Cruise 6 - Dauphin Island

Mar 19, 2007 Monday - Found fast leak around shaft of seawater pump. Replaced with spare pump and new impeller. Fished two impeller blades from front of heat exchanger.

Mar 20, 2007 Tuesday - Shelby Dock to Dauphin Island

10:00 a.m. tide is coming in, floscan=70.6 hrs=3512.4 trip=0.0
52.2 gal <74.4> 73.8 gal

11:00-2:200 Hauled at Nelson Shipyard, pressure washed and replaced all 3 zincs - flat
plate, plus two disks on rudder. Bottom looked good - 2 good skid marks up front
to be repaired. Some paint beginning to wear on corners.

2:00-5:00 west to Dauphin Island, arriving through east pass up to Dauphin Island
Marina 251-861-2201. Tied up for 2 nights with Greg James Manager @ $1/ft.

flo=77.9 odom=24.7 nm

52.2 gal <67.4> 73.8 gal

Mar 21, 2007 Wed - Bicycled to Jim & Tyra's house on the beach. Fun day.

Mar 22, 2007 Thurs - Leaving to run east to Pensacola. Took on 114.2 gallons of diesel, should
have taken 106.3. $2.75 per gallon. May have held some fuel in hoses before?

100 gal <100> 100 gal flo=0.0 odo=0.0 hrs=3515.9

10:00 a.m. - eastbound off dock, tide rising. Very rough, east wind.

11:49 a.m. - underway, no. 131 green Bon Secour Bay. East wind 10 knots, 1723 rpm, 200 F engine temp, 2.2 gph, 3.71 mpg, 8.4 knts, engine room 104.5 F

3:22 p.m. - arrived at Redfish Point, odo=43.6 nm., flo = 11.5 gal

100 gal <88.5> 100 gal

Mar 23, 2007 Fri - Anchored at Redfish, beautiful weather 70 F.

DC Fridge begins to cycle after 24 hours off dock, where freezer temp started at 8 F.

1.7 min on/7 off, 2 on/6 off, 2 on/7 off, 1.5 on/7 off = 20% duty cycle, 5 amps when running
at 69 F ambient temp, freezer=23.2 F, fridge=44.4 F (thermostat set to max), engine room 74 F.

TV=2.87 amps, sat Antennae=1.4 amp

Mar 24, 2007 Sat - anchored at Redfish point, perfect weather 69.3 F. Water depth 9 feet, east wind @ 11 knts.

-Replaced both engine belts, John Deere RE51551 from stores. Added water to engine to dilute antifreeze (had used 1.5 gal of 100%).

100 gal <88.5> 100 gal flo=11.5 trip=0.0

10:30 a.m. - underway to Pirates Cove, doing laundry. 1459 rpm, 8.9 knots, 1.6 gph, 5.26 mpg

11:16 a.m. - 1075 rpm, 7.5 knots, 1.1 gph, 6.8 mpg against the tide

12:00 noon - anchored in front of Pirates Cove, kayaked in to see Lucinda? and have lunch.

2:00 p.m. - underway to Bon Secour

2:59 p.m. - waved down by Bill Lyle at Lulu's - said he saw the Alligators being built

4:00 p.m. - in the slip at high tide, 4.5 feet minimum depth coming in.

100 gal <81.3> 100 gal flo=18.7 hrs=3235 trip=27.9 nm max=11.5


March 25, 2007 - stayed in the dock, finished the head door.


March 26, 2007 - heading home around noon.

Cruise 5 - Mobile Bay

October 17, 2006 Arrive from Nagadoches, Gregg and Kerry

October 18, 2006 Wednesday - visit with Joe and Bob Walters

October 19, 2006 Thursday - Replaced 8 house batteries

October 20, 2006 Friday - Shopping

October 21, 2006 Saturday, Bon Secure to Fairhope, 24.6 nm

9:00 a.m. depart, hours=???
52.2 gal 87.7 gal <83.7> floscan=???

