Kaimusailing

s/v Kaimu Wharram Catamaran

Vessel Name: Kaimu
Vessel Make/Model: Wharram Custom
Hailing Port: Norwalk, CT
Crew: Andy and the Kaimu Crew
About: Sailors in the Baltimore, Annapolis, DC area.
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Recent Blog Posts
21 March 2024 | St. Marys, GA

Just Add Water

The rainy weekend started off with overcast and fog but no rain. It looked like I might be able to get something done on the D4 dinghy. I wanted to change the bow seat which is really the bow deck. The sailing option uses the deck to hold the freestanding mast. I didn’t like how the deck looked, [...]

01 March 2024 | St. Marys, GA

D4 Dinghy Alternative Seats

The rain event was more wind than rain, strong winds with gusts up to 44 mph. We drove into town to see what the harbor was like. There was a small sailboat that had dragged anchor and was sitting close to shore. The tide was out. We left and played with Bleu at Notter’s Pond.

23 February 2024 | St. Marys, GA

D4 Inside Seams

Day two of the dinghy build started out with me finishing wiring the hull bottoms together on the centerline of the bottom panels. This was much easier than the wiring of the chine edges of the bottom panels and the side panels.

15 February 2024 | St. Marys, GA

D4 Dinghy Day One

A Wharram Pahi 26 had been anchored in the river nearby the boatyard and was hauled out with the travel lift. I went around to look at it and talked to the owner couple. I was surprised that it had been built in Martinique in 1988. The boat is more than 30 years old.

11 February 2024 | St. Marys, GA

D4 Redux

The inflatable (deflatable) dinghy I had bought was deteriorating. It had bottom seams separating. It is a West Marine branded dinghy made out of PVC. HH66 is the adhesive to reattach the seams. A friend had a similar problem and bought the same adhesive. I was waiting to hear from him how it worked [...]

06 February 2024 | St. Marys, GA

The Clincher

We decided to go to Amelia Island for the day, probably to the beach. Our plan to cycle around on the Raleigh 20’s seemed like a bad idea, Bleu can’t keep up with a bicycle for very long and when he quits he quits. So we would walk, where?, Fort Clinch State Park. She has a forever pass for Florida [...]

Shakedown Pt. XXI

23 June 2012 | Bodkin Inlet/Chesapeake Bay
Capn Andy/"breezy"
The forecast for the weekend started with 10-15 on Saturday, so it seemed like a good time to try out the rehabbed engine and steering cylinder. I had an extra 2 gallon jug of fuel on board, so I didn't need to go out, just go down to the dock and set off.
There was a West breeze, well not really a breeze, just a West light air that pinned the boat to the dock. The engine started up right away and by the time the sail covers were off, it was warmed up and idling smoothly. Off we went down the inlet, and right at the most critical time, at the last gas dock before the big turn into the bay, the engine died.
I was shocked and then realized, the remaining gas in the day tank was not enough to take us all the way out and back. I hadn't poured the spare jug of gas into the day tank yet, so I began pouring, pouring and praying. I was squeezing the gas bulb with my foot as I poured. The boat was starting to drift down onto the gas dock.
It started right up again, and we were around the day marker that led to the bay. Through the shoals at the entrance to the inlet, and then the sails could be set. The wind wasn't as predicted though. It was more like 5-10, if that.
I rolled out the genoa and found we were close hauled and going about 4 or 5 knots. The wind was patchy. We were sailing north across both the shipping lanes from Baltimore, to the west.
After tacking, we were still close hauled on a reciprocal course. Not a great day of sailing. Then I noticed a tug and tow coming out from Baltimore. I lowered the engine sled and started the engine. I gunned it and we cleared out of the shipping channel doing about 10 knots. I debated whether to resume sailing and kill the engine, or motor on in and call it a day.
We motored on in, along with several other sailboats, and motored all the way back to the dock. Along the way the sails were furled. All except the main, which came into good use when the engine died again. It was only a couple hundred yards to the dock. The tank was empty again, two gallons had only lasted about 4 miles. Got to be careful with the throttle setting. Normal consumption is 5 quarts per hour at 6-7 knots. Two gallons should have been good for 10 miles or so.
I looked forward in the weather forecast and there is no wind forecast for the next few days. Guess I'll have to work on that head.
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