tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.comments2024-03-13T14:21:41.243-05:00The Retirement ProjectTJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459069175481821975noreply@blogger.comBlogger3109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-2432476784836605572023-12-17T07:58:32.414-06:002023-12-17T07:58:32.414-06:00It has been too long without any posts. I hope eve...It has been too long without any posts. I hope everything okay and y'all are doing well!Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01940005116360532371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-14513085747872921552023-10-27T22:05:14.891-05:002023-10-27T22:05:14.891-05:00Welcome home. Enjoy your space.
Welcome home. Enjoy your space.<br />Kathy Arildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09974800860032394482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-58361743164226295672023-10-16T11:54:10.386-05:002023-10-16T11:54:10.386-05:00TJ:
I just read the last few posts and I’m very ha...TJ:<br />I just read the last few posts and I’m very happy to hear you are still “above ground” as some would say. Patty and I are prepping Number 99 for heated winter storage in Northern Michigan. We expect to be back in Oriental in late October. We have plans to cruise through the Georgian Bay and North Channel next summer. We are hoping that First Light will join us. Enjoy your winter break.<br /><br />Andrew P.Andrew P. on M/V Number 99https://www.blogger.com/profile/04834933145513539097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-15854864199362432032023-09-22T08:14:12.881-05:002023-09-22T08:14:12.881-05:00OMG... so glad you are stabilized and home in STL....OMG... so glad you are stabilized and home in STL. Sure hope you get home today and feeling better. Being out of the high heat should definitely help. Hugs from us "down yonder".<br />Kathy Arildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09974800860032394482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-80966321319112975052023-09-20T16:03:07.534-05:002023-09-20T16:03:07.534-05:00Good to hear from you. I am back up to speed and f...Good to hear from you. I am back up to speed and feeling pretty good. In fact I'm feeling better than I have since I went down in Oriental. I think this second thing has been hanging around just waiting to be found and fixed as well. Hopefully there is nothing else lurking there is nothing to do but keep going. Hope all is well with you. Keep in touch. TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459069175481821975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-68907854997935309492023-09-18T23:20:15.872-05:002023-09-18T23:20:15.872-05:00Glad your home in St Louis, and even more so, got ...Glad your home in St Louis, and even more so, got into ER and figuring out what's causing this. Huggggs from Ceri AnneDelcaJourneyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460232959407256930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-45438798327317281232023-09-07T11:15:03.018-05:002023-09-07T11:15:03.018-05:00Excellent breath control!
I love following your ...Excellent breath control! <br />I love following your posts, and am slightly saddened that you are off the water for a bit as your posts will decrease in number. Other than pictures of kittens and dogs, there are few good blogs left, like yours, on the internet... please stay safe.PV544https://www.blogger.com/profile/16943880213267386568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-45519483973949042782023-09-06T17:41:10.578-05:002023-09-06T17:41:10.578-05:00:)
Alex:)<br />AlexNot my bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932793175862436385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-61941475969129137532023-09-01T08:10:34.825-05:002023-09-01T08:10:34.825-05:00What a summer!!! What a family!!! Life continues...What a summer!!! What a family!!! Life continues to be like a roller coaster with the ups, downs and loop-di-dos. Just happy you and Deb made it through those 2023 summer challenges both on and off the water. See y'all back in STL one day.<br />Kathy Arildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09974800860032394482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-25691215108553245732023-08-25T12:35:09.516-05:002023-08-25T12:35:09.516-05:00We had similar experiences on Kintala, both North ...We had similar experiences on Kintala, both North and South bound. North bound we were running from the hurricane season and normally looking for a place to park for a summer of working on the boat or heading back to St. Louis. South bound we were always running from the cold, and never fast enough. This trip we didn't have far to go, which was good because we couldn't go very far given our delayed departure from Oriental Still, being on a boat that, depending on weather, could churn out a 50 mile day without beating the the snot out of the crew, certainly added an element of flexibility. TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459069175481821975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-48811710650599169092023-08-25T05:55:51.675-05:002023-08-25T05:55:51.675-05:00Following your travels has me wishing - not for th...Following your travels has me wishing - not for the first time - that we had been able to take our time in the Bay, rather than rushing through. Going south in 2016 we were cold (plus the whole eye saga), and coming north in '20 was Covid, so the world was closed.<br />Maybe some day!s/v Sionnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318856044591651010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-75982098095264494912023-08-21T09:48:44.135-05:002023-08-21T09:48:44.135-05:00Good to hear from you Mike. Sorry for the late res...Good to hear from you Mike. Sorry for the late response but we have been on the move. I'd like to say something along the lines of, for all of its challenges this has been a good trip. But the trip is was it is, we are just dealing with things as they come up, changing plans as necessary, and doing our best to do our best. I will admit to looking forward to being back in St. Louis for the winter. I miss that part of the family.