Friday, May 28, 2010
End of this blog
With the acquisition of another boat, we are ceasing this blog. Check out the new boat and blog at hattiel.blogspot.com. Thanks for visiting
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
New Hattie L launching today
Weather and temperature are the worst in a few days and good weather is coming - but today we are scheduled to get Hattie L snatched off the cradle and dropped into the waters of Seneca Lake and tied up to slip 214 at the Harbor Marina in Watkins Glen, NY. Hope to get some photos of the evolution and have them posted later.
Monday, May 10, 2010
2010 - New Year and New (to us) Boat
The old Hattie L is up for sale and the new Hattie L is getting ready to be launched for the 2010 sealing season on Seneca Lake.
The new Hattie L is a 1984 Hunter 31 sloop. We have been on her (in the cradle on the hard) most weekends for the last month getting her cleaned up and ready for launching. The most evident change is at the stern where the old name (Genesis One) has been removed and the new name (Hattie L) has been added on the newly painted stern.
Just one more significant task, and we are in the water. We need to make sure that the diesel runs and have to flush the anti-freeze from the raw water side of the cooling system and then away we go. We are anxious to have stay overnight on the water in a cabin that gives us room to stand up and a V-Berth roomy enough for the two of us.
There is a two burner and over alcohol stove, a nice sound system, a good inverter, hot & cold running water and an honest-to-God marine toilet (no more porta-potti for us..
Pictures to follow...
The new Hattie L is a 1984 Hunter 31 sloop. We have been on her (in the cradle on the hard) most weekends for the last month getting her cleaned up and ready for launching. The most evident change is at the stern where the old name (Genesis One) has been removed and the new name (Hattie L) has been added on the newly painted stern.
Just one more significant task, and we are in the water. We need to make sure that the diesel runs and have to flush the anti-freeze from the raw water side of the cooling system and then away we go. We are anxious to have stay overnight on the water in a cabin that gives us room to stand up and a V-Berth roomy enough for the two of us.
There is a two burner and over alcohol stove, a nice sound system, a good inverter, hot & cold running water and an honest-to-God marine toilet (no more porta-potti for us..
Pictures to follow...
Monday, October 19, 2009
For Sale?
Well, Hattie L has been pulled fro the water, placed on her trailer is is sitting on the hard at the Harbor Marina in Watkins Glen. Although we do have a For Sale sign on her, we may not end up selling her. It all depends on whether or not we get a larger boat. We have been bitten by the "two footitis" but and are looking for a bigger boat!
We thought we had a shot at an O'Day 272LE, but the current owners decided that they weren't going to sell since they couldn't find a bigger boat that satisfied them.
We are in the same position, although we have made a tenative offer on a 1983 Hunter 31. The "tenative" nature is based on the availability of a slip in the marina. If we can be guaranteed of a slip with electricity and water, we will purchase the boat.
If so, a new adventure will begin - with a new boat for us. If not, we will be back in the water with the Helms 25 until such time as we can move up in size.
We thought we had a shot at an O'Day 272LE, but the current owners decided that they weren't going to sell since they couldn't find a bigger boat that satisfied them.
We are in the same position, although we have made a tenative offer on a 1983 Hunter 31. The "tenative" nature is based on the availability of a slip in the marina. If we can be guaranteed of a slip with electricity and water, we will purchase the boat.
If so, a new adventure will begin - with a new boat for us. If not, we will be back in the water with the Helms 25 until such time as we can move up in size.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Hattie L is now legal to sail in inclement weather and the dark of night
With the purchase of a used 100 AH AGM battery (all 75 pounds of it), Hattie L now has a functioning electrical system. It was a most pleasant reaction when I turned on the navigation and running lights and they all worked! This is surprising for a boat that may have been out of the water for up to 10 years.
The next step may be to rewire the cabin lights since they don't seem to work - and I bought four LED light fixtures for the cabin. With the addition of a utility outlet (cigarette lighter fixture) and a small inverter I will be basically done with the functional tasks of the Helms 25.
I obtained the original Bimini from the prior owner but it is a bit inconvenient. Since the boom simply sits on a pin on the mast (for the roller furling main) the boom can easily slip off the mast when the main is not deployed. Opening the Bimini requires lifting the boom and it usually falls off the mast - bummer - but just a pain in the butt is all it means. I don't believe that the Bimini can be up when sailing either. Will do the best we can with what we have.
The next step may be to rewire the cabin lights since they don't seem to work - and I bought four LED light fixtures for the cabin. With the addition of a utility outlet (cigarette lighter fixture) and a small inverter I will be basically done with the functional tasks of the Helms 25.
I obtained the original Bimini from the prior owner but it is a bit inconvenient. Since the boom simply sits on a pin on the mast (for the roller furling main) the boom can easily slip off the mast when the main is not deployed. Opening the Bimini requires lifting the boom and it usually falls off the mast - bummer - but just a pain in the butt is all it means. I don't believe that the Bimini can be up when sailing either. Will do the best we can with what we have.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Underway under sail
We have finally gotten Hattie L out on Seneca Lake under sail! It was a beautiful Sunday morning but the winds were light and variable (variable is the way of winds on Seneca Lake) so we powered up and left the marina. We figured out how to raise the sails and away we went for an enjoyable four hours.
Coming back into the marina was a breeze and we made a perfect (for us) docking manuver.
We both now need to practice - preactice - practice but there are lots of folks in the Seneca Harbor marina and the Finger Lakes Yacht Club who seem more than willing to give us all the advice we need.
Coming back into the marina was a breeze and we made a perfect (for us) docking manuver.
We both now need to practice - preactice - practice but there are lots of folks in the Seneca Harbor marina and the Finger Lakes Yacht Club who seem more than willing to give us all the advice we need.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
A new Kicker
Bought a 5HP Honda Four stroke outboard today. So many problems with the 7.5 ancient Honda that it seemed better to buy a new motor and be done with it.
Looks like Friday will find us mounting the motor and taking a short motor trip before berthing at the right berth and then going to the local USPS Seamanship course.
Looks like Friday will find us mounting the motor and taking a short motor trip before berthing at the right berth and then going to the local USPS Seamanship course.
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