tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36924873174499674422024-03-25T06:57:35.478-07:00WORKNOT on the move....The journey of Gale and Mary aboard a Nordhavn trawler (#2) exploring life after workAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11795317466666606428noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692487317449967442.post-89558571890447218432019-01-07T18:46:00.000-08:002019-01-07T18:46:26.496-08:00The Breakdown Cruise Continues (7-17catch-up) <br />
We moved north fairly quickly making our way to Washington DC. It’s a long trip up the Potomac River. We anchored on the way and the “breakdown” cruise did not disappoint. While in Norfolk replaced the washdown pump located just under the forward stateroom bed. It was leaking slightly and water was making its way onto the stateroom sole. The new pump leaked WORSE! This time the repair included a fabricated catch basin draining to the bilge. Will see how long this pump rebuild lasts. (The picture at the opening of the blog displays the washdown pump capability). <br />
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While in Washington we got a visit from a financial planner who we have worked with for years. Conservative guy, who dinghied out to us on a mooring ball and saw first hand were we lived and spent our money. Sure he still thinks or is perhaps more convinced we are nuts! Keela seems to think all is good. <br />
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Visiting the Holocaust museum was moving and sobering. Man’s inhumanity to man is staggering and on that scale difficult to absorb. Thankful everyday for being born in the USA. A Visit to the museum is a solid reminder not to take it for granted. <br />
Every day we enjoyed a flyover by half a dozen or more military helicopters bring congressional leaders to the Capitol. <br />
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The cruise continued up the Chesapeake Bay, thru the C&D Canal to Cape May NJ. Had to wait on tide to exit Canyon Club. Next stop Atlantic City and then Sandy Hook NJ. Sandy Hook is a great Anchorage with a view of NY City lights. We were here about 15 years ago on a delivery trip with our 46’ Grand Banks. She was shipped from Florida to Ensenada and became our home for 5 years in San Francisco Bay. <br />
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Mary, Keela and I continued the run north on the inside. <br />
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Anchoring just south of Coinjock at Lutz creek we awoke to find the boat covered in bugs. Locals refer to them as “Fuzzy Wags”. Thank heaven they did not bite. They were so thick they clogged the deck drains and left green smudges everywhere. <br />
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We enjoyed a stop at Coinjock for prime rib and pie. It’s an interesting place made special by the family ownership. It’s a “wide spot on the ICW” that draws a tremendous number of cruisers each year. 1200’ of dock space often filled wall to wall. Good fuel stop but famous for the prime rib. Land lubbers from all around also flock to the restaurant. Reservations are encouraged and you MUST reserve your prime rib cut ahead of time to be assured it’s available. One of the many highlights of an ICW trip.<br />
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Next stop was Atlantic Yacht Basin in Chesapeake. Established in 1936 it’s a major hurricane hole (we weathered hurricane Mathew aboard a friends N50) and repair center. Well protected with grocery and Restaurants short walk away it’s a great stop. Stayed about 4 weeks and caught up with Dennis and Julie aboard their Nordhavn 76. Mary’s brother Dave and wife Laurie stopped by on their quest to find another boat.<br />
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Lots of time for repairs at AYB and its a great place since support is available. Engine alignment, exhaust blanket replacement, generator main oil seals, main engine frt. seal to name a few of the tasks...........remember-Cruising is defined as fixing your boat in exotic locations.<br />
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<br />We left mid June headed to Nova Scotia to join a loosely organized gathering of Nordhavn boats in Nova Scotia. We will be buddy boating with Sea Fox N76 (Dennis & Julie). It’s a bold trip to take on a “new to us” boat. Same is true for Dennis so we have named this the “Breakdown Cruise”. <br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11795317466666606428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692487317449967442.post-46394158314659229862018-11-14T19:19:00.000-08:002018-11-14T19:19:04.094-08:00North on the ICW 5/17 (Catch-up) Paul and Irma stayed with us northbound with stops in Vero Beach, Marine Land, and Savannah Ga. Along the way the learning continued ...near Rockhouse Creek we anchored and shut down all the engines only to hear “something running”. After searching bow to stern and noticing there was no power draw on the electrical panels discovered the sound was from a dredge at least a mile away. It’s discharge pipes ran underwater fairly near our location. If you listen closely can hear the gravel runnng thru the pipes. <br />
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One our favorite stops is Osprey Marina. They pack us in pretty tight! <br />
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Another favorite is Randy’s BBQ in Savannah. The Uber driver was not crazy about stopping but man was it worthwhile! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11795317466666606428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692487317449967442.post-82696069807226277732018-11-03T18:28:00.000-07:002018-11-03T18:28:21.768-07:00False Start 4/12/17 (Catch-up) Friends Paul and Irma, liveaboards from San Diego joined us in a Florida to bring WORKNOT back to Mexico. Irma is from Guatemala, fluent in Spanish, great cook and Paul is a proven cruiser. Provisioning and boat prep continued non stop and we departed for Old Port Cove with plans to leave for the Bahamas and continue south. Keela seems to approve too.<br />
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The first year of owning a “new to me” boat is always filled with new problems and new maintenance issues. About 3 AM ( seems to be the boat God’s favorite time) Paul awoke to a burning smell and no air conditioning in the forward cabin. A quick inspection suggested the A/C fan had failed. Daylight revealed a failed shore cord connector. These are the top source of boat fires and marina fires. <br />
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Replacement is pretty straightforward. The was no damage to the wiring or surrounding area but the connector was toast. It’s the place where the cord and boat meet, potentially wiggling the contact points every time the boat rocks in the slip. Add to the inspection list. The other 3 were inspected and found to be OK. (2 in the bow and two on the stern allowing shore power supply pulled or backed into the slip) </div>
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Weather for crossing the Gulf Stream into the Bahamas was windy and cool. Fortunately we decided to wait another day before leaving Old Port Cove. Irma had not been feeling well and overnight she worsened. Next day she went to the ER for a kidney infection. Not willing to risk traveling to the Bahamas until she had time to fully recover we decided to head north. </div>
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Too many things were stacking against heading to the Panama Canal. Very new to the boat, fighting belts for the hydraulic stabilizer drive, sick crew, weather and timing for trip in western Caribbean. With plenty of encouragement from my buddy DENNIS and others we decided to head north, WAY north joining an informal Nordhavn gathering in the Canadian Maritimes starting mid July. </div>
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Two weeks later he owns a 76’ Nordhavn. So much for “done boating”. We were both aboard this boat in Mexico on the 2013 FUBAR Ralley. Named Spring Day then it’s a whole other level of boating. Yachting in my view. It’s massive. Weighing well over twice WORKNOT, powered by Detroit 60 Series and drawing over 7’. Everything is bigger, lines, fenders, anchors, fuel tank (5,000 gallons) and operating expense.<br />
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Back on WORKNOT my daughter and grand kids came for a visit. Plenty of activity and excitement watching out for 2 kids under 3. Proud grandpa promptly took them all out for a ride and ran aground! Edged out of the channel by a bad intentioned center console (he laughed as we stopped) . Lesson taught, stay in the channel or stop, no margin for error, Thankfully just mud and ego damaged.<br />
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The next weeks were filled with repairs, shuffling parts between WORKNOT and Sea Fox ad we both worked to get the boats ready to cruise. I got totally lost in systems and parts trying to remember what was where and which boat I was thinking of. N50, N57 or N76. Wonderful problems to enjoy. Now if I could just find those missing cables.........</div>
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Usually when purchasing boats of this type a survey including out of the water inspection is done by a professional surveyor. Many deals are broken by the disagreements between buyer and seller. A good surveyor finds that balance between the parties and deals work out, some surveyors view their job as proving their worth by finding every defect possible. A friend had a $1mm+ boat surveyed for purchase, included in the pages of notes was condemnation of the dinghy anchor light as it was a few inches short of the required height. The light was the installed by the OEM boat builder when the dinghy was new 10 years ago. <br />
