RASMUS IS HOME AT BELMONT HARBOR!
I REPEAT: THE MIGHTY RASMUS IS HOME AT BELMONT HARBOR!
We're baaaAAAAAAAaaaaaaack!
I honestly do not know how to appropriately convey the excitement we feel that:
a) Our boat is sitting at it's dock, tied up snug as a bug in a rug...
b) Her brand new Yanmar engine purred like a kitten the ENTIRE 5 hour journey down the Calumet river and up the lake to Belmont Harbor (it's about a 25 mile trip)...
c) Running said engine at a comfortable and recommended 20 RPMs gets 7 knots out of her...
d) Her brand new Edson chain and cable steering WORKED like a charm...
(for those of you just joining - we previously had faulty hydraulic steering which took anywhere from 15 to 20 rotations of the wheel to turn the boat, and we *never* quite knew if and when we were "hard over" - this is NOT comforting when coming into a busy harbor...or ever for that matter.)
e) Did I mention how much we love our new engine? Like, LOOOOVE it...
f) The bilge remained dry - meaning, we are not taking on water - further meaning there are no holes in the boat - further meaning we did a good job replacing all the hoses and all the seacocks....Phew. (a "seacock" is essentially the 'hardware' for any 'holes' in our boat - of which there are 6 - think of it like a shut-off valve). Non-sailors giggle at the term "seacock"...
g) Rasmus is FLOATING. In WATER. Floating....in WATER....at the SLIP. The slip that is a FIVE minute bike ride from our APARTMENT. FIVE MINUTES. BY BIKE!! We can work on her WHENEVER WE WANT!!! (for newcomers to our site, she has been a 45 minute drive away for the past 5 months and we have only been able to work on her on weekends).
Ladies and gentlemen - it's GO TIME!
Love,
Brittany & Scott
PS - I will be posting a more detailed account of the river trip and say a few much deserved "THANK YOUs" to some key people soon! Stay tuned!
5 comments:
Congrulations! We know the feeling (and excitement) that you are feeling after a long time in the boatyard. Now the fun begins. She looks great!
Spectacular journey :). The first of many to come. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Very exciting! Congrats! I am happy to hear everything's running, you guys did some awesome work in the past 5 months!
Congrats guys! SO happy for you 2 and Rasmus... see ya out there someday :) Promise you'll visit us in NZ when you get down that way!? Love and Hugs.
I've stumbled on your blog and love it! I read your toddler article (about not falling off the boat) that you recently posted and decided to start at your beginning of this blog.
I am not very familiar with the boating world, but have really enjoyed reading your entries about getting Rasmus ready and in the water! Looking forward to reading up to the present! You two are such a great team!
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