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Captain Joe's Columbia 26: Bye, Bye Blues (and Bye, bye Shazam)!
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Thursday, April 17, 2008. Bye, Bye Blues (and Bye, bye Shazam)! I originally scheduled 2 weekends for repainting (one weekend being a rain date). Fortunately for us, the first scheduled weekend was sunny and in the 60s! Perfect for painting. We arrived at SHM. At 9:30am. Prior to that we stopped at West Marine. Chris joined me for this trip as usual, and I also brought my other best buddy Jesse (who owed me a favor). After that it was time for the acetone again. With a few more pulls and sprays, Chris fi...
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Captain Joe's Columbia 26: October 2007
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Monday, October 8, 2007. Last Sail of the Seaon. We arrived in Sandusky early Saturday morning. My marina. After we got back, I did notice some boats moving a bit out there and thought, "well if nothing else we'll fire up the Tohatsu and motor around a bit.". Cool, consistent wind! Not enough for my taste, but perfect for my somewhat green crew! We raised the sails, killed the motor and sure enough we were doing 4.4 knots in no time! I returned the favor and took several shots of his boat as well. The ne...
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Captain Joe's Columbia 26: August 2008
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008. Captain's Log: August 8th-10th, 2008. Friday, August 8th- Destination: Kelley's Island. This was to be THE trip of 2008! Seaway is a decent marina with powered slips, showers, fuel, store and a place to rent golf carts. After checking in we walked to a boater's favorite, The Village Pump. The restaurant is a boater's paradise: great food, good people, free Wi-Fi and the best Brandy Alexanders on the planet! Saturday, August 9th- Destination: Put In Bay, OH. After a few drinks we...
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Captain Joe's Columbia 26: Spring 2009
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009. 2 days from splashing in! Right now the forecast is looking raw; about 43 degrees with a 60% chance of rain. Not planning on doing any sailing this weekend. I promise to share more adventures this year! This comment has been removed by a blog administrator. March 23, 2010 at 5:23 AM. I continue my adventures, now with some wonderful company. : ) I was captured by a wondeful wench! Weve adopted a new (old) vessel and begun a new blog. Zombi - now The Pirate and Lady Grace.
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Captain Joe's Columbia 26: Prepare to launch!
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Tuesday, April 1, 2008. The boat will be launched on Saturday, April 19th! Crunch time has officially begun! Chris and I once again made the trek up to Sandusky to finish the winter projects. My credit card has begun feeling the pinch from all of the new toys and supplies; including a depth sounder, Windex windvane, outside speakers (magnetically shielded to avoid throwing off the compass), topside paint, accent lights, and lumber to build the new locker seat doors. First things first! The process starte...
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Captain Joe's Columbia 26: Happy 2008!
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Monday, January 14, 2008. As the days start getting longer and the winter chill begins to bite, my attention turns towards spring! Remove old Signet wind gauges. Add a new sound system. Replace incandescent lights with LED (except nav lights). Strip the tiller and repaint. Build new locker doors (old ones are rotting). Repaint deck and nonskid. Add furler for jib and recut the 150 genoa. With the gauges removed, Chris went about removing the wind instrument wiring. While he did that, I installed the ...
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Captain Joe's Columbia 26: November 2007
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Saturday, November 3, 2007. Now it was time for the fun part. The lift came back for the hull. They manuvered into position and hooked up the straps. With the throw of a lever and the revving of the diesel engine the hull was lifted in the water. Her blue bottompaint was brown with slime. After she was clear of the well, over she went for a bath. In no time the bright blue of her antifouling paint was revealed. She is a beauty! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Lady Grace and The Pirate.
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Surprise! The Unofficial Lockley Surprise Blog
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007. The woes of being a midwest sailor. Enough said. see you in warmer weather. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I am a designer and animator in CIncinnati, OH. I am one of the owners of Barking Fish Lounge, a motion design studio. I also teach design and animation part-time at Cincinnati State. View my complete profile. Chris' Mariah Shabah 25. The woes of being a midwest sailor.
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Surprise! The Unofficial Lockley Surprise Blog
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Monday, June 25, 2007. The motor seems to be runing much better! We took the boat to Cowan this weekend and did some extended motoring. It did stall once, but this was after a long run at full throttle (I think I ran it a bit too hard and it overheated). Looks like the fuel mix and the gas cap were the culprits! Yep, the motor was MUCH better than the past few times. Now we just need to get some better winds! I'm up for exploring another lake sometime just to see what's out there! View my complete profile.