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WORKNOT headed back to the water after just 5 days! Hats off to River Forest. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11795317466666606428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692487317449967442.post-22412762928579533572018-10-28T19:04:00.000-07:002018-10-28T19:04:39.967-07:00Maiden Voyage Catch-up 3/4/17AND SO IT BEGINS, a “new to me” boat, same age and engine hours as the old one, from the same builder. Today is the first voyage where I’m the Captain and she’s really ours. Have been living aboard with the good friends Dennis and Julie on and off for past month as I shuttle between Mexico (suporting sale of N50) and Old Port Cove Florida preparing N57 to return to Mexico via Panama Canal. <br />
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The journey to the boatyard was only a few hours but it included a lock and a few narrow bridges. Great way to start the maiden voyage. Reached River Forest boatyard without any major errors where I said goodbye to Julie and Dennis as they were leaving to go find a condo on the west coast of Florida.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11795317466666606428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692487317449967442.post-34746701948941646962018-10-27T16:11:00.000-07:002018-10-27T16:38:17.602-07:00WORKNOTATLAST BLOG Restart (again) Those of you who were following my blog know it has not been updated in almost a year. While there are many excuses there are no reasons. Mary, Keela and I are just as committed to cruising as before and have been actively traveling between Florida and Nova Scotia CANADA.<br />
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Since buying Nordhavn 5715 in February of 2017 we have logged 1155 engine hours. Conservatively averaging 7 kts/hr yields 8,085 nautical miles. 5 gallons of fuel an hour average consumption equates to about 6,000 gallons. My fuel logs indicate we purchased a bit less but WORKNOT had more than half of her 2,000 gallon capacity on board when purchased. (Thanks DENNIS)<br />
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Our original plan was to bring this boat back to Mexico and we were actually on the way just after purchase. Fate interviened (more later) and we decided to cruise the east coast for a season. Well this will be our second season here and still have not seen 20% of the available ports. <br />
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With over 1,000 hours on N57 WORKNOT I’m glad we took the risk and made the effort to get another cruising boat in order. While it has been a major task, expense and had its moments of wondering “WHY DID I CHANGE BOATS?” It’s been a great improvement in comfort. <br />
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A few quick facts on the difference: N57 is only 7 feet longer than N50. N50 weighed 80,000#. N57 just under 120,000#. N57 enjoys a flybridge that N50 did not have. Twin generators assure A/C power when the other genset is down. N50 with a single genset means you will fix it now in a hot, rolly and more cramped engine room.<br />
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This is one of my favorite pictures of WORKNOT. At anchor, at peace, sun rising on another day and ready for what comes next. This one was taken in Nova Scotia last year.<br />
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Over the next few weeks I’ll recap some of the highlights of our past seasons cruising and work to return to real time updates. Tonight we are a little ahead of the southbound migration fleet here in Brunswick Landing Georgia. For the Nordhavn crowd there are 2 other N57’s, N55 and N46 at the marina. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11795317466666606428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692487317449967442.post-14221534296480848892017-02-21T20:33:00.000-08:002017-02-21T20:52:35.373-08:00Change comes to WORKNOT (N5017 for sale but there is more)It has been too long since we have updated our blog and I'm attempting to catch up. Reasons for not posting include not doing much exciting over the summer as we stayed in Ensenada for most of the summer of 2016. We buddy boated to Los Cabos with our friends on Duet N50 as they make their way to New Zealand. Our travels seem tame in comparison. Ron and Nancy have a great blog and it tells the story of the trip south in detail. http://www.mvduet.com/2017/01/29/Shelter-Island-Boatyard<br />
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Mary and I enjoyed a very peaceful crossing to Puerto Vallarta and settled in for the holidays. About a dozen times we remarked how happy we were with N5017 and had it in the cruising condition we dreamed of. Hull painted, interior revarmished, electronics updated, bottom painted, prop balanced and on and on. <br />
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Even with all this done we still looked at the damned "YachtWorld" app suffering from 7' ITIS...... .<br />
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Sooo, a cruising buddy simply sent an email asking if we would want to buy his Nordhavn 57. The dual walkaround, 2 stateroom, dual genset, full hydraulic package 57 footer we had been lusting after that recently disappeared from YachtWorld.? Yep, that one. <br />
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Plane trip to Florida, whirlwind of details and just that quhickly we are two boat owners. One on each coast no less! 107 foot of Nordhavn luxury seperated by 2000 miles and an international border. What could go Wrong? <br />
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Fast forward to today, WORKNOT N5017 is in Ensenada, listed with Jeff Merrill, the west coast trawler specialist www.jmys.com. WORKNOT N5715 is in Stuart Florida being looked after by my friend Dennis awaiting my arrival end of the month. The plan is to bring her to Mexico on her own bottom via the Panama Canal this spring. Details of the trip and blogging to follow. 4200 miles and more borders than I want to think about. <br />
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This is what the "ITIS" disease makes you do.....<br />
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Our trip from Topolobampo to Isla San Francisco was uneventful and we almost made the anchorage before dark. We traveled with our friends Salacia N40 again. The trip took 13.75 hours. with beamy swells in the 4-6 foot range. Winds peaked at 22 kts making for a wet but safe ride. It was a relief to get into the lee at the picturesque Isla San Francisco…. <br />
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Salacia on the hook as well-<br />
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Weather remained outstanding so we got some kayak time in (Keela seems to adjusting) along with a little baking….<br />
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These were just as good as the ones we got in Myers Chuck Alaska (see previous blog entry) . Warm weather helped too.. <br />
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This cruising thing takes a toll but the crew of WORKNOT is up to the task… <br />
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Box score: 13 hours…94 miles 57 gallons diesel<br />
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Now that we are back cruising again plan to catch up on the blog and keep more current. Thanks for hanging in there during our summer sabatical......Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11795317466666606428noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692487317449967442.post-687784190675136342016-04-09T21:12:00.001-07:002016-04-09T21:23:20.199-07:00Copper Canyon MX by Train March 2016The plan when going to Topolombampo was to use the town as jumping off point for a trip to the Copper Canyon. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_Canyon" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_Canyon">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_Canyon</a><br />
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Our friends on Salacia agreed to watch Keela if we would return the favor by watching Chewy. Dogs are not allowed on the train from Los Mochis to the Copper Canyon area and this will limit our time in the canyon.<br />
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<b>Chewy and Neil charting a course…</b><br />
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Copper Canyon, in northern Mexico, is a series of massive canyons in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains. Popular for hiking, it gets its name from the copper-green hue of the canyon walls. The famous Chepe (Ferrocarril Barrancas del Cobre) train connects the region via over 80 tunnels and nearly 40 bridges. Divisadero, a frequent stop on the line, offers views into Urique Canyon.<br />
Our journey started with an early morning taxi ride from Topolombampo to Los Mochis. (Last city El Chapo was captured in). We arrived about half an hour early 6 AM for the train planning to buy our tickets at the counter. This after being assured by many travelers this was the best plan. Well, plans and Mexico often don’t go as planned. <br />
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Dissapointed, we were about to head back to the boat when the conductor got a call. After some tortured Spanish to English work on my behalf he agreed to let us pay cash for tickets assuring us we could buy a return ticket on-line. We boarded the train and now the real fun began. We were leaving cell phone coverage behind and the webiste for tickets says all tickets require 72 hours advance purchase. We planned to return in 48 hours………I’ll make a long story shorter but by a bit of luck we got return tickets worked out and printed about 4 PM that afternoon. Internet coverage came and went and everytime we got coverage another step was advanced. Thanks to Neil, the guy at the hotel and an agent who was supposed to go home at noon but stayed to help we could at least return without having to wait the required 72 hours. Did I mention the hotel we were staying in (1 of 2 available) was completely booked for the following week?<br />
