Hey Danny, Quite an exciting trip. Farley Mowat wrote that the adventure starts when everything goes wrong. Don't be too hard on yourself. It was a learning experience and success in the end without outside assistance earns you some credit. The more you use the boat, the more you develop good habits that provide less adventure and more fun.
When I first got my boat I had some similar panic situations you can learn from: 1) Left the dock without warming up the engine and had to restart it several times manuvering through the marina. Now I start the engine a good 10 min while I single up lines and remove the sail cover and prepare halyards etc. I don't leave the slip or the mooring until it's running smooth and pumping normal. 2) Tried to restart the engine with the kill cable pulled out . It is located behind the helm and a few times after sailing I would forget to push it in. The engine would turn over but with no fuel, would not start. My wife never lets me forget that. Now I developed a habit and push it in, after stopping the engine. And I check that before starting too. So many little things. 3) Pulled the genoa sheet to unfurl the genoa and the furling line jams , either a hockle in the block or a snag somewhere. Now I flake the furling line tail in figure eights, inside a sheet bag and it runs free. There are so many things to remember, you need a written checklist. After running the boat many times you will develop a habit, like charging the cell phone, the handheld VHF, the handheld GPS, the night before a trip. Another tip I can share: Clean and Lubricate everything so it works well and it will save you a lot of heartache and panic situations. Let us know how the second sailing goes. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "CNC boat owners, cnc-list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: paradigmat...@gmail.com, "CNC boat owners, cnc-list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 10:40:18 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List First sail Thanks for the recount mark. I bet that was a VERY long 30 minutes! That's why it's called a shakedown cruise! Glad you sorted it all out! I cringed a little when you said you poured spring water into the cooling system. I just remember what trap water used to do to my first car. The coolant was always rust red. I try to keep a gallon of distilled water & coolant mix on board after all the leaks I had after installing the fresh water system and all the crap SS house clamps failing... I know that "smoke" from below scenario quite well! I can totally see you doing doughnuts to roll the head sail! Awesome! >From my Android phone -------- Original message -------- From: Jim Watts via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 05/26/2014 1:07 AM (GMT-05:00) To: M Bod <drbod...@accesswave.ca>,1 CnC List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List First sail Either leave the engine seacock open, or hang the ignition key off the seacock handle. Me, I'm useless and we have a Yanmar, so I can start the engine with pretty much anything I have in my pocket including lint. I leave the seacock open. I know this makes me a bad person and I can live with that. Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 25 May 2014 20:13, M Bod via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: OK. Boat got off the dock today. After a bunch of engine work, new hoses and new fuel tank (all installed by mechanic) everything is supposed to be working smoothly. Well. Getting off the dock was not so smooth. Couldn't sort out why roller furler was jamming for a bit. Finally sorted the issue, started the engine, made sure all looked good (exhaust a little louder than I expected, but not bad). Off we went (had a friend along to assist moving the boat from the marina to a nearby cove where it can stay an extra week). 10 min out I see some smoke riding through the companion way. Throttle down. Full off engine cowling. Coolant everywhere! Must have a leak. We turn around to limp back to the dock. I'm looking at the mess with the coolant boiling over when I realize (OK remember mechanic warned me) the seacock for the engine is CLOSED!!! Opened the seacock. Everything cooled off. We had burned off much of our coolant - so I poured in a 1/2 litre water bottle. Kept the engine at low rpm and made the run to the cove. Little hitch at the end. Went to furl the jib but too much sail and not enough line on the furling drum. Only managed to pack away 2/3 of the sail. Solved that by doing 10 clockwise circles in the bay to wrap the sail around the forestay! Dirty, but it worked. All told we survived. Feel like a royal idiot for forgetting the seacock. Had pretty good water shooting out of the muffler after - but I figure I better pull the impellor and check/replace it anyway. I had checked the exhaust when we started - saw splashes. But later realized I was looking at the air exhaust hitting the water and causing a little splash. Still a little shell shocked from the experience but thinking I'll likely remember the seacock in the future!!!!! 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