Evanston: 110º
Evanston: 110º
I trained up to GANNET on Thursday and stayed overnight. The maximum temperature recorded in the cabin since last Sunday when I installed the Ambient Weather was 110º. Every once in a while I find myself still thinking I might paint GANNET black, but then I come to my senses.
In this view you are seeing from the top: time; relative humidity and temperature in the cabin; relative humidity and temperature in the cockpit--the sensor was in direct sunlight and the 96º reading more than 10º higher than the actual temperature; and barometric pressure: 1007.5 millibars.
You are also seeing the Mighty Bright Kindle light which serves as a cabin light; the circuit breaker panel; and the control panel for the Solar Boost 2000e solar regulator.
Looking forward is one of the Torqeedo batteries. The blue rectangle is the satchel containing the never yet inflated Avon Redstart dingy.
Here is another view of the mirror. On the counter is GANNET’s music system: soundmatters FoxL v2 bluetooth speaker and iTouch. Toward the center of the photo is the reinforcement for the aft lower shroud. Down lower are essential provisions: aatmeal and trail mix in the two plastic canisters and a bottle of 10 year Laphroaig.
As I stood in the companionway watching the thunderstorm develop and move southeast, only brushing the marina, twenty Canadian geese swam in single-file column past GANNET’s stern. A duck on the other side tried to cross, but couldn’t, and had to swim in circles until the last goose passed.
When the geese got near shore, the leader honked what I conclude was a shallow water alarm, and they all took off and flew to near the marina office.
You might have noticed at the left edge of the photo of the thunderstorm, a sailboat with the clew of his jib left unfurled, an invitation to be caught by strong wind which can unfurl and destroy the sail.
On Friday I cleared everything from the port quarter berth in order to try to figure out how to install the Blue Performance lee cloths, which would be very easy on a normal bunk, but I knew when I ordered them presents complications on pipe berths. I have come up with a possible method and have ordered line, eye bolts and snap clips to implement it. But when the pipe berth was clear, I saw that the heat in the cabin had been sufficient to melt glue securing plastic fittings that kept wires from the autopilot deck connection and the stern running light in place. So I spent much of the morning back in the stern trying to fix this.
First I tried epoxying the plastic clamps to the inside of the hull, which would have worked if I were willing to hold each clamp long enough for it to set, but it was too hot back there and too awkward and I couldn’t. So I resorted to Industrial grade Velcro, which has thus far been successful in securing the wires running to the bow lights to the overhead of the v-berth.
I also investigated the below deck backstay arrangement, which I was advised to do by GANNET’s former owner. I appreciate the suggestion, Steve.
I hope that the bow sprit will arrive next week.
Saturday, July 28, 2012