Haul out & Skiing
Lynn & Mike ..around the world
Mike Drinkrow & Lynn v/d Hoven
Mon 18 Feb 2013 23:52
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Haul out and
Skiing
Time2 was hauled out at Baja Naval in
Ensenada to have the bottom paint redone, the hull polished and the zincs
renewed. For the uninitiated - "the zincs" are sacrificial pieces of zinc,
attached to various bits of metal under the boat that protect that metal from
corrosion. So they corrode and need to be replaced regularly - Time2 has about 8
or 9 of these. After our last bottom paint nightmare we were thrilled to see
that the paint applied in Panama (Sea Hawk Island 77) had held up very well with
the help of the diver at Cruiseport marina
  Time2 in the slings at Baja
Naval This
is the zinc on the propeller - being eaten away
While the boat was on the hard we took
advantage of the spare time do some skiing at Mammoth in the Sierra
Mountains of California. It was a bit chaotic getting from Ensenada, over
the border and then up to San Diego. It was raining and we had to use
a taxi and then a shuttle , do customs/ immigration on foot and then
get on the trolley to the city. So after 4 hours of travelling we were
happy to check into the W Hotel in downtown San Diego for the night, and enjoyed
a fabulous meal at a local steakhouse called Cowboy Star.
Next morning we flew up to
Mammoth and using our airmiles the tickets only cost $10! What a
great deal - seems using your Voyager airmiles in the USA is a whole lot cheaper
and easier than in South Africa! We stayed at an Inn, that was in walking
distance of Canyon Lodge - where there are a number of lifts going up the
mountain, and a gondola taking you back down into town. We had a very pleasant
week skiing with good snow, not too many people, lots of sunshine and NO
injuries!
  Waiting for the bus - love my
Croc
Boots! Mike
ready to head down
We got back to the yard in Ensenada to
splash the boat and everything was looking great. We were lowered back into the
water and as we backed out I heard Mike calling the yard on the radio - with
some urgency in his voice. The bow-thruster props had been put in back to
front and so his maneuverability was stuffed up!/ He was having to drive the
bow-thruster backwards, while operating the main engine and stern thruster
correctly. All this, with a tide that was rushing out and a
very narrow exit! Yikes, that could have been a total disaster, but of
course it wasn’t. Mike worked it out and got us back to the dock unscathed!
We were hauled out again and very quickly the propeller was turned around
correctly and we were back on our way to Cruiseport Marina.
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