You can see the added sheet-tail hangers in this pic
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Sailing on Tuesday, if the current plan holds up.
Category Archives: Centennial
No more excuses allowed after this
The boat is ready to sail.
Will probably go sailing (!) on Saturday [updated]
Still no pictures, sorry, but by the end of the day last Friday I was just too tired to take pictures. But I did get a lot done: All of the blocks have been set up and the sheets have … Continue reading
No pics, but the boat is in great shape after today
We went down to the marina for a couple of hours today, and things are looking good. The new battery seems to do the job; the engine fired right up and ran fine (as long as the the engine cover … Continue reading
The Centennial’s electrical system: an overview
Here is a rough but accurate diagram (click to enlarge) of the Centennial’s electrical system. The A/B/Both/Off selector can connect or disconnect the two batteries (A, engine, and B, house) to the switch panel. Set to ‘A’, the engine battery … Continue reading
Sad battery.
This is the battery that is supposed to start the engine. It had died and gotten so badly corroded that it has lost its connection to the boat’s charging system (the wires just corroded right through and separated). It will … Continue reading
OK, that’s sorted.
Centennial is back in the water. July 3rd, 2011. We’re all kinda tired, but the thing is done.
Tidied up the halyards
We left her, the last time we were here, with the halyards and lazy-jacks loose and less than ship-shape. I went back on Saturday … Continue reading
Centennial all buttoned up for the winter
Ah, well. We didn’t get the boat in the water…. Continue reading
I’ve been back to Centennial twice this year now
As you can see, the tornados that menaced this corner of Ohio mercifully skipped Meinke’s Marina. I had thought that villains had taken two of the steering wheel handles, but we found the missing ones today in the footwell. Somebody … Continue reading