Quests of Discovery

S/V Discovery

Who: BJ Rollison
Port: Seattle, WA

The Upside to Relentless Seattle Rains

20 December 2018
I am a reasonably optimistic person, and I rarely get angry or lose my cool. So, I have come to terms with the fact that all sailors must accept; water will always find a way inside your boat. And with the days upon days of rain here in Seattle, we learn to live a soggy existence where green mold is of greater concern than UV light from the sun.

This past summer I rebuilt my hard dodger. (That will be another blog post in the future.) I have not yet bedded the windows in the dodger so rain water found its way onto the companionway hatch. From there the water flowed down the rail the Lexan hatch slides on, onto a 'tray' hidden by the cabin's headliner that is supposed to funnel the water back out through a (blocked) channel. With the channel blocked with some sort of sealant, the water found a crack between the tray and the slide, flowed across the headliner, and eventually produced a dreaded drip, drip, drip over the navigation table. (I suppose I should feel lucky the leak was not over my berth.)

See full blog post at... https://www.questsofdiscovery.com/sailing-blog/the-upside-to-relentless-seattle-rains

When Marina Spirits Howl

16 December 2018
https://www.questsofdiscovery.com/sailing-blog/when-marina-spirits-howl
Vessel Name: Discovery
Vessel Make/Model: 416 Cooper
Hailing Port: Seattle, WA
Crew: BJ Rollison
Extra: My blog and website are found at https://www.questsofdiscovery.com/
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S/V Discovery

Who: BJ Rollison
Port: Seattle, WA