Cruise 4 - Pensacola to Bon Secour, AL

July 27, 2006 Arrive from Tulsa, Gregg and Kerry

July 28, 2006 Friday - visit with Joe and Gail

July 29, 2006 Sat. - Vists Joe and Gail's construction site, dinner with Tex, Gloria, Keith, Sally

July 30, 2006 Bayou Chico slip to Redfish with Joe and Gail

11:00 a.m. depart after storms, waitng for tide hours=3493.1
54.7 gal 87.7 gal <96.2> floscan=34.7

7:00 p.m. arrive (dropped Joe and Gail off at Landfall)

July 31, 2006 Redfish Point to Bon Secour River floscan end=47.2

12:00 noon rain and 27 knots breeze in Wolf bay

-54.7 gal 87.7 gal <83.7>
-trip=39.9 nm
-log = 319.3 nm

Aug 1-4, 2006 Stayed in Bob Secour, worked on dock


We met: -Joe and Cheryl Shutt - Joe is a shrimper
-Dr. Bill Garretson and Katheryn - Bill is a vascular surgeon
-Bill Stewart - fisherman from across the river

Cleaned all battery terminals - some batteries wet, some dry, but all on last legs

Refridgeration notes - Freezer: 24x20x18 = 5 ft3, plate: 19x6x11
- Fridge: 22x31x18 = 7 ft3, 8" insulation, fan-operated
- Deck Box: 11/5x16x10 = 1 ft3, 3" insulation, serial-connect

- Deep Freeze: 30x15x13 = 3.3 ft3, 8" insulation

- R404A units, 11.7 amps at 115 VAC

Aug 5-6, 2006 Set pilings with Joe Shelby and Joe Shutt

Broke my Bomar Hatch

Deloris Shutt fed us a fish lunch caught by Joe

Aug 8, 2006 Loaded and left for Tulsa

Cruise 3 - Pensacola to FWB and back-

June 6, 2006 Arrive from Tulsa, Gregg and Kerry

June 7, 2006 Silza dock, Bayou Chico, Pensacola, FL, Fr

-replaced main fuel/water filter, 3475 hours
-rebuilt anchor washdown sprayer
-took on ~500 gal water
-replaced corroded genset exhaust hoseclamp - likely source of engine bilge water
-removed 2 gallons of diesel from under port, rear tank - unknown source - overfilling?
-paid rent to Silza's renters, $324

June 8, 2006 Bayo Chico, Pensacola, FL to Ft. Walton Beach, Destin, FL

9:00 a.m. - Departure

- Fuel <83.4> 87.7 gal 96.2 gal Floscan=3.4 gal
- running on port tank
- pulled back from Silza's dock with dinghy, aground between islands - maybe
too close to south island

11:15 a.m. - underway, Santa Rosa Sound

-engine hours 3477.7, calm, 9.1 knots, 3.63 mpg, 15.5 ft, Floscan=6.6 gal

3:00 p.m. - anchored by Ft. Walton Yacht Club, watched sailing school

5:10 pm. - anchored in Cinco Bayou, Ft. Walton Beach, FL

-engine hours 3481.5 hours Floscan = 15.7
- Fuel <71.1> 87.7 gal 96.2 gal Floscan=15.7

June 9, 2006 Chico Bayou, FWB to Destin Pass

10:30 a.m. - Departure
- Fuel <71.1> 87.7 gal 96.2 gal Floscan=15.7
- running on port tank, engine hours

12:50 p.m. - anchored at Destin Island(?) 4.1 ft. floscan=19.1 gal odo=108 kn
-scrubbed the bottom, cleaned speedo and sounder - was intermittent?
-scrubbed prop, few barnacles, lots on endplate
-missing zincs on strut?

3:00 p.m. - picked up Bert Lilly at FWBYC

6:00 p.m. - anchored back at Chico Bayou
-Fuel <66.5> 87.7 gal 96.2 gal Floscan=20.2
-log=223 n.m.