<br /><br />We are in Back Creek in the Solomons for a day or so, always one of our favorite places. It is good to be here again. Talk to you soon.TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459069175481821975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-29293023698508662042023-08-17T20:52:34.842-05:002023-08-17T20:52:34.842-05:00Back in the day when I scraped boat bottoms to put...Back in the day when I scraped boat bottoms to put myself thru college, I would often just take a big pipe wrench and straighten the prop tip out a bit. Usually I could get several hundred more rpm without much vibration. Sometimes, all the way to planing speed.PV544https://www.blogger.com/profile/16943880213267386568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-80438491431933258272023-08-15T06:38:41.363-05:002023-08-15T06:38:41.363-05:00Mmmm...I suppose we could run up and down the Dism...Mmmm...I suppose we could run up and down the Dismal a couple of more times...naw, we need to keep going north.TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459069175481821975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-13578428451628669132023-08-15T06:00:49.560-05:002023-08-15T06:00:49.560-05:00You know people pay extra to have "Q-tip"...You know people pay extra to have "Q-tip" props on aircraft - can't you just get the rest bent the same way? ;-)s/v Sionnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318856044591651010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-3115298235567868292023-08-12T20:34:04.224-05:002023-08-12T20:34:04.224-05:00One upon a time I worked in Beechcraft's exper...One upon a time I worked in Beechcraft's experimental section with an old Tech named Kato. We were charging a customized AC system on a King Air 200 modified for high altitude photo work. I was sure there was a leak in the system as (I though) it was taking too long to pull the vacuum. Old Kato looked at me and said "Boy, you got to look at the good side 'till you're SURE you can't do that no more." A few minutes later we sucked the last of the moisture out of the system, got the vacuum we needed, charged it with R12, and cleared that item off the work order. That had to be nearly 50 years ago and I have to be older now than Kato was then. Yet I can still hear the chuckle in his voice as he taught the new kid a lesson. Be patient, do what needs done when it needs done, get the job done. First Light is on the move. We are breaking things, fixing things, and learning about the boat. How else could it have gone? Im not always happy about it or as patient as I should be. There is still no guarantee that this whole living on a trawler and getting it to St. Louis is going to work out. I nearly died, Deb shattered a wrist, we are spending money like we have some, the trip to St. Louis will take two seasons instead of one. Life offers no assurances, you get what you get and do your best. But I'm sure old Kato would say we are not out of good things yet. TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459069175481821975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-46158830373150188372023-08-12T19:46:38.266-05:002023-08-12T19:46:38.266-05:00"Finding broken things is part of the plan......"Finding broken things is part of the plan..."<br />Laughed aloud from that one!<br />s/v Sionnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318856044591651010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-6549672185406515952023-08-10T20:24:08.829-05:002023-08-10T20:24:08.829-05:00Interesting to hear your impressions. We were thro...Interesting to hear your impressions. We were through there back in 2016, after Hurricane Matthew, and thought it was that that set our teeth on edge about the town. Maybe there wad more to it? Good for ya'll to listen to your inner voice.s/v Sionnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318856044591651010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-67616387543553228032023-08-05T21:11:45.151-05:002023-08-05T21:11:45.151-05:00Hang in there guys! If you stop in Southport, let ...Hang in there guys! If you stop in Southport, let us know!! We would love to see you.<br />Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361733460243487689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-28851214794884584372023-08-04T19:12:35.347-05:002023-08-04T19:12:35.347-05:00Thanks, it felt really good to be back underway. A...Thanks, it felt really good to be back underway. At the helm, airplane or boat doesn't matter, is one of my "happy places" as my Daughters like to say. Big sky or water; weather, navigation, systems, traffic, anticipating potential problems and countering them before they become real problems. Though, truth to tell, I am still a lot more comfortable flying down final on an instrument approach to minimus in ugly weather than I am steering First Light toward a dock when the sun is shinning and the winds calm. I'm are I'll get the hang of this thing, but I haven't gotten there yet. TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459069175481821975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-47752622525539286432023-08-03T15:15:22.845-05:002023-08-03T15:15:22.845-05:00Most excellent news all around, Tim. Congratulatio...Most excellent news all around, Tim. Congratulations to you all!s/v Sionnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318856044591651010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-92196690307399983522023-08-01T07:05:41.129-05:002023-08-01T07:05:41.129-05:00Oh we have ALL had those days, Skipper! May the ne...Oh we have ALL had those days, Skipper! May the next one have been kinder to the ego. ;-)s/v Sionnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318856044591651010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-55656593861272629242023-07-22T13:51:02.789-05:002023-07-22T13:51:02.789-05:00I thought about the ambient temp as well but it is...I thought about the ambient temp as well but it is hard to see how it would have made the difference. We had the pole power tested and it is okay. My boat side Volt Meters read pretty much the same. So, at the moment, I am leaning toward the problem having been with the original 50a > 30a x 2 adapter. After the first fire I changed the damaged connector on that cord, checked it with an ohm meter shore side to boat side, and didn't see anything amiss. But that chord always did feel a bit "weird" when it was plugged into the shore power box. Deb actually suggested we by a new one after the first fire. I should have listened to her as the new chord fits the shore power box perfectly and locks hard in place. We are still running just one AC at a time, just to be on the safe side until I get a chance to poke around in the power panel a bit. One thing for sure though, from now on in any shore power chord, connection, or adapter that gets damaged in any way at all, be replaced with a new unit. Our two close calls have ramped up the paranoia to the point of feeling there is just no way to be sure that there isn't more damage hidden somewhere. I'm even thinking of putting some kind of hard limit on age; 10, maybe even 5 years. The fact is I have no idea how old the stuff on the boat was, or just what kind of abuse it had suffered over the years. Ah well, live and learn. TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459069175481821975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-53466459847706378212023-07-22T12:20:29.583-05:002023-07-22T12:20:29.583-05:00Yes, this. Lovely!Yes, this. Lovely!s/v Sionnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318856044591651010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-44702644002844529642023-07-22T06:09:33.614-05:002023-07-22T06:09:33.614-05:00Had those two overheats happened to another skippe...Had those two overheats happened to another skipper - one less vigilant - there almost certainly WOULD have been a marina fire. Good catch.<br />Another possible consideration is ambient temperature. Testing on those cords almost certainly happened at lab temperatures- around 70°? But your real-world environment is more likely closer to 100°. Is that extra 30° enough to start a cascade effect of temp rise - increased resistance - temp rise - insulation breakdown? I wonder...s/v Sionnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318856044591651010noreply@blogger.com