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The train ride averaged about 30 MPH as it wound its way up steep grades and sheer cliffs. The cars were old but clean and the staff showed a great deal of pride in passenger service. <br />
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Decent food in the dining car and great views made it a pleasant trip worth the effort.<br />
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At one of the stops along the way local women approach the train selling handmade baskets and baked goods. <br />
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Creative chicken coop with a bridged access to protect the hens from coyotes.<br />
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View from the balcony of our hotel. <br />
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Amazing carved front door at the hotel lobby. Both sides match!<br />
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An incredible tram (our choice of transportation) ride gives great views of the canyon. Next to the tram is a world famous zip line….said to be the longest in the world. <br />
Length: 8,350 feet<br />Vertical Drop: 1450 feet<br />Average Percent Grade: 17%<br />Two cables side by side<br />Top Speed: 65 mph<br />Flight time: 2 minutes 20 seconds <br />
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Our trip home started here and was equally a breathtaking as the ride up the mountain.<br />
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At the train station about 10 of these stoves are set up. Best use of a 55 gallon drum yet. A simple wood fire is built in the upper section and the plate on top allows for a variety of cooking temperatures. Oddly, all of the vendors were serving the exact same thing. No variety what so ever……..<br />
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Mary has a new friend as we prepare to leave. Dogs, kids, elderly and disabled people all played, walked and hung around the active tracks clearing out just as the trains (freight and passenger) arrive. <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5sbbAsxs0uo/VwnSgmWhu9I/AAAAAAAAON8/jhXC4OIRVWE/s1600-h/IMG_13713.jpg"><img alt="IMG_1371" border="0" height="164" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iZ_13IutBds/VwnSiD_WCeI/AAAAAAAAOOA/u5g5NDLrLJc/IMG_1371_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_1371" width="244" /></a><br />
Recommend this trip for anyone who enjoys the outdoors and wants to see Mexico in a different light than the typical beach resort. Our only disappointment was the food quality was pretty poor. A real change from our usual results in Mexico. <br />
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Mary has a new friend….<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11795317466666606428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692487317449967442.post-18992605320757634922016-03-14T18:10:00.001-07:002016-03-14T18:28:36.684-07:00Mazatlan to Topolobampo 2-29-16Weather was good for our trip north with Salacia for the next few days. Both crews were up and ready to go at 7AM for 27 hour journey. Neil (Salacia) had started his engine and I was about to unplug WORKNOT shore power when he noticed lower than expected voltage on his main house battery set. A few minutes of quick trouble shooting did not reveal anything so we scrubbed the trip and started to diagnose in earnest. House voltage was only low about half a volt but we all get a feel for our boats idiosyncrasies.<br />
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Multiple 8D (150# each) batteries are common on cruising boats to provide 120V house power without running a generator via an inverter. Most are sized to support the vessel on anchor with only a few hours of generator time each day. This means lots of high current connections. After a good cleaning of a dozen or more connections the voltage stabilized as expected. It was now near lunch time and too late to leave and reach Topolobampo (TOPO) in daylight the next day. <br />
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They say a schedule is the most dangerous thing on-board and we are blessed not have one. Delaying a day vs. arriving in a “new to us” anchorage at dark was an easy decision. <br />
Both boats left on time the next day for Topo. Although the harbor had been closed twice while we were in Mazatlan due to high surf our departure was easy. The dredge we dodged on the way in was not working as we left and the depth in the channel was much deeper the entire way out. (never lesss than 14’)<br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Salacia leads the way out to sea</span></b><br />
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Seas were very calm and winds were less than 15 kts almost the entire trip. We even had a little bit of fog. Fished the entire way but no joy. <br />
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Topo is a large deep water port chosen by us because its the closet port to the Copper Canyon. A passenger train runs from Los Mochis (20 miles inland from Topo) to Chihuahua. This takes it to the heart of the Copper Canyon, said to be larger and deeper than the US Grand Canyon. <br />
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On WORKNOT we have charts derived from multiple sources. The expectation is no matter what the source the charts will have the same data. Garmin, Chartworld and Navionics charts all showed different locations for the buoys at Topo. Neil has C-Map charts and they were slightly different as well One of my charts showed an entrance channel that has been abandoned and replaced by a deep water channel that crosses an area shown as only 8’ on the current chart. To help sort this out the marina sent us an email with the latest chart information. Another reason not to enter a strange harbor in the dark. <br />
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<b>The correct chart information from Garmin-</b><br />
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Two additional charts views with out of date information on the entrance-<br />
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Entering Topo was actually easy. Proceeding to the offshore safe water buoy a well marked entrance channel was clearly visible on radar and at least one chart set. The entrance is used by freighters and ferry boats. Over 10 miles long the entrance had breaking waves on both sides reminiscent of the bars along the west coast of Oregon. <br />
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Just before the harbor is a very private yacht club with a dozen or more nice yachts, a pool and lush grounds. We inquired and were quickly sent to the commercial marina and told there were no visitors allowed at the yacht club-ever. <br />
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<b>Very Private Yacht Club</b><br />
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<b>A large collection of fishing boats also line the inner harbor.</b> <br />
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The dock at Topo is owned by the same folks who own Marina Palmyria in La Paz. Small with about 25-30 slips we were the only visiting boats in the harbor. Docks were clean, in good condition and inexpensive. Very little English spoken by the marina staff or anyone in Topo. Omar, security guy for the marina, was extremely helpful and well versed in Google Translate. He made our stay easy helping get laundry service, cabs and directions to the limited amenities in Topo. <br />
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<b>Sunset at Topo-</b><br />
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We found a friendly restaurant near the harbor and enjoyed several simple but good meals there for very few pesos. Run by 4 women, lunch was whatever was on the stove that day. Generally the town is poor and it shows. Hard working people making way in a tough agricultural economy. <br />
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The malecon is about a mile long and was all but deserted. Millions of $ spent there to make it impressive but looks like the development just quit. <br />
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Topo is near Los Mochis, a town of nearly 300,000 people complete with Starbucks and the regular big city amenities. Took the local bus there for $17 pesos (just under $1 US). Lots of buildings and other construction activity in the city. It’s surrounded by massive agricultural areas and serves as a major hub for the area. <br />
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Snug in the harbor we left for the Copper Canyon with Keela in the care of Salacia….<br />
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BOX SCORE 28 HOURS 112 GALLONS 214 MILES Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11795317466666606428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692487317449967442.post-91210159120206186572016-02-28T15:57:00.001-08:002016-02-28T16:47:17.798-08:00La Cruz 2 Mazatlan 2/14/16After more than 2 week relaxing between Paradise Village and La Cruz we moved north to Mazatlan. <br />
One of the highlights of the trip to Paradise Village was the chance to dive again with PVSea Dive. Wayne Elliot was nice enough to pick me up for another round of diving with Sue and her team.<br />
