Re: Whole lotta shakin' goin' on, revisited - Part 2...

[Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·]

"Wayne B" <waynebatr...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:31:27 -0400, "Flying Pig"
> <skipgu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>With that I'll leave you in Part 2 of our shakedown - a couple of
>>exhilarating and gratifying sails, lots more broken parts (by now, every
>>external rotating part on the engine has been removed and rebuilt or
>>replaced or both, e.g.) successfully and relatively inconsequentially
>>resolved, and the new feeling of being guests in our own country. We've
>>been exploring just as we would if we were cruising internationally, much to
>>our benefit and enjoyment.
>
> ===
>
> Good report !
>
> Exploring is all good, glad to hear that things are coming together
> for you. Mechanical issues seem to be part of cruising
> unfortunately. Before we left Florida last January for our Caribbean
> jaunt, I asked our local generator mechanic to go over things with a
> fine tooth comb and replace anything he considered suspect. Since our
> once new genset now has over 4,000 hours on it (about like having
> 200,000 miles on a car engine), I specifically asked him about the
> fresh water pump. He said not to worry about it since they hardly
> ever fail in his experience. To make a long story short the fresh
> water pump failed when we go to Puerto Rico, and we spent a week in a
> marina (nice marina) waiting for parts. And so it goes. :-) Right
> now we're waiting for a new engine part (fuel cooler heat exchanger)
> to arrive back in the BVI, while we run with a jerry rigged work
> around on he port engine. We'll get it installed on the way home next
> month.
>
> Thanks for the progress report and keep on cruise'n.
>
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It never ceases to amaze this sailor how *cruising* has
degenerated into a never-ending pursuit of a mechanic
and/or mechanical parts.

This pursuit always comes first. So, why is cruising still
called cruising?

It should be called "Systems Maintenance on the Go."

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Sir Gregory


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Sir Gregory

[Wayne B]

On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:29:58 -0400, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq�"
<greghall@home.f�ke> wrote:

>It never ceases to amaze this sailor how *cruising* has
>degenerated into a never-ending pursuit of a mechanic
>and/or mechanical parts.
>
>This pursuit always comes first. So, why is cruising still
>called cruising?
>
>It should be called "Systems Maintenance on the Go."

===

You should walk the walk and come on down here to the Carib. There
are serious cruisers here from all over the world in boats almost as
small as yours.

[Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·]

"Wayne B" <waynebatr...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:29:58 -0400, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
> <greghall@home.fåke> wrote:
>
>>It never ceases to amaze this sailor how *cruising* has
>>degenerated into a never-ending pursuit of a mechanic
>>and/or mechanical parts.
>>
>>This pursuit always comes first. So, why is cruising still
>>called cruising?
>>
>>It should be called "Systems Maintenance on the Go."
>
> ===
>
> You should walk the walk and come on down here to the Carib. There
> are serious cruisers here from all over the world in boats almost as
> small as yours.

I find nothing comforting about those busy places. Give me an
out of the way anchorage where only a boat or two a week might
find their way to and I'm a lot happier. I'm thinking of going off to
the Double Breasted Shot Keys on the Cal Sal Bank one of these
days because they are uninhabited and almost unfrequented.
Perhaps spend a month or two there.

I won't find any stinking pollution machines there because there's
nothing for them there in the way of fuel and mechanics to fix
all the broken systems.

--
Sir Gregory