S/V Northern Lights
| Vessel Name: | Northern Lights |
| Vessel Make/Model: | J/42 - #61 |
| Hailing Port: | Seattle |
| Crew: | Rod and Mary Deyo |
27 June 2015
Yanmar engine repairs - Replacing the oil cooler
Before heading to Chula Vista where we left the boat for the summer, we spent a couple of days anchored in Glorietta Bay as a nice break after working on the boat. While inspecting the engine before leaving Shelter Cove Marian, I had noticed a slight seepage around the oil cooler raw water intake at [...]
23 June 2015
San Diego - Shelter Island, Glorietta Bay, Chula Vista
After finishing the Baja Bash, we stayed at Shelter Island to work on the boat and haul-out at Driscoll's. We made a coouple of trips to Glorietta Bay in Coronado for a total of five nights. Before we headed back to the NW, we took the boat to Chula Vista where it will be moored for the summer.
29 May 2015
Mazatlan to San Diego – Southern Crossing and Baja Bash 7 May – 26 May 2015
Mazatlan to San Diego - Southern Crossing and Baja Bash 7 May - 26 May 2015.
25 April 2015 | Mazatlan, Sinola, Mexico
Fixing a leaky hull seam in Mazatlan
Hull seam repairs on Northern Lights being done in Mazatlan, where the seam area forward of the keel was the source of the small, persistent mast step leak from flaws in the filler. The original seam filler is being ground out, the area dried, then it will be epoxied and covered with two layers of glass [...]
Fender boards
Our challenge in San Diego was to come up with fender boards when:
- Transportation was foot and/or bus pass [Compass Card]
- We had sandpaper and a drill and a few spare lines
Luck was with us: my brother-in-law Dwight was willing to take us to Home Depot to get wood. Dwight was wonderful--he drove us to and from his house, at least an hour each way, for an Oktoberfest party that he and my sister hosted. The Home Depot stop was a generous bonus.
Oh, yes. Home Depot. Expert staff. Sure, we know all about fender boards. We have this $4 plank that will work just fine--and we'll cut it in half for you. Right. We now have two 4-foot planks of splitting pine with knotholes. It is sanded and sealed, though, and one piece has two holes that will fit lines (and it hasn't actually split, yet).
We are set. The fender boards are probably long enough and will probably hold together long enough to save our boat and fenders from evil docks. Good enough...
Rod's note - We don't store fuel or water in Jerry cans on deck lashed to "fendor boards" more or less permanently attached to the shrouds or stanchions. Our boards are intended only for mooring to pilings.