Water temps have cooled down just enough to require a wet-suit. Turtles, ells and rays joined the variety of schooling fish to make it another great dive experience. So glad I took the certification course in Las Vegas so I can add these experiences to the cruising playbook. Check out SCUBAFY and its Elvis impersonator instructor/owner. <a href="http://www.scubafy.com/" title="http://www.scubafy.com/">http://www.scubafy.com/</a> <br />
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We left La Cruz anchorage at 9AM in order to meet up with Salcia who was leaving from Paradise Village. We stopped at La Cruz fuel dock to use us a small refund due from the marina. Getting cash or a credit card refund in Mexico seems to be near impossible. I’m told its related to the way transaction taxes are collected. We took on 150 gallons and the price had fallen to $2.75/gal. Just 30 days before it was $3.43/gal. Don’t expect to need fuel until we start the trip North to Ensenada.<br />
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Seas were very good for the entire trip. Several long-line detours as we made our way north. Salacia was ahead of us for half the trip and kept us informed of long-line locations. He snagged one but was able to get free without incident. Our luck was a better this time. <br />
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Big moon most of the trip and it really makes a difference on the night watch. <br />
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The sunsets on the west coast are just spectacular. Really enjoy MOST of an overnight trip. Still; from about 2 AM to sun-up can be tough on everyone. <br />
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Mazatlan Marina is very well protected and just north of the commercial harbor. Entrance includes a very aggressive turn and narrow. Each time I’ve entered the plan was to take pictures but it was just too busy as we arrived. Lots of fishing boats heading out, a dredge mid channel and morning sun just above the horizon dead ahead. <br />
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Mazatlan is home to the longest malecon (<em>Malecón</em> is a Spanish word that refers to a paved public walkway by a lake or ocean) in the world according to several sources. Just over 13 miles long. <b>Some scenes from the land side:</b><br />
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<b>Cliff Diving Platform. Could not get Neil or Diana to try it however…..</b><br />
<b> The landing zone for cliff divers</b><br />
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The old town market is big attraction. Anything you can image to eat is available here. Crowded with hundreds of vendors it's been elbow to elbow every time we visited. <br />
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<b>Kinda gives new meaning to “The Whole Hog”</b><br />
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Good food is big part of why we love traveling in Mexico. “Shrimp Boat” from one of the oldest resturants in the old town district. Not only is it more food than any two or three people should eat but its kept warm with a fire built inside the “boat”. All for $$400 pesos or about $22 US. Great lunch spot overlooking the Malecon.<br />
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Diner at the “Fat Fish” featured ribs. 2 x 1 pricing at $$199 pesos including baked potato, salad and soup. This is a single serving of ribs. Don’t miss this one if you find yourself in Mazatlan. <br />
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Keela got another “summer” hair do from a groomer who came to the boat to trim her and Chewy from Salacia. <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">BOX SCORE 23 Hours 116 gallons 170 miles</span></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11795317466666606428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692487317449967442.post-31336521344122563472016-02-23T20:51:00.001-08:002016-02-23T20:51:54.008-08:00Turning North<p>Manzanillo was our most southern point this year. At 19.05.591 degrees north we are will into the tropics. Weather has been warm and humidity is creeping up. </p> <p><cite><a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tropic">www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/<b>tropic</a></b></cite> <p>Full <em>Definition</em> of <em>tropic</em>. 1 : either of the two parallels of terrestrial latitude at a distance of about 23<sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> degrees north or south of the equator where the sun is directly overhead when it reaches its most northerly or southerly point in the sky — compare <em>tropic</em> of cancer, <em>tropic</em> of capricorn. <p>Hard to believe we were at Glacier Bay 58.500 deg N near the artic circle 66.463 deg N in August of last year. <p><strong>Glacier Bay with Antipodes 2015</strong> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GFSdK4ByegI/Vs02jmhui_I/AAAAAAAAGNg/UklvATrX4k8/s1600-h/GlacierBay%252520%252528695%252520of%252520722%252529%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="GlacierBay (695 of 722)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="GlacierBay (695 of 722)" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LfkXyAF_Qic/Vs02lPE7hXI/AAAAAAAAGNk/CNWOvhv0MRU/GlacierBay%252520%252528695%252520of%252520722%252529_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="279"></a> <p><strong>Manzanillo with Salacia 2016</strong> <p><cite><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fNwe0IKsr3E/Vs02mWcIDNI/AAAAAAAAGNs/4OyKHhXgLc0/s1600-h/017657735690821fd27cc76e7add191672eebf8d59%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="017657735690821fd27cc76e7add191672eebf8d59" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="017657735690821fd27cc76e7add191672eebf8d59" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HAKhmIgj9uo/Vs02nk_06zI/AAAAAAAAGN0/X7EU5J5Zc0A/017657735690821fd27cc76e7add191672eebf8d59_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="370" height="263"></a></cite></p> <p><cite>Boat maintenance never sleeps. One of our projects included replacement of the headliners in the lower cabins. The craftsman in La Cruz was injured at home and left some trim work to be finished. Found the perfect trim stock in the Home Depot in Manzinillo. Several 8’ lengths were needed. So, how to get them back to the boat since we took a cab to the store? Use the local taxi cab pickup truck complete with lumber rack of course!</cite></p> <p><cite><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4tdOMENidXo/Vs02pGRYD6I/AAAAAAAAGN4/gs3Ta7W84N8/s1600-h/01c6d34bdfc247982798d499802b708aa4e0e0d2db%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="01c6d34bdfc247982798d499802b708aa4e0e0d2db" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="01c6d34bdfc247982798d499802b708aa4e0e0d2db" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6a5x6Bzv2Z4/Vs02rM1tDEI/AAAAAAAAGOA/aWU166efT_o/01c6d34bdfc247982798d499802b708aa4e0e0d2db_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="518" height="430"></a></cite></p> <p>Our next stop was a few days in Tennicatita. Snokeling with Rob and Shannon, beach landings, kyacking and generally just hanging around. Very relaxing. We left Salacia and continued north to La Cruz. <p>Rob and Shannon left to fly back to Ensenada and thier boat. Keela and the rest of the crew miss them already. <p>A grim reminder that the sea is unforgiving and experience does not exclude you from tragedy. This sailboat went ashore just outside the breakwater at La Cruz harbor. We anchor there from time to time also. The Captain is a world class sailor with vast experience. Story is the rode (combination of rope and chain) parted while he was ashore. Afternoon winds pushed him into the breakwater. The boat was a total loss but fortunately no one was injured. <p>Volunteers from the sailing community came together the strip the boat and arange to cut it up before more evniromental damage occured. <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-snqHXTWN17I/Vs02sOW63dI/AAAAAAAAGOI/hyO9QpArB-g/s1600-h/IMG_1163%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1163" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1163" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ViuG8YnkXzM/Vs02te2wa9I/AAAAAAAAGOQ/IziSA-7Cryw/IMG_1163_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="439" height="319"></a> <p>For the next 2 weeks split our time between La Cruz and Paradise Village. Each has its charm and we enjoy both harbors. <p>At La Cruz, our friend Neil joined us again in front of a picture of Salcia advertising the local shipyard. He’s also in the ad standing at the bow of the newly painted Salcia. <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GBkbA1D1K8U/Vs02uTxAJaI/AAAAAAAAGOY/TA6WjE8T75M/s1600-h/011cef0d7451d22c9b5d71322c8cea8fa77403c085%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="011cef0d7451d22c9b5d71322c8cea8fa77403c085" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="011cef0d7451d22c9b5d71322c8cea8fa77403c085" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u3M-uhK_ad8/Vs02vS5V1zI/AAAAAAAAGOg/ixpBjaCXmRw/011cef0d7451d22c9b5d71322c8cea8fa77403c085_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="308" height="433"></a> <p>Just around the corner beautiful chickens roam the streets. <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o1j5_rTJmng/Vs02wcwSVNI/AAAAAAAAGOo/5p4c7Y4sqMI/s1600-h/01211e777bf512a0607c43d31b6571b35f35eb2554%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="01211e777bf512a0607c43d31b6571b35f35eb2554" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="01211e777bf512a0607c43d31b6571b35f35eb2554" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BcWNajfpTWM/Vs02xiPyAXI/AAAAAAAAGOw/xg629gGfN-w/01211e777bf512a0607c43d31b6571b35f35eb2554_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="449" height="353"></a> <p>Just 6 miles away by water, Paradise Village (PV) feels more like being in San Diego. <p><strong>The mall at PV </strong> <p><strong><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SB48I7FZHro/Vs02ynVclxI/AAAAAAAAGO0/f0rJGo2Uc-c/s1600-h/01de15375f3a4d95b0ee65bb4a76bb7e0cf9d08192%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="01de15375f3a4d95b0ee65bb4a76bb7e0cf9d08192" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="01de15375f3a4d95b0ee65bb4a76bb7e0cf9d08192" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uybmoEv1Huk/Vs020t0VhWI/AAAAAAAAGPA/Ev17xZT1Glc/01de15375f3a4d95b0ee65bb4a76bb7e0cf9d08192_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="469" height="287"></a></strong></p> <p><strong>View from our slip at PV</strong></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7cdYEwkXu_s/Vs02195LgII/AAAAAAAAGPM/zqXylmfqzWU/s1600-h/IMG_1151%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1151" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1151" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TDjMRzNL2Ek/Vs023Hk8zkI/AAAAAAAAGPU/kxVvL3k7EjQ/IMG_1151_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="459" height="322"></a></p> <p><strong></strong> <p>Plans are to go north soon for some time in Mazatlan. Weather should be a little cooler as we move toward the Sea of Cortez. <p>Ready to travel!! <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3VUBRoN7wtA/Vs024J3GSII/AAAAAAAAGPc/hymT9tz793A/s1600-h/IMG_1024%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1024" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1024" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0ncPcPMCGek/Vs0257UzGqI/AAAAAAAAGPk/gGSAV0CRu-Q/IMG_1024_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="418" height="294"></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11795317466666606428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692487317449967442.post-42616920783080916152016-02-21T21:07:00.001-08:002016-02-21T21:07:08.397-08:00Barra to Manzanillo 1/22/2016<p>We finally got our fill of French pastires and pried ourselves out of Barra. Heading south the Manzanillo, a trip of about 24 miles we left liesurly at 10:30 AM. Slack water made the exit from Barra easy and we had clear skys and light winds. </p> <p>Our friends on Salacia making the anchorage at Santiago. </p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-87y2-8s-hwU/VsqUJsCY8DI/AAAAAAAAFUg/R5NlMqfvhtE/s1600-h/IMG_1127%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1127" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1127" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f73gR0HJ854/VsqULkzqLCI/AAAAAAAAFUo/fuQSwgfewYo/IMG_1127_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="516" height="362"></a></p> <p>We stayed on the hook for a couple of days, swam, ate and relaxed in this well protected anchorage. There are two natural harbors in this industrial town. Our first choice (Santiago) has dozens of palapas and a gentle beach. Perfect for practicing our small dinghy landing skills. South of the bay is another anchorage and marina Las Hadas. </p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jZBHPtTe2-I/VsqUVeLMbVI/AAAAAAAAFUs/PiFq1uDzyvI/s1600-h/012ef23c846da4988ee6c3dc1cf7d3e9effc90e0d2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="012ef23c846da4988ee6c3dc1cf7d3e9effc90e0d2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="012ef23c846da4988ee6c3dc1cf7d3e9effc90e0d2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hxX9TXLdhPk/VsqUedEbyDI/AAAAAAAAFUw/dCQzahE_pyw/012ef23c846da4988ee6c3dc1cf7d3e9effc90e0d2_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="521" height="422"></a></p> <p>The marina is a Med moor style and fairly small. We were very happy in the sheltered anchorage. For 200 pesos a day we can land the dinghy at the marina and full use of the pools, ping pong tables and beach. A great deal and well worth it.</p> <p>ROB gets schooled….. </p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6NJxEpJ2t5E/VsqVBtsDzEI/AAAAAAAAFVA/vpXEgVNgvDk/s1600-h/0121ca36049c5b4389d6aea376b33bc335438fac9d%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="0121ca36049c5b4389d6aea376b33bc335438fac9d" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="0121ca36049c5b4389d6aea376b33bc335438fac9d" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ujzEvaWClEY/VsqVErKa1PI/AAAAAAAAFVE/Bdr2U8df5mA/0121ca36049c5b4389d6aea376b33bc335438fac9d_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="347" height="273"></a></p> <p>The movie “10” was filmed here and put it on the tourist map. Did not spot Bo but found these two ladies by the pool.</p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qisng1yKVrI/VsqVRhYDsGI/AAAAAAAAFVM/sz7tEf3fPHo/s1600-h/01704f497cb7c6173d6ac448ffaf425a9d90657fc2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="01704f497cb7c6173d6ac448ffaf425a9d90657fc2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="01704f497cb7c6173d6ac448ffaf425a9d90657fc2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bR6Vt4tJBbc/VsqVZAUg4AI/AAAAAAAAFVQ/4BMtz91oUVo/01704f497cb7c6173d6ac448ffaf425a9d90657fc2_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="302" height="425"></a></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v2Mx0x57BWg/VsqVpoCNUvI/AAAAAAAAFWY/7rNKiI055OA/s1600-h/0149953f838ffad0a78bb9afc9462360e1edd0b37e%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="0149953f838ffad0a78bb9afc9462360e1edd0b37e" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="0149953f838ffad0a78bb9afc9462360e1edd0b37e" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qlg0tgqlkn4/VsqVvoR2pTI/AAAAAAAAFWc/XYxx4Sim840/0149953f838ffad0a78bb9afc9462360e1edd0b37e_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="338" height="266"></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hLYRrTf6JAU/VsqWBhnQy4I/AAAAAAAAFWk/MZZLEepcjxc/s1600-h/018969e52adde2fa9a0a4fba69601e2bf46dd91235%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="018969e52adde2fa9a0a4fba69601e2bf46dd91235" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="018969e52adde2fa9a0a4fba69601e2bf46dd91235" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YWGa08WSRUM/VsqWEUa8IDI/AAAAAAAAFWo/mXQsakIEvqY/018969e52adde2fa9a0a4fba69601e2bf46dd91235_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="238" height="336"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Friends of ours from Ensenada, Rob and Shannon traveled to La Cruz on their friends alumimum racing sailboat. They took a bus to Manzanillo to meet us and ride back to La Cruz. They are restoring a 65’ steel hulled sailboat in Ensenada. Some pics of the work are in this blog from early in 2015. </p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9TXHNQNY3EI/VsqWMn3eifI/AAAAAAAAFW0/9-0-p37uKjY/s1600-h/IMG_1146%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1146" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1146" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oxpc9EePcZs/VsqWP9NHbFI/AAAAAAAAFXA/1-4qLeCkKZA/IMG_1146_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="461" height="336"></a></p> <p>The sunsets on the west coast are just great! Pictures of pictures…….</p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hEPj6MgBowc/VsqWZexhNXI/AAAAAAAAFXM/ZXZ7t-k-uIw/s1600-h/IMG_1144%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1144" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1144" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-z0t8b9wFPEo/VsqWdICyVrI/AAAAAAAAFXY/Wht6mLIVb-0/IMG_1144_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="474" height="333"></a></p> <p>Lots of variety in food choices. We enjoyed a great Italian dinner and several local Mexican choices. The cost is generally less than $10 US for lunch and $15 for dinner will leave you stuffed.</p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pMsXzKXhJH0/VsqWpDsCwQI/AAAAAAAAFXs/eSC6joQy8yU/s1600-h/011258cc5ceceb8d812c469b2976409ce0b6e577c0_00001%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="011258cc5ceceb8d812c469b2976409ce0b6e577c0_00001" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="011258cc5ceceb8d812c469b2976409ce0b6e577c0_00001" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZWzzCJm-Qhg/VsqWqjuyumI/AAAAAAAAFX8/SqVIoIRxNCs/011258cc5ceceb8d812c469b2976409ce0b6e577c0_00001_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="292" height="230"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_MVuUVBEjgY/VsqXV-BlBOI/AAAAAAAAFYc/8W3qH6B1wkE/s1600-h/0106ce9193185e4723e60b84b65bd67b63bff95731_00001%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="0106ce9193185e4723e60b84b65bd67b63bff95731_00001" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="0106ce9193185e4723e60b84b65bd67b63bff95731_00001" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lJhmx9dUUtw/VsqXb1qpsOI/AAAAAAAAFYo/TIa-QM86krI/0106ce9193185e4723e60b84b65bd67b63bff95731_00001_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="265" height="208"></a></p> <p>One downside is no dogs are allowed at Las Hadas1</p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FJ8oM3oX5I0/VsqXdB4zXDI/AAAAAAAAFYs/j7CzU4gtfjo/s1600-h/010e6610e303417b9172f776a55a4e87471594111f%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="010e6610e303417b9172f776a55a4e87471594111f" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="010e6610e303417b9172f776a55a4e87471594111f" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wYpxbWHlgsg/VsqXepPB3UI/AAAAAAAAFY0/-Wkan6RGCZg/010e6610e303417b9172f776a55a4e87471594111f_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="310" height="244"></a></p> <p><strong><font size="3">4 HOURS 14 Gallons 25 Miles</font></strong></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11795317466666606428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692487317449967442.post-83949732168475958732016-02-20T20:06:00.000-08:002016-02-21T09:49:41.004-08:00Chamela to Barra de Navidad 1/16/16The usual stop is Tenecatita, perhaps the best anchorage in this area of Mexico. We decided to head straight for Barra and the French Baker. <br />
