Hurrah ! Got the
boat safely home all in one piece, no
leaks, few squeaks, no problems except a long day of motoring and fighting the currents.
It really was a great trip. The
diesel ran flawlessly, moving us at an average of 6.3 knots through the
water. I don't have a tach so I'm unsure of RPM's, but it felt like 75-80% of full throttle ? She still has some more oomph, I just never used it. Theoretical
hull speed is 6.7, so it seemed fine.
The
rudder question I had. So, under power there is a definite pull to the left that increases with speed. It's not overbearing. I would liken it to a car that had bad alignment. If you let go of the
wheel she is headed to port ! What we did for comfort was to tighten down the
wheel clamp and we were able just tweak the course as needed without having to hold the wheel continuously. The wheel pilot unfortunately does not
work, I believe the
clutch is bad. Fixable, but I may just plan ahead for an under-deck unit attached to the quadrant.
Tides were not our friend, especially when we hit the St. John's with it's almost 3 knots of outgoing flow. That added time to the trip for sure, but it was fine too really. You don't buy a sailboat for the speed.
We had plenty of time to sight-see, and we hadn't been that way in a long time.
Didn't get to sail really. Rolled out the
jib twice, but not enough
wind to matter. Felt good though, Lol ! I'll be putting together a vid this week for anyone following.
All in all, a fun trip, but we were glad to pull into our slip !
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