couple weekends back I spent a couple days in Prevost Harbor, Steward Island. Hardly anyone there. Sunday afternoon I was one of only two boats there. Weather in the afternoon (Saturday)was calm, but the wind picked up in the evening and blew 15-20 from the south-west all night. Next morning when the sun came up the wind picked up to 25-30, so I had to abort cooking my breakfast on the diesel cook stove. Wind laid down about 11:00, then calm again.
The boat was hanging on my small 5 kg Bruce anchor, unofficially my "Lunch Hook". I was hoping it held. It did.
Also spent a number of over-nighters at Jones Island over the last couple months. Always sleep in the cockpit under the stars and sleep extremely soundly!
Pics attached.....
Cheers,
Tim aka McSkagit
Been busy at work...working on a custom windlass for the schooner Spike Africa.
The owner wanted a turn of the century ( 1900-1910) style windlass with modern hydraulic drive. Been working on the mechanical, electrical, hydraulic end of it for a couple weeks now. Got in running yesterday afternoon.....none-to-soon as they had two charters today. Wow, what a project!
My son, his wife and my grandson were up last Friday, so we went out to Jones Island and spent a leisurely afternoon there. Brogan (20 months) got his chance to drive the Saratogan. Gotta watch that kid! He was turning every lever and switch........
A couple weekends back I spent a couple days in Prevost Harbor, Steward Island. Hardly anyone there. Sunday afternoon I was one of only two boats there. Weather in the afternoon (Saturday)was calm, but the wind picked up in the evening and blew 15-20 from the south-west all night. Next morning when the sun came up the wind picked up to 25-30, so I had to abort cooking my breakfast on the diesel cook stove. Wind laid down about 11:00, then calm again.
The boat was hanging on my small 5 kg Bruce anchor, unofficially my "Lunch Hook". I was hoping it held. It did.
Also spent a number of over-nighters at Jones Island over the last couple months. Always sleep in the cockpit under the stars and sleep extremely soundly!
Pics attached.....
Cheers,
Tim aka McSkagit
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