From Wikipedia: <em>The town of Barra de Navidad (Christmas Sandbar) with a population of 7000+ is a small farming and fishing community located on the east end of the Bahía de Navidad, 60 km north of </em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzanillo,_Colima"><em>Manzanillo</em></a><em>. In recent years, the Jalisco state government has promoted Barra as a tourist attraction of the </em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costalegre"><em>Costalegre</em></a><em>. The beachfront fronting the sandbar arks toward </em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Patricio,_Jalisco"><em>San Patricio, Jalisco</em></a><em> 4.5 kilometers to the west.</em> <br />
<em>The history of "modern" Barra de Navidad dates back to the mid-16th century when the Spanish used it for ship building, repairs and a jumping off point to the </em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines"><em>Philippines</em></a><em>. A monument has been erected as a memory to these journeys at the end of the jetty. </em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruy_L%C3%B3pez_de_Villalobos"><em>Ruy López de Villalobos</em></a><em> (1500–1544) fleet of six galleon ships, the Santiago, Jorge, San Antonio, San Cristobal, San Martin, and San Juan, left Barra de Navidad, </em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalisco"><em>Jalisco</em></a><em>, Mexico with 370 to 400 men on November 1, 1542. On the early morning of November 21, 1564, armed with five ships and 500 soldiers, </em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_L%C3%B3pez_de_Legazpi"><em>Miguel López de Legazpi</em></a><em> and his sail-captain </em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_de_Urdaneta"><em>Andrés de Urdaneta</em></a><em> sailed from the port of Barra de Navidad, New Spain, in what is now </em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalisco"><em>Jalisco</em></a><em> state, Mexico.</em> <br />
<em>The large lagoon behind Barra de Navidad is criss-crossed by small fishing boats gathering scallops and transporting visitors and locals from Barra to Isla Navidad and the Grand Bay Hotel, recently voted the Number One hotel/resort in Mexico by the Travel Channel. These boats (panga taxies) also carry passengers to and from the small Colima community of Colimilla where restaurants line the shore.</em> <br />
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Barra has a major hotel and an active waterfront seperated by the main channel. <br />
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<strong>WORKNOT and SALACIA resting in Barra</strong> </div>
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Each day the famous French baker visits the marina by panga offering a host of fresh baked goods. <br />
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<strong>FRENCH BAKER DELIVERS!</strong></div>
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<strong>Morning sunrise at Barra overlooking the lagoon</strong></div>
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During a late season hurricane this freighter was lost to the rocky shore after losing power. Its just a mile from the beachs at Barra. On first blush it appears in good condition but closer inspection shows her back is broken. The plan is strip it and sink it nearby for an artifical reef. <br />
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The spot on the shore where they landed is against a tall cliff, less than a mile from the city. Its so steep and rocky the owners of the ship have hired a helicopter to fly out to the ship daily for inspections. <br />
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Here is Mary providing some flight tips….</div>
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The chopper is a very nicely restored HUEY from the Vietnam era</div>
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The habor was about 50% full until a weekend fishing tournament fleet came in. The town was not crowded and very little damage from the hurricane was visible. Great visit and place to avoid winter…….<br />
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Keela snuggled in for her morning nap…..</div>
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The last time we purchased fuel was in Dana Point CA on our way south to Ensenada. September 19th we paid $2.65/gal. Not as good as our current low cost record of $1.91 earlier last year at Gray's Harbor but better than the price in San Diego. Since Dana Point, we have run 183 engine hours and approximately 1,400 miles. <br />
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The cost of diesel in Mexico still does not float with the world price so we paid $3.43/gal. Put on 231 gallons just to have plenty of reserve in case we went further south than Manzanillo. There is fuel in Barra and Manzanillo but we always try to have enough on-board to make it to the next 2 fuel stops. The extra weight helps the boat ride better and we like the option to buy fuel when we want to not need to. <br />
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After fueling we moved to the anchorage at La Cruz and joined our friends Neil and Dianna aboard Salacia. I've gotten into the habit of leaving from an anchorage whenever possible rather than from a marina. It's much faster to pick up an anchor than storing shore cords, hoses etc that are part of the marina departure. It's also easier to make a scheduled departure window from the anchorage. No last minute runs to town etc. <br />
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1/12/16 awake at 5AM and underway at 5:11am. The goal is clear Cabo Corrientes point in the early mornings to avoid building winds and seas seen in the afternoon. The point is known to be windy and choppy, much like Point Conception in California. <br />
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We were rewarded with a great sunrise and moderate beam seas at the point. Conditions improved all the way to our arrival in Chemela at 6:42 PM <br />
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Our anchorage was well protected and there were about a dozen other boats well spaced throughout the anchorage. The Westport set a stern anchor to avoid the swells and the crew spent over 2 hours retrieving it the next morning. Their Fortress 57 really dug in. We carry the same anchor as a backup to our main Rocna bow anchor. <br />
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Late one evening 6-8 Dorado swam around the boat chasing bait fish for about 20 minutes. I hooked up on a 3' long fish using a 16# test rig I keep on the aft deck for fun. The fish jumped once and broke the line. For the next 20 minutes threw everything I had in the tackle box to no joy. Even hit a fish on the head with a spinner but he just kept swimming! Visibility was about 20 foot so got plenty of good views of Dorado in nature. Just none in the boat!</div>
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Just one of many Dorado chasing bait fish under WORKNOT. He was less than 6' away.....</div>
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Mary and Keela enjoyed the calm seas and warm waters.<br />
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Always amazed at how small the cruising world is: When we docked at La Cruz our friends Neil and Dianna from Portland Oregon (Salacia N40) stopped by. Two slips from ours was this cruising sailboat. Neil and Dianna owned it before buying their Nordhavn several years ago. They last saw the boat in the Seattle area. <br />
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Dinner includes some shrimp for the barbecue from the La Cruz seafood market. <br />
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The competition for the freshest shrimp is pretty intense during the Sunday farmers market. Over 75 vendors are present offering everything from fresh food to local art work. Its a great place to shop for unique local clothes also.<br />
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Vehicles get a real workout all over Mexico. Here is a Nissan compact truck chassis doing yeoman's work as a water delivery truck. Single wheel rear axle. The math goes a little like this:<br />
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18 full water jugs per side at roughly 7.5#/gallon or 18 x 5 x 2 x 7.5= 1,350 # but wait there were 15 more jugs in the bed so add 15 x 5 x 7.5= 563# for a load of 1,913 #. Add for the truck body, a few tools and lets just round up to 2,500# total payload..........At least the load gets lighter as the truck makes its deliveries. <br />
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The plan is to continue south to Barra de Navidad and likely Manzanillo. More on our journey next posting. Keela seems ready to travel and so does the rest of the crew!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11795317466666606428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692487317449967442.post-90463107015513564972016-01-21T19:59:00.002-08:002016-01-21T20:00:38.717-08:00Puerto Vallarta and Paradise Village for ChristmasNeil, Diana and Chewy were thrilled to get back on board Salicia (N40) when we delivered them to Paradise Village. (PV) It was also good to be on WORKNOT with just Mary and Keela but we soon missed the Simpson clan. Plans are to buddy boat with them this winter. <br />
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The four of us enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner at the PV Yacht club. Traditional turkey, dressing and stuffing. <br />
