There was a lot going on with the Brothers of the Chesapeake Bay table in late May: Ailing family members, a boat out of water, a damaged limb and other similar impediments or obligations resulted in a small turnout for this year's first warm weather three day holiday weekend. But, that's not necessarily a bad thing.
The crews of Casual Class, Orza (including Brother Boats and Tricia) and Talisman met a School Neck Point in the Severn River (a tributary of Mobjack Bay) on Saturday, May 29th for rest, relaxation & comaraderie. Casual Class was first at the anchorage. Upon arrival, there was an engine problem that the other boats were made aware of as they arrived. A threaded joiner piece of the wet exhaust systems plumbing had sheared just where it entered the mated end. But no one wanted to delve into it on Saturday. After scheduling repairs for Sunday morning, dinner was prepared and served. The crews mellowed as they danced into the night.
The next morning, four brothers assessed the situation and assembled available resources for the repair. A four inch piece of wet duty, high pressure, flexible piping was fitted into place with appropriate sized pipe clamps. The engine was started and exhaust was again ported out of the boat in the normal fashion without leaks. While we toasted our success, we realized it was now approaching noon. We had discussed moving the raft to the East River but after assessing the peaceful anchorage, we decided to stay put. Swimming, dancing, eating, drinking and napping consumed the rest of the day. It was, indeed, a restful day.
On Monday morning, after breakfast, we broke the raft to head home. Casual Class left first, deciding to motorsail against the southwesterly breeze. Later in the day, Casual Class contacted Talisman and ORZA (who - as usual - was the first back to the marina). Their repairs had failed and they needed help getting in from the lower bay area, just outside Ft. Wool. Fuego was dispatched for the tow. But they hadn't calculated on how much fuel they would need for the task. As Fuego approached Fort Wool with Casual Class in tow, they placed a call to Talisman inquiring about fuel. Talisman had five gallons of gasoline on board which would insure Fuego's return, if needed. As Talisman grew closer, she pulled in behind the connected boats as backup. Casual Class was given a temporary berth at Rebel Marina until more durable repairs could be affected. The weekend had been a success!
The crews of Casual Class, Orza (including Brother Boats and Tricia) and Talisman met a School Neck Point in the Severn River (a tributary of Mobjack Bay) on Saturday, May 29th for rest, relaxation & comaraderie. Casual Class was first at the anchorage. Upon arrival, there was an engine problem that the other boats were made aware of as they arrived. A threaded joiner piece of the wet exhaust systems plumbing had sheared just where it entered the mated end. But no one wanted to delve into it on Saturday. After scheduling repairs for Sunday morning, dinner was prepared and served. The crews mellowed as they danced into the night.
The next morning, four brothers assessed the situation and assembled available resources for the repair. A four inch piece of wet duty, high pressure, flexible piping was fitted into place with appropriate sized pipe clamps. The engine was started and exhaust was again ported out of the boat in the normal fashion without leaks. While we toasted our success, we realized it was now approaching noon. We had discussed moving the raft to the East River but after assessing the peaceful anchorage, we decided to stay put. Swimming, dancing, eating, drinking and napping consumed the rest of the day. It was, indeed, a restful day.
On Monday morning, after breakfast, we broke the raft to head home. Casual Class left first, deciding to motorsail against the southwesterly breeze. Later in the day, Casual Class contacted Talisman and ORZA (who - as usual - was the first back to the marina). Their repairs had failed and they needed help getting in from the lower bay area, just outside Ft. Wool. Fuego was dispatched for the tow. But they hadn't calculated on how much fuel they would need for the task. As Fuego approached Fort Wool with Casual Class in tow, they placed a call to Talisman inquiring about fuel. Talisman had five gallons of gasoline on board which would insure Fuego's return, if needed. As Talisman grew closer, she pulled in behind the connected boats as backup. Casual Class was given a temporary berth at Rebel Marina until more durable repairs could be affected. The weekend had been a success!
1 comment:
You seem to be having a lot of fun. I hope this is mostly dress rehearsal for when I come back and then go for even more fun !
Orza !
Brise Galets
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