June 10, 2006 Fort Walton Beach to Pensacola trip=45.5

11:00 a.m. - Departure, hrs=3485.3 trip=0
-Fuel <66.5> 87.7 gal 96.2 gal floscan=20.2

4:36 p.m. - anchored at Redfish Pt.
-fuel <54.7> 87.7 gal 96.2 gal floscan=32.0
-log = 268.5


June 11, 2006 Redfish Pt, Pensacola to Bayou Chico slip 10.9 nm

8:00 a.m. depart
-fuel <54.7> 87.7 gal 96.2 gal floscan=32.0

9:30 a.m. arrive - several 4' spots at high tide
-fuel <52.2> 87.7 gal 96.2 gal floscan=34.5
-Log = 279.4 nm

Drove Bert Lilley back to Fort Walton Beach


June 12, 2006 varnish rails - 2 coats of 1015 Captains Varnish, 3 on bow
Keith Davis visited and we went to dinner with Joe Shelby
pump some more water out of engine bilge (?) - stuck pump again
fixed engine room alarm


June 13, 2006 finished varnish

Cruise 2 - Ocean Spings, MS to Pensacola FL

May 2, 2006 Ocean Springs to Horn Island 11 n.m.

10:30 a.m. - Departure

- Fuel 59 gal 34 gal 85.9 gal Floscan=50.5 hrs=3454.7

12:10 p.m. - Arrive, anchor hrs=3454.7 log = 33 n.m.


May 3, 2006 Horn Island to Daughin Island 39 n.m.

8:37 a.m. - Depart hrs=3454.7 floscan=54.6

9:55 a.m. - underway 9.2 knots @ 2.75 MPG

1:30 p.m. - Daughin Island fuel dock, floscan=68 gal
-took on 68 gal rt-left, 68 gal center, reset floscan
-Fuel 100 gal 100 gal 100 gal floscan=0
-Log = 72 n.m.


May 4, 2006 Dauphin Island to Ingraham Bayou 38 n.m.

7:06 a.m. 100 gal <100> 100 gal floscan=0

10:00 a.m. - lunch at Lulu's - engine bilge alarm, blown fuse in pump
-hrs=3465.2 floscan=11.5

3:00 p.m. - anchored for beers at Pirates Cove - met bartender Lucia

6:15 p.m. - anchored in Ingraham Bayou - lots of mud... hrs=3465.9
-fuel 100 gal <87.7> 100 gal floscan=12.3
-log = 110 n.m.


May 5, 2006 Ingraham Bayou to Redfish Pt, PNS 14.6 n.m.

8:10 a.m. - switched to starboard tank, ran laundry underway
-fuel 100 gal 87.7 gal <100> floscan=12.3

10:35 a.m. - lunch hooked at Southwind until storm blew in, hrs
-fuel 100 gal 87.7 gal <96.2> floscan=16.5
-log = 124.6 n.m.


May 6, 2006 Redfish to Pirates Cove 13.8 n.m.

8:15 a.m. - hrs=3468.7 odo=14.6
-fuel <100> 87.7 gal 96.2 gal floscan=16.5
- underway 1842 rpm 2.89 mpg 9.8 knots

Noon - met Joe and Gail Shelby at Wooden Boat Festival

6:00 pm. anchored in Ingraham Bayou
-fuel <94.6> 87.7 gal 96.2 gal floscan=21.5
-odo=28.4 hrs=3471.3 log=138.4 n.m.

May 7, 2006 - Pirates Cove to Bayou Chico

8:20 a.m. - hrs=3471.5, odo=28.5
-fuel <94.6> 87.7 gal 96.2 gal floscan=21.6

10:30 a.m. - Picked up Joe Shelby and Keith in Grand Lagoon, reset floscan!

4:00 p.m. - At the slip, odo=52
-fuel <86.5> 87.7 gal 96.2 gal floscan=3.1
-log=162 n.m.

Cruise 1 - Ocean Springs, MS

Feb 16, 2006 Kerry and Gregg arrive Ocean Springs, MS from Tulsa

Ocean Springs to Horn Island 11 n.m.

Horn Island to Ocean Springs 11 n.m.

Logged = 22 n.m.