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Paradise Village is an upscale resort at Nuevo Vallarta. Just north of the main harbor in Puerto Vallarta. (Cruise ship dock). Standalone homes, condos, time shares and hotels dominate the area. The local "mall" is similar to being in San Diego with Starbucks, McDonald's, Domino's and Subway. English is the dominate language and the grocery store has plenty of US brands. A welcome refresher but not what we came to Mexico for. Still we enjoyed being pampered and used the pools and ocean front cabanas often. </div>
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The harbor entrance is normally calm and easy. Occasionally it gets rough and this was one of those days. We entered a few days before and it was like a lake. Good thing we were not "scheduled" to leave this day.</div>
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The hotel has a Christmas dinner buffet on the beach. Estimate they served over 1,000 people. The food was outstanding, hot and service was very good. Dozens of dishes were served and the desert tables were over the top. </div>
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<b> Better than a white Christmas</b></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11795317466666606428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692487317449967442.post-4645617069340914252016-01-21T19:10:00.004-08:002016-01-21T19:10:58.535-08:00CUBAR 2016 weather again at Los Cabos November 22-25 2015We traveled from Mag Bay to Los Cabos without incident. Weather was fair and seas were very comfortable. The CUBAR fleet was mostly ahead of us but we caught up with several boats in the fleet as we rounded Cabo Falso. Our timing for this trip was scheduled to be 30 hours and we wanted to pass the southern tip of Baja just at sun up. Departing at 7 AM we caught the sunrise at Cabo and continued on to Los Cabos arriving at noon. (30 hours/153 gallons) <br />
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<b>Fishing was slow but we did manage to land something for the freezer.</b></div>
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The next destination for the CUBAR fleet was a day trip to Muertos and then on to La Paz. Again the weather conspired to make it a difficult. Hurricane Sandra was headed our way. Again we were faced with running before a known storm with the fleet or charting our own course. Without the pressure to remain part of CUBAR we would have departed without question to avoid the hurricane track. In fact we NEVER planned to be near a hurricane. <br />
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Insurance coverage requires us to be well out of the hurricane zones. Here are some facts about Sandra that help explain how we ended up in her path.<br />
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">On Thursday morning, Nov. 26, Sandra became the latest Category 4 hurricane of record in either the eastern Pacific or Atlantic basins.</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">The previous latest Category 4+ tropical cyclone in either the eastern Pacific or Atlantic basins was Hurricane Kenneth on Nov. 22, 2011.</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">Sandra also became the strongest hurricane so late in the season.</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://coast.noaa.gov/hurricanes/#/mystorms/EP091951,EP181971,EP211983,EP132011/16.594081412718474/-113.04931640625001/5" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3c8ed2; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Only three other eastern Pacific storms have formed later in the calendar than Sandra in records dating to 1949</a>.</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">Hurricane Sandra became the second-latest-forming hurricane on record, behind Hurricane Winnie in 1983.</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">Sandra failed to break the record for latest landfalling Eastern Pacific tropical cyclone on record. According to hurricane specialist Michael Lowry, the latest eastern Pacific landfall on record was (and remains) Tara on Nov. 12, 1961.</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">The previous latest major hurricane in either the central-eastern Pacific or Atlantic was an unnamed storm in 1934 that remained a major hurricane into Nov. 23.</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">Sandra became the 30th Category 3+ tropical cyclone of 2015 in the Northern Hemisphere, far exceeding the previous record of 23 such storms in 1997 and 2004.</li>
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Crew meetings with CUBAR leadership failed to reassure us as the potential for Sandra to follow us up the coast was real. Staying put placed us in the path so we decided to make a run for Puerto Vallarta. Well south of the projected path and we could dodge north to Mazatlan if Sandra took a sharp turn to the east. Unfortunately we left the CUBAR fleet and ventured out on our own, again. Some of the fleet ran direct to LaPaz, some went to Muertos and then LaPaz. A few boats went to Puerto Vallarta on the same plan as us. It was a shame to see all problems the CUBAR team leadership suffered due to the weather but it confirms the saying that every cruiser should have mounted in the pilot house-"THE MOST DANGEROUS THING ON BOARD IS A SCHEDULE"<br />
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A few of the CUBAR fleet at Los Cabos<br />
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<b> Rare sighting-2 Nordhavn 50's of 3 on the trip. We saw both boats in the PNW this year. </b></div>
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48 hours ahead of the Sandra we departed Los Cabos at 4:45PM for a 35 hour crossing to Purerto Vallarta. Weather was calm, light winds from the NW and long period swells. Kept thinking "the calm before the storm" but the crossing was uneventful. We were able to check the progress of the storm using our satellite phone and OCENS weather software. Neil backed up my weather with his own sources. Normally would only check the weather once a day but with Sandra in the area we checked every 8 hours of so. The track moved south but we landed in Puerto Vallarta well in advance of the storm. Sandra hit Mazatlan as a tropical storm after breaking down in the middle of the Sea of Cortez. Our decision to head for Puerto Vallarta was a good one. We would have been fine in Los Cabos as they only had heavy rain and 25-30 kt winds. Puerto Vallarta had a day of clouds......<br />
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The latest rally is called CUBAR. The change in name goes along with the new "politically correct" language theme sweeping the country. https://www.facebook.com/CUBAROdyssey/ The rally has been permanently adopted by the San Diego Yacht Club and the run up to the start was very well done. The seminars, communications, meals and documentation were vastly improved. The roster of boats included over a dozen Nordhavns (3 Nordhavn 50's) including WORKNOT. <br />
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Joining us on the trip are Neil and Diane from N40 Salacia. They were on the FUBAR 2013 rally and left their boat in Puerto Vallarta. Having an experienced cruising couple aboard will make the 1000+ mile journey lots of fun and less work for Mary and me. Neil and Diane get a ride to their boat and some additional blue water time. WIN WIN for all. They also travel with a dog, Chewy. Lets hope Keela and Chewy see eye to eye.<br />
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Keela and I picked up a few last minute items in San Diego as we make final preparations for a winter in Mexico. This load is all parts, the food will be loaded in Ensenada with support from the local Costco and Super WalMart. <br />
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The CUBAR fleet got a great send off in San Diego. Spirits were high and things looked OK from a weather perspective. That quickly fell apart when the fleet arrived in Ensenada. A late season tropical storm threatened in become a late season hurricane and head up the outside of the Baja peninsula just about the time the CUBAR fleet would be there. <br />
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Dinner was great at the Coral this year, They recovered with style from the disaster dinner we had there in 2013.<br />
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As soon as we arrived in Ensenada pressure form the tropical storm took its tool on the best laid plans of the CUBAR organizers. Some boats wanted to wait out the storm, some wanted to run 2 nights (60+ hours skipping Turtle Bay) and arrive in Mag bay to wait out the storm. It was difficult to get firm information from the CUBAR leaders as they were reluctant to take a firm stand. Most of the boat captains are by nature an independent bunch and getting a consensus proved to be impossible. <br />
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I choose to stay behind with a few other boats rather than run before a known storm with only one bailout place over 30 hours from the start of a 60 hour run. Boat problems could delay us until the storm was scheduled to arrive and the storm could speed up its approach. Speeding up is not an option with a displacement boat. With less than a day to spare before the storm was scheduled to reached Mag Bay we would not have headed toward it without the CUBAR fleet commitment. In the end the boats that left made it with time to spare and the storm did not reach hurricane levels. <br />
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Along the way we fished with limited success. Caught a Mahi Mahi just big enough for dinner, another for the freezer on the way to Mag Bay. One of the other boats traveling with us loaded the freezer and hooked a couple of Marlin to boot.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11795317466666606428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692487317449967442.post-23691758630892368482016-01-10T21:08:00.000-08:002016-01-16T20:05:10.130-08:00Ensenada Maintenance-If not a gearhead you may want to skip......WORKNOT has traveled from Ensenada to Glacier Bay Alaska and back in the past 8 months. <br />
