S/V Grizabella
Brain droppings of the boatstruck
Don't Call me Ishmael
Who: Anyone I can convince to come along with me
Port: Mathews, VA
01 March 2011
01 March 2011
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01 March 2011
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01 March 2011 | Henrico County, VA
26 January 2011 | Deltaville, VA
26 January 2011 | Richmond, VA
09 January 2011 | Deltaville, VA
07 January 2011
14 December 2010
28 November 2010 | Mouth of the Piankatank River
21 October 2010
21 October 2010 | Mouth of the Piankatank River
12 October 2010 | Antipoison Creek/Little Bay, VA
16 September 2010 | Kinsale, VA to Mathews, VA
19 August 2010 | Western Henrico, Virginia
All Within Tolerances
01 March 2011
Good news on the crankshaft and cylinder bores.
I had an acquaintance with machinist tools and experience come over with his bore gauges and micrometers and we measured the cylinders and crank journals.
Everything is exactly on spec. So although the exterior of the engine looks pretty crappy, the inside is really in excellent condition. I believe the boat sat on the hard for a few years and even when it was in the water, I don't think it really got all that much use, except in more recent years. So although the engine is 27 years old and looked pretty crusty, inside it's quite clean.
I had an acquaintance with machinist tools and experience come over with his bore gauges and micrometers and we measured the cylinders and crank journals.
Everything is exactly on spec. So although the exterior of the engine looks pretty crappy, the inside is really in excellent condition. I believe the boat sat on the hard for a few years and even when it was in the water, I don't think it really got all that much use, except in more recent years. So although the engine is 27 years old and looked pretty crusty, inside it's quite clean.
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| Vessel Name: | Grizabella |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Pearson Wanderer 30 |
| Hailing Port: | Mathews, VA |
| Crew: | Anyone I can convince to come along with me |
| About: | Family, friends, acquaintances. No sailing experience necessary! (It hasn't stopped me). |
| Extra: | I am a hard-core do-it-yourselfer. Woodworking, metalworking, carpentry, sheetrock, trim and finish work, plumbing, wiring, roofing. I've got more tools than brains. And unlike my brains sometimes, I actually know how to use the tools! |
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Don't Call me Ishmael
Who: Anyone I can convince to come along with me
Port: Mathews, VA