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Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2023 02:01:00 GMT
Zimmermans
Back in Oriental!!!
Hi everyone, We're back in oriental at Zimmermans to get bottom paint,
check the cutlass bearing and shaft alignment, and perhaps the
centerboard. We have a large list but we might cut it short to only the most
important stuff.
We left Blackbeards after coffee at about 7:30 and motored about 4 1/2
hours into the wind to Zimmermans in oriental. We ate breakfast of oats
and apples underway. It was a windy day with NE winds at 20g25 and 2 foot
chop on the Neuse river. We made about 4 1/2 to 5 knots most of the way.
Alone the way we re-calibrated the compass. When we docked they put us on
what they call the crash dock which is the outermost dock at Zimmermans.
Docking went uneventful! ( Gosh I hate docking !!!)
After we got settled in Hannah and I drove to blackbeards to pick up the
truck (we moved the car to zimmermans yesterday) and washed the truck
along the way.
When we got back to Oriental we took Sam and Wanda with us and went to the
Bean for icecream but while we were there we met Brad who we knew from
before, and a couple new friends that came over from Blackbeards and
docked at the marina across the street so we stayed out till about 16:30
when we hurried back to work on the boat.
Sam and I took out everything from the starboard lazzerette and then I
tightened up the stuffing box on the Rudder post (about 1/2 turn) cleaned
off the corosion and freed up the aft cockpit drains. I was very
supprised to find that they moved smoothly. They are in a very difficult
place to reach because of the rudder arm and hydraulics etc. The Stuffing
box was equally difficult because it is surrounded by 300 feet of aft
chain. But we got it done. Then Sam poured in 10 more gallons of diesel
that we brought back.
We are trying to film more and tell more stories so we filmed most of the
evening. So tonight we are having hot dogs and sourkraut with chili.
It's ready no so it's time to sign off!
It was a good day and we got a lot accomplished!
We want to do as much as we can while we are in the yard.
nite nite