L'Eau Commotion Westabout
An (other) attempt to sail non stop Westabout around the world
| Vessel Name: | L'Eau Commotion |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Northshore 38 |
| Hailing Port: | Brisbane Australia |
| Crew: | Bill Hatfield |
25 February 2020 | Scarborough Marina, Brisbane
21 February 2020
21 February 2020 | 59 Miles To Go
20 February 2020 | 114 Miles East Of Australia
19 February 2020 | 220 Miles East Of Gold Coast Seaway
19 February 2020 | 262 Miles To Gold Coast Seaway
18 February 2020 | 304 Miles East Of Gold Coast Seaway
18 February 2020 | 328 Miles To Go
17 February 2020 | 423 Miles To Go
17 February 2020 | 423 Miles To Go
16 February 2020 | 505 Miles East Of The Gold Coast
15 February 2020 | 617 Miles To Go
14 February 2020 | 755 Miles To Go
13 February 2020 | 888 Miles To The Gold Coast
12 February 2020 | 1032 Miles To The Gold Coast
11 February 2020 | 580 Miles North Of The Waikato
11 February 2020 | 1167 Miles To Home
10 February 2020 | 1300 Miles To Home
10 February 2020 | 1309 Miles To The Gold Coast
09 February 2020 | 1460 Miles To The Gold Coast Seaway
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20 February 2020 | 114 Miles East Of Australia
ETA Looking Likely
Day 258 6am Friday 21st February 2020
19 February 2020 | 220 Miles East Of Gold Coast Seaway
Amended ETA
Day 257 6am Thursday 20th February 2020
19 February 2020 | 262 Miles To Gold Coast Seaway
Amended ETA
Day 256 10:30pm Wednesday 19th February 2020 ( UTC+10 )
Hydrogenerator #5
10 October 2019
Day 125 2:15pm Thursday 10th October 2019 ( UTC-2 )
Here is a picture of the heads of the set screws which hold the prop on the taper shaft. The old one which is on the right lasted 12 months. The new one on the left lasted 12 hours and the appearance of the failed surface is almost identical. I am now convinced that it was not a mechanical failure at all but the result of an electric current flowing round the outside of the nylon prop and back up the taper shaft. The rapid accumulation of rust on the bare shaft seen today, and noticeable amounts seen in the photo when I installed the new smaller prop a few days ago would suggest a failure of the seal around the protruding shaft. The new set screw and nuts seemed to be secure. I know the fan prop was producing a small amount of power at 4 knots but I really should expect complete failure in the coming weeks ( or days! )
I owe an apology to Werner on one of the points I mistakenly advised. The standard propellor is right handed ( looking in the direction of travel the top going to the right ) and thus would tighten the right hand threaded lock screw.
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Here is a picture of the heads of the set screws which hold the prop on the taper shaft. The old one which is on the right lasted 12 months. The new one on the left lasted 12 hours and the appearance of the failed surface is almost identical. I am now convinced that it was not a mechanical failure at all but the result of an electric current flowing round the outside of the nylon prop and back up the taper shaft. The rapid accumulation of rust on the bare shaft seen today, and noticeable amounts seen in the photo when I installed the new smaller prop a few days ago would suggest a failure of the seal around the protruding shaft. The new set screw and nuts seemed to be secure. I know the fan prop was producing a small amount of power at 4 knots but I really should expect complete failure in the coming weeks ( or days! )
I owe an apology to Werner on one of the points I mistakenly advised. The standard propellor is right handed ( looking in the direction of travel the top going to the right ) and thus would tighten the right hand threaded lock screw.
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