{"id":24723,"date":"2012-07-22T20:06:02","date_gmt":"2012-07-23T01:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/?p=24723"},"modified":"2012-07-23T00:41:42","modified_gmt":"2012-07-23T05:41:42","slug":"it-is-time-to-get-on-with-cruising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/it-is-time-to-get-on-with-cruising\/","title":{"rendered":"It Is Time To Get On With Cruising"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MG<\/p>\n

Mother Nature has been sending us a not-so-subtle message. “Enough with the boat testing and fine-tuning” she seems to be saying, “it is time to move on.” Having now completed a vigorous sea trial, and checked things back at the dock, we have a date with US Customs for clearance.<\/p>\n

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\"MG<\/p>\n

Today, being Sunday, was designated for preparing Wind Horse<\/em> and ourselves for a short jaunt north. We’ve been securing lashings in the basement, laying out charts, re-checking the weather, and fitting storm covers amongst other things.<\/p>\n

\"MG<\/p>\n

And those subtle hints have continued apace.<\/p>\n

\"MG<\/p>\n

The light and lightning show has been impressive, and the cloud structure wonderful to behold from a secure anchorage.<\/p>\n

\"MG<\/p>\n

Those bolts from the gods have been plentiful of late, and the locals say we haven’t seen anything yet. So, we’ve been working down the list, and are almost finished.<\/p>\n

\"MG<\/p>\n

But when the sky turns golden, it is time to drop the chores and observe, record, and marvel at the beauty which is so bountiful in Beaufort.<\/p>\n

And now for a few business items:<\/p>\n

\"MG<\/p>\n

We’ve been hard at work testing–trying different approaches to a variety of aspects of the FPB concept, as well as giving Wind Horse<\/em> a thorough examination and a few upgrades. We’ll discuss all of this in much greater detail when we have a few more miles under our belts, but we can already tell that the new enclosed flying bridge, with its duplicate suite of electronics, is going to be a joy to work and play in.<\/p>\n

\"MG<\/p>\n

One of our projects has been installing an N2K (NMEA 2000) bus system for data and alarms. We finally came down on the side of Maretron, and have been impressed so far with its ease of use and potential. We are looking forward to learning more about this system as we cruise.<\/p>\n

\"MG<\/p>\n

The drive lines, with their subtle issues of noise and vibration, have absorbed a huge amount of effort. We were already very smooth and comparatively quiet. After six weeks of testing, modifying, changing again, and going back to the drawing board, we are satisfied we have made substantial improvements that will find their way into new builds.<\/p>\n

Virtually every aspect of Wind Horse<\/em> has come under scrutiny. Now it is time to put all this work to the final test.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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