Systems check with Chiheb and Brian

Norm bought me an 8 HP Johnson/ 

Saturday Brian came up from Vermont.  Chieb came helped prepare BELLUM for her big adventure.

Set up new chocks for docking lines, installed dingy towing patches and dinghy tow rigging 

Chris was lingering around and we were busy so I assigned him to install a carbon water filter for the boat tanks which he succeeded in.

Sunday we tested the new systems - sailed to the sandbars, had some steak hache and came back.  Chris showed up and we had some MMHA beer at the club.

Single Handed to Pointe Claire

On Monday afternoon I loaded the car with mast frame and other stuff to the club in the afternoon to work on the boat.  

I ended up helping Northern Sun whose Yanmar 3GMD was not turning over.  She was stuck at Dowers and ended up sailing back to her dock. The problem was a weak connector to the panel.  Quel Surprise.

I set off motoring in a West wind to the Gut, checking out the new drive chain.  She worked flawlessly.  I anchored outside the Pointe-Claire church.  BBQ my pork chop, slept and got up the next morning to sail back to the club.  I decided not to testify at Jessica's TAL hearing. She was poor at communicating about the issues in the case.  I was not clear what I was going to be witnessing. 

I got back to the dock at 10, changed the sails,  inflated the new dingy, organized the boat and locker and went out to test the dingy.

On Wednesday, I biked out to Boathouse, Home Depot and the new Addison's in Pointe-Claire to get screws, cables, fuses, clevis pin, plumbing for water filter.  I biked back to the club, intending to bring the Argon 24 bike back home, but the U-lock no longer worked.  It had been there all summer.

The Bellum splash

Bellum is splashed with a new strut and shaft at 12:30.  All systems go.  Packing adjusted. No leaks from the new transducer. Transducers work

Chiheb was going to be driving his wife to the airport and we decided to get together for a beer.  Instead, we went sailing with a south wind, we beamed to Beaconsfield and back in the dark for a two-hour cruise.

Amalia J100 - Shelby

 I had rigged Shark 2 to race with Scarlett.  Shelby walks by and he is sailing without crew so I decided to join him with Scarlett and de-rigged the shark

Nice sail with the 150, which unfortunately ripped on the way back after the race.  We came in last :(

Supper at the club. I bought a pitcher.

No race on Genisis

I had a meeting about a brochure at the Royal.  I biked there.  They wanted me to take more photos of the club facilities.

Biked to PCYC, and had a drink with Bruce and his friends.  Winds died about 5.

The race was cancelled at about 5:30.  Had a beer on Genisis.  Six boats from PCYC and Royal went out and had an informal race in nice light winds.  Pissed at RC.  

I didn't feel like racing but afterwards, I missed going out.

Had supper at the club, and bought a pitcher for the crew.

It started to drizzle and a large yellow rain system was coming in so I asked Joseph to drive me back to Monkland, leaving the bike at PCYC.

Weekend san BELLUM

No FFR for me

No FFR - decided to play pool

Sailed a shark on Saturday.  Reserved Shark 5 but it would not accept a motor.  Shark 6 came in early so I took her out for 6 hours of sailing

Went to the sandbars on Sunday with Zig-Zag

Bellum drive system

Bellum strut has been bent by catching a dinghy line.  She was hauled out Aug 12 and Shipwright has agreed to change the strut for a new one from Alquoquin 

The shaft looks scoured in spots. Investigation a new one.

JC observed the strut is obviously bent.

At least the week has been cold and wet.  

I miss you Bellum