tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948300976287438539.post3462153273733812050..comments2023-04-15T08:33:51.117-04:00Comments on momo and the big blue world: Welcome Back CotterMonique http://www.blogger.com/profile/14770266910367787588noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948300976287438539.post-22411953549726839702014-08-06T12:32:54.761-04:002014-08-06T12:32:54.761-04:00What a story! It sounds like that was a well dese...What a story! It sounds like that was a well deserved beer! Monique https://www.blogger.com/profile/14770266910367787588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948300976287438539.post-30314744254865799512014-08-06T12:31:58.096-04:002014-08-06T12:31:58.096-04:00Wow Neil, a loose shroud is the stuff of nightmare...Wow Neil, a loose shroud is the stuff of nightmares; I hope everyone was okay. Thanks for the kind words and I hope your future sails are a bit more relaxed! *grin* Btw, I love the pictures of your dog Salty!<br />Monique https://www.blogger.com/profile/14770266910367787588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948300976287438539.post-58714937687361873302014-08-06T12:23:24.410-04:002014-08-06T12:23:24.410-04:00It's definitely one of those important jobs th...It's definitely one of those important jobs that I find rather tedious. Fortunately, once I put a podcast on my ipod it's amazing how quickly the time passes. Thanks for the good wishes and I hope you have a lovely time out on the water.Monique https://www.blogger.com/profile/14770266910367787588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948300976287438539.post-43276131964029367552014-08-04T21:10:22.870-04:002014-08-04T21:10:22.870-04:00reminds me of the time we were almost dismasted......reminds me of the time we were almost dismasted... <br /> The homemade roller furler fouled so I drove our Catalina 22 onto the beach, went forward and wrapped the jib / sheets around the forestay. Somewhere during the fouling or the fixing the locknut on the turnbuckle disengaged and the buckle mostly unwound. Since we were about a half mile dead downwind from the dock I fired up the outboard and started motoring home. Lucky for me just as we came straight into the 16 knot wind the motor stalled, the bow swung around, and the forestay came free all at once.<br /> I tacked once on a broad reach from the wind on the hull before I realized the clunking noise forward was the base of the furler banging on the deck. Letting her drift I said “Crap, oh Crap!” ran/leapt forward and somehow managed to reattach the turnbuckle. As I stood at the bow looking around a passing power boat offered a tow. I looked at the 40 year old outboard that had just cut out, the main all wrapped up in her cover and my wife’s head in sticking out of the companionway and listened to my 4 year old asking why we stopped. Sometimes a tow is what you need. 20 min later the kids were running around, I was drinking a beer with my new friend, and I’m still pretty sure my wife never knew how close she came to collecting on the life insurance since I was standing where the mast would have landed if it had come down.<br /> Glad you caught this one before it was really a problem and please keep posting I'm cruising vicariously through your blog and the youtubes...<br />torbjorn<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10157658857417222696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948300976287438539.post-71520663750921878842014-08-04T19:10:01.282-04:002014-08-04T19:10:01.282-04:00We also lost a cotter pin about a year ago, result...We also lost a cotter pin about a year ago, resulting in a shroud coming loose. So yes, glad you found it in a calm situation. Glad to see you posting again - your posts and YouTube videos were a huge inspiration for us to make our first cruise. We are coming to the conclusion of that now despite extending it as long as we can. thanks for all the encouragement that you likely never knew you were providing - Fair Winds! Neil http://midnightsunii.blogspot.com/ Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06416922582878578058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948300976287438539.post-66497758625828139902014-08-04T16:27:10.388-04:002014-08-04T16:27:10.388-04:00I am glad you found that little problem before it ...I am glad you found that little problem before it became a big problem. It reminds me to check tbe rigging on my own boat, a Catalina 27. Glad things are going well for you guys. Enjoy the trip. Wish you safe travels and calm seas. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044103875729022693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948300976287438539.post-89999225588107346382014-08-04T13:35:43.822-04:002014-08-04T13:35:43.822-04:00Yes Douglas, I find it amazing that some of the mo...Yes Douglas, I find it amazing that some of the most important things on the boat are really just held together with simple cotter pins. Best of luck with your new rigging...I know what a job that can be. We replaced all of our standing rigging, among other things, before we left North Carolina in 2013 and it's given us such peace of mind. Polishing all of the hardware and turnbuckles made me wish for a smaller boat (just kidding, I think), but the work paid off. Thanks so much for watching! Fair winds and safe travels...Monique https://www.blogger.com/profile/14770266910367787588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948300976287438539.post-45842404327413520192014-08-04T11:35:15.552-04:002014-08-04T11:35:15.552-04:00big things come in very small packages, it is said...big things come in very small packages, it is said! We are currently having the entire standing rigging of our WS42 ketch remade to prevent a failure. However, the new rigging will fail just as quick as the old rigging if one of those pesky little cotter pins is ignored. Be safe you two. Your postings and videos continue to fuel the wanderlust in us all! Humungeous Thanks! Fair Winds and Following SeasAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00182916598686923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948300976287438539.post-87850980088067580522014-08-04T08:16:14.656-04:002014-08-04T08:16:14.656-04:00Thanks Mitch. Between Drake and I we hope to find...Thanks Mitch. Between Drake and I we hope to find everything. That doesn't always happen, but we're trying!<br />Monique https://www.blogger.com/profile/14770266910367787588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948300976287438539.post-87916673618634246592014-08-04T05:32:25.658-04:002014-08-04T05:32:25.658-04:00glad you have a keen eye for the small things that...glad you have a keen eye for the small things that could become major..................!Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09330456089262392185noreply@blogger.com