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Sailaway

Posted on August 26, 2007 | Comments Off on Sailaway

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This is from earlier this month, at the former Yacht Harbor Marina where Paul Schmidt, one of only two sailboat riggers on Lake Travis, did a superb re-rig of the family sloop’s standing rigging. Also the topping lift and lazy jacks. If I’d thought of it, he could have done the main and jib halyards, but I can go back for that in a few weeks when it cools off a little. I had the sails ready just in case, but I motored back to Anderson Mill without any problems. Looking forward to tomorrow morning, and the first chance I’ve had to singlehand it since the re-rig.

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Sloop’s okay but rerigging is delayed

Posted on June 27, 2007 | Comments Off on Sloop’s okay but rerigging is delayed

Just off the phone with folks at Anderson Mill Marina, who assured me the docks were raised as the water rose and the family sloop and other boats tied to them are okay. Inaccessible, but okay. "Let’s put it this way," said the woman who answered the phone, "you could swim to the bathroom." Meaning the restrooms at the parking lot on the shoreline are an island unto themselves. Obviously won’t be a trip to Yacht Harbor Marina tomorrow for the rerigging. Maybe next week.

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More rain

Posted on June 21, 2007 | Comments Off on More rain

May set records for wet. Looks like June will set a few records of its own. More from LCRA’s Bob Rose:

"Scattered showers and thunderstorms can be expected each day through the weekend, with the possibility for some locally heavy rain. With the ground wet from previous rains, flash flooding will be a possibility. Everyone should keep up with the latest weather developments."

I can see my trip on Monday to Yacht Harbor Marina for a rerigging of the sloop could turn out to be an adventure. 

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Travis still rising

Posted on June 17, 2007 | Comments Off on Travis still rising

LCRA says the weekend’s rain is expected to end tonight, but Lake Travis is still taking in runoff from storms in the watershed, including one area that got almost six inches overnight, and the lake is expected to be about 683 feet above mean sea level by next weekend. That would be about 18 inches above where it is now, which might put the rest of the parking lot at Anderson Mill marina underwater. With the sloop’s rerigging scheduled for Monday, the 25th, I’ll have to hope the water isn’t full of debris and boating banned by then. It should take me about thirty minutes to motor to Yacht Harbor Marina for the work, unless there’s logs and other big stuff to dodge.

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It’s a boat, 2

Posted on June 8, 2007 | Comments Off on It’s a boat, 2

Meteorologist Troy Kimmel emails that we can expect scattered showers this afternoon from a cold front making its way southeast across Texas. Thought I saw a surprising amount of dark clouds over Lake Travis this morning when I was out there working on the sloop. Got the cabin cleaned out, finally, and all cushions vacuumed and the surfaces wiped down with Lysol. Next I want to paint the interior teak, before starting work on the teak bin boards and doghouse trim. Next big problem to solve is getting the outboard overhauled. The one place that works on Suzukis is swamped with work. Meanwhile I’ve a re-rigging planned for the 18th at Yacht Harbor marina, a few miles away, but can’t get there easily without a motor. Not in a hurry, anyway. I could sail back, after the rigging’s completed, but still got to get there.

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