Keith,
Well said, sometimes we do the "out of site, out of mind" on a repair that was quick and dirty. We will always be reminded at the most inopportune times that we should have corrected the quick repair. The adventure and enjoyment of our boats should not be overshadowed by the fact that we are on the water and things happen that turn a fun day into tragedy.. have a safe, sailing, electro boating day.. Dave k
From: aweekdaysailor <aweekdaysailor@
To: electricboats@
Sent: Sat, May 29, 2010 11:02:36 AM
Subject: [Electric Boats] Safety weekend
We've lost 3 good sailors here in CA recently, so I'm spending the weekend upgrading my safety profile. I was out - solo - the same day a couple died up here in SF when they encountered heavy weather.
Those were fierce winds that day (I was measuring 30-35kts - I'm sure the gusts were over 40). Luckily I was inside, not outside, the Bay and the worst I got was a bad jibsheet wrap.
I also had a failure in my fwd/rev switching that is hopefully just corrosion in the switch, but I want to give it a thorough check today (I lost FWD while doing dock maneuvers - luckily was able to wrestle the boat in - in spite of those winds). This was due to the lack of a marine-grade terminal - I had jury-rigged, then forgotten about it.
So this weekend I plan to go over everything - fusing, cooling, lines, chafe, grounding, corrosion, pumps etc.
I still can't sustain > 60amps without overheating, so that's a concern. And my drive belt will jump the pulley during sudden moves. Gotta take care of those.
When I nosed into the harbor entrance (I snuck in around the seawall to avoid the blast and drop sail) I took the wind full on - and had to run at 100amps just to avoid hitting the wall. I want that to be something I can rely on.
And I'll trigger my inflatable PFD just for good measure - it's been a couple of years since I re-armed it.
So just a reminder to everyone else - might be a good weekend to really cast a critical eye towards your boat and do some work.
-Keith
E-S/V 'Aja'
San Francisco
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