A New Look

The New Look - Dana Point Marina

The California Look, No Canvass

 



Approaching Dana Point

Dolphins Come to Visit

A New Shine

Before departing Huntington Harbor, we completed several miscellaneous maintenance items including changing the engine zincs, cleaning out the sea-strainers, and inspected the impellers for the raw water pumps, which allow sea water through the heat exchangers.  Leonard also did some painting in the engine room and I polished the stainless steel cleats, rails, and other metal fittings to a new shine.  We left Huntington Harbor shortly after noon and throughout the cruise checked for weeping from the new fuel injection pump that had been installed earlier – yahoo, no reported fuel leaks.  But Got d’ Fever still wanted our attention.  While under way we noticed that the throttle controls were not in alignment with each other so Leonard adjusted the throttle control linkage to work in unison – accomplished by adjusting the set screws for the throttles at the helm station and adjusting the related cable located in the engine room.  While Leonard was in and out of the pilot house and engine room, a pod of dolphins were swarming nearby, several of the dolphins came over briefly to ride along our bow – lots of action for only a three hour cruise!  After arriving at Dana Point, CA around 3pm, we found ourselves in the mood for another project.  We decided it was time to take down the isinglass/canvas that encloses the cockpit area – no need for an enclosed sun porch in southern California!  The challenge was finding a storage place on the boat for these large pieces.  Leonard came up with the clever idea of using a bungee-cord cargo net to suspend the canvas/isinglass pieces in the cavity space under our bed.  The pieces lay flat and are out of the way.  Now we can enjoy those evening breezes and not worry about the isinglass and canvas deteriorating in the hot sun.  And Got d’ Fever is happy with her new look, sporting her Californian backless dress.

Set Screw Throttle Adjustment

Cable Throttle Adjustment - Engine Room

Entering Harbor - Dana Point in background