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Now with 3224 hours on the main engine several maintenance events are due. We left Ensenada in March of 2015 with 2416 hours. 808 hours in 9 months with no major mechanical issues. Scheduled oil changes, duck bill valves for the head, water maker pump replacement and regular washing was about all we had to do. Now with a trip to Mexico planned with 2000 miles of travel in 6 months its time to get ahead of as many items as possible. <br />
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Main engine: oil change, valve adjustment, replace main jacketwater circulation pump (weeping), replace belts, test antifreeze and inspect hoses.<br />
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Generator: replace seawater pump (seal weeping), test antifreeze, replace belts, inspect hoses<br />
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Stabilizers: replace seawater pump (seal weeping) inspect hoses<br />
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Vent fan in head: clean carbon from brush holders and spec replacement<br />
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Upgrade stabilized satellite TV antenna with larger format dish for extended coverage<br />
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WORKNOT carries spares for all of the pumps needing replacement. After each pump was removed the next task is to rebuild the cores and return them to spare status. A local technician suggested I try and get as many parts as possible locally as it would save several trips and perhaps some money. <br />
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Skeptical at first took a set of water pump bearings to the local industrial bearing supply. Simply walked in with the old bearing in hand and 10 minutes later was headed back to the boat with 2 new Timken bearings. $100 pesos each or about $7 US. Same bearing from Jabsco is $34 US......Found seals for all the seawater pumps for about 25% the cost of same from Jabsco. The real surprise was to find bearings for my European built dryer motor for $100 pesos each. This motor is no longer in production and used ones are $300 US and up on Ebay. <br />
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The main engine is a Lugger 6108 marinized by Norther Lights/Lugger from a Komatsu long block. All the hard parts below the cylinder head come from Lugger via Komatsu. The circulation water pump is plenty expensive from Komatsu ($1,200 US) and from Lugger add another 1/3rd. Its a big old casting with two bearings and a carbon face seal arrangement. Fairly common design. In Ensenada there is a shop that overhauls automotive water pumps for all of the local garages. Its a rough looking shop with plenty of broken down cars and a dirt floor.</div>
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Just inside there were about 100 automotive water pumps going from greasy to rebuilt and newly painted. The owner speaks no English but he took one look at my Komatsu water pump, reached up on the workbench and pulled the carbon seal set, tension spring and backup seal from the shelf. Installed them in my housing with an antique arbor press and asked for $800 pesos ($60 US). New bearings from the local bearing house, an hour of time from the local tech along with his hydraulic press and ready for a paint job. </div>
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Not much to report as Keela and I crossed into Mexico. About 25 miles from Ensenada a Mexican patrol boat approached from the starboard side and ran along side for about 2 miles. The boat was about 60' and had several men on deck with automatic weapons. Finally after more than 10 minutes alongside they called me on the radio and asked if I had a dog on board. Confirming I did , held Keela up for them to see, all the while making 8 kts. Soon the captain wished me a good day and off they went. <br />
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Asked several locals what the dog question was all about and the consensus is they had an infrared camera scanning the WORKNOT and wanted to know what the moving heat source was. They are using the infrared cameras to confirm the number of people before they approach a boat. Surprised they could "see" Keela but my internet search for FLIR type cameras confirmed its possible. <br />
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Arrived Cruise Port Marina at 3:30 pm and got an end tie for the evening. Great for getting into single handed. With all the travel we have done Ensenada is the most like a "home port" for us. Several good friends to welcome us. Know the way around town without a map and enjoy the ability to walk to a dozen or more local restaurants, grocery store and coffee shops. </div>
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WORKNOT will be here until we go on the CUBAR 2016 group trip to La Paz mid November.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11795317466666606428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692487317449967442.post-64998079548071012792015-12-28T20:59:00.001-08:002015-12-28T20:59:16.679-08:009/19/15 Single handling Dana Point to SDFor the first time since we have owned the current WORKNOT find myself single-handling the boat. Mary left for Las Vegas to retrieve a car for our trip to Mexico. It was an odd feeling as I headed to the fuel dock, alone with just Keela for a deckhand. <br />
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The fuel dock opened at 6 AM and it was a zoo! The Catalina ferry was tied to the dock taking on fuel and over a dozen fishing boats were trying to get bait at the floating bait well next to the fuel dock. It was hard to tell which line was for fuel and which was for bait. Drifting in a crowded harbor, single-handed was not the best way to start the morning. Just as I was making my way to the fuel dock a center console cut in front of me. The guy would not even make eye contact as he passed between me and the dock with less than a boat length to spare. Out of character for most of the boating community. <br />
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Finally made my way to the fuel dock, took on 581 gallons @ $2.85/gal. Last fuel stop was Gray's Harbor just south of Strait of Juan de Fuca Washington. Chart indicates just over 1,000 miles. Very pleased with the fuel consumption as we averaged better than 1.7 miles/gallon. <br />
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The trip to San Diego was uneventful in calm water but being alone on the boat made me very cautious about going outside underway. Next to impossible to "fall" over the high side rails on WORKNOT the thought of watching her go away from the water was intimidating. My hat is off to those who single hand sailboats around the globe. Its a combination of bravery and fool-heartedness not for me. Will be happy to have Mary back on board when we get to Ensenada..... </div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11795317466666606428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692487317449967442.post-15593314190567900092015-12-28T19:46:00.000-08:002015-12-28T20:38:01.701-08:009/15/15 Ventura CA to Dana PointThe water and the weather are warmer as we continue towards Mexico and the 2015 CUBAR rally. <br />
We stayed another night at the Ventura Yacht Club courtesy dock. Its a tight fit for our boat and would be nearly impossible in a Nordhavn 55 or 57. Without a stern thruster its about all the challenge I need to get in and out without meeting someone new after we scratch their boat. <br />
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The club was closed during our visit but found someone to let us off the dock and loan us their key. Boaters take care of each other and this was another example of why we enjoy meeting fellow boaters.<br />
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Along with walkway in Ventura we found this sidewalk chalk art. Just amazing talent from local artist. All of this will be washed away in the next rain. <br />
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We traveled from Ventura to Dana Point without incident. About 14 hours in calm waters arriving at Dana Point well after dark. Since we have been in this harbor numerous times entering in calm weather we quickly found a spot in the north anchorage. Next morning we moved to Nordhavn's guest dock for the next day. The dock was under repair and soon a jackhammer was hard at work tearing up the concrete docks. So here we sit, in a courtesy dock with Nordhavn doing us a favor and worrying that the chips from the jack hammer will scratch our paint job. After about 3 hours of jack-hammering managed to get a slip at the Dana Point West Yacht club. Oh, the challenges of cruising.....<br />
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We stopped in Dana Point for repairs/replacement of the carper in our salon and pilot house. It was all replaced as we headed north to Alaska but the fit was poor. Since we were in a bit of a hurry to meet a weather window and could not get a guest dock in Dana Point we moved on. Now, we are hanging around Dana Point while the new carpet is fitted. Lots of time is used up chasing parts, waiting on others to make repairs or just trying to line up the ongoing maintenance and upkeep. Really its part of the "fun" and fits the definition of cruising-"fixing you boat in exotic places". No complaints however, much more fun than working on a house in one location. <br />
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Keela is not happy to have her carpet removed. The floors are too slick for her even in the harbor......<br />
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