Well as the title says, it's been a mixed bag the last couple days.
On Friday, I got a call from the detailer: the guy who assigns officers to jobs. It seems the XO of the Nuclear
Power Training Unit in Saratoga Springs, NY is rolling to be an XO at sea (the job I want but may not get at this rate). They need someone to fill the job in NY in February or so, and I was the first guy on his list. Bright side: it's an XO job, which basically guarantees my being selected for promotion to Commander in a year and a half or so. That's a serious pay raise and a serious boost to
retirement income when I'm done with this
Navy bit. Down side: we have to leave Charleston and move to upstate
New York.....in February! Brrrr..... Ok that's not THAT bad. The bad part, as far as this forum is concerned, is that I will have neither the time nor the $ to truck or sail Icefire up the
East Coast and the
Hudson to be anywhere near us. She's secure on the
mooring here, but come next
hurricane season, it could get dicey with us in NY and the
boat here. I could haul her and store her
on the hard, but again that's $ that I don't want to spend right now with a move, and our little man needing heart surgery in the next year or two.
Long story short: I love the
boat, but think it's time to sell her. The Admiral really is feeling the need for more boat space anyway, and is leery of doing much sailing until the kiddies are a bit bigger. So it's not like I'd get a whole lot of use from her.
So if anyone's in the market for a great little cruiser, drop me a line. She's tough and pretty, though the
paint job does need to be redone (part of her stripe got worn off over the summer in
Annapolis as she rubbed against the
dock....the
fender slipped, and again since I wasn't there......
). The Atomic 4 runs like a champ (just had the
head gasket, thermostat, and all
engine instruments replaced, courtesy of Chief Engineer). We did the
ICW a couple months ago from
Annapolis without a hitch, except for some bad
fuel at the beginning (check out my blog at sailandstars.blogspot.com for the diary of the trip if you want proof).
Icefire
equipment: Main and 150%, decent condition. Cruising chute with sock, good condition.
Roller furling: needs repair/replacement (it seized during the run down the Chesapeake). Standard Horizon CP-170C
chartplotter with up to date
charts. Standard horizon
VHF with command mike at
helm.
Navico WP-4000
autopilot (needs a new belt).
Raytheon radar (works great, but the repeater isn't permanently mounted right now; I intended to mount it on a swing arm so it will be viewable from the
helm, but haven't done it yet). Speed log and fathometer. New
Lewmar hatch up forward last year.
Lewmar 40ST winches.
Rocna 10
anchor with 40 ft G-4 chain and 125 ft octoplait
rode.
Fortress FX-23 kedge/stern
anchor with 6 ft chain and 200 ft 2-plait
rode. 20 lb
CQR backup with 6 ft chain and 100+ ft 2-plait rode. 2 Mustang survival hydrostatic-inflated harnesses with strobes and lanyards. Nylon jackline system. Handheld
VHF. 20 gallons
water. 18 gallons
fuel. 20 gallon
holding tank. Alcohol
stove (works great). Good-sized ice box (I typically use 40 lbs of ice to start, then refill in 20 lb intervals). Starting and deep cycle house
battery.
Electric and manual built-in
bilge pumps. Portable
bilge pump. My plan was to haul her next summer to do a new bottom job (it's been a couple years) and fix the topside
paint.
Dinghy: Walker Bay Watertender 9.4 hard
dinghy with Johnson 2-stroke 4.5 hp
outboard, 6 gallon
fuel tank, and oars.
Mooring: helical mooring installed by professional diver in early 2009. High quality pickup buoy and pendant. Mooring is located at the corner of the Ashley River and Wapoo Creek in Charleston (ICW mile 471).
I'm looking to sell them all. I'm thinking 18.5k for the lot, but I'll take offers.
I'll be
posting more info and pics on my blog and on craigslist charleston. PM or send an
email if you're interested!
Have a great day!
-Alexei
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