A New Journey Begins for OverEasy - 2023/2025

[OverEasy]

Hi All!

Well the heat broke (down from 95 to 85F) but with all the rain the humidity is as high as ever!
Only got one day on the boat this past weekend due to thunderstorms and rain. Lots of rain. Temps are supposed to climb back up… it’s August in SC….

Finally finished cutting up the slab for the receptacles and conduit trenches! Yippie! It was a dusty mess. Bought a sacrificial circular saw and used the diamond blade I already had. Total out of pocket cost was $50. Beats the saw & blade rentals which would have been at least $150! The Admiral was a real help holding the shop vacuum while I cut. It still made a mess. The Admiral helped with the cleanup too!
Glad that’s out of the way! Now I get to set the electrical boxes, conduit and wires in.

It will be nice to get that all finished up and start setting the new vinyl floor boards in place. I’d like to have the floor for the new kitchen-family room and hallway set before the end of the month. That way I can start on the cabinets in September.

Inch by inch…. Inch by inch…

Best Regards,
Over Easy

[OverEasy]

Hi All!

Heavy rain here on Friday… bummer for boating but a good day for the To-Do-List!
Fitted two of the three new in-slab electrical boxes for the kitchen / family room remodeling.
Feels good to be back making progress!
Weather “iffy” for Saturday so it’s a play it by ear on getting out on the boat.

We did our oil an filter change on the Suzuki DF60AV.
Used the vacuum oil extractor from Harbor Freight again.
It’s a nice clean way to get the old oil out of the engine without having to haul out.
Suzuki did a nice design access to the engine oil filter making it a simple job of removing the old and installing the new one.
We’ve logged a hundred operational hours so far this season!

As we want to get more done on our home renovations we’re extending our stay south into September before heading north.:
Yes, we’re failed snowbirds…go south in the hot weather and north in the cold weather.
One of these years we’ll get it turned around…..
The upside is we are extending our boating season by several weeks!
Hopefully the heat cools off and the weather improves with more clear skies.

I’d like to figure out a way to gently scrub the hull to remove the marine growth that the warm waters here encourage.
Having as many rain days on the weekends means we don’t get out as frequently to motor off the gunk.
(This is our second season on our bottom ablative paint and it shows )
So next season it’s gonna be time to be giving a good clean and reapplying it. Just part of the fun.

The Admiral and I have been toying with painting the top structure above the rub rail as the 24 year old gel coat is showing it’s age (sorta like I am :wink).
Note: We had hoped to get to do a trial run at painting our runabout Scrambled by that hasn’t happened this year.
At the very least I’d like to give the anchor locker, fwd hatch, rear center seat and companionway hatch a try as these are our prime areas of concern. Limiting it to these areas should make it more manageable and more likely to be accomplished for next season.

I’m keeping an eye on Hershel’s project with his work on his smaller boat he’s been working on.
He’s been doing a great job on it!

We also hope to modify the bench area ahead of the galley next season.
We’d like to make a cutout on the aisle side of the bench to install a nook for two to three baskets similar to those we installed for our galley Mod. That would significantly improve our ready access storage space & organization.
Currently we only use that bench as the ideal location for our Thermonic cooler but that effectively blocked access to that locker.
The new basket nook should make better use of that space and extended cruising usage.

In the spare time I’ve also been giving consideration and a rethink about our shore power and AC electrical modifications.
Primarily to simplifying what we really need.
Our current system of feeding an electrical cord under the sliding companionway hatch works by it’s a bit too clunky.
I’d ideally like something more streamlined that also has the power entry on the stern so that if/when using the portable generator it can be plugged in without a long electrical cord traversing the cockpit.
I’ve managed to get most of what I need pulled together and should be able to fabricate most of it on the work bench.

Best Regards
Over Easy

[Russ]

We did our oil an filter change on the Suzuki DF60AV.
Used the vacuum oil extractor from Harbor Freight again.
It’s a nice clean way to get the old oil out of the engine without having to haul out.
Suzuki did a nice design access to the engine oil filter making it a simple job of removing the old and installing the new one.
We’ve logged a hundred operational hours so far this season!

The oil filter is easy, the fuel filter not so much. I need to remove the cowling to truly access it. How I know? Because I once bought a defective fuel filter and after launching it was a PITA to replace it.

Yes, DRAINING the oil without creating a superfund site is impossible while wet.

In the spare time I’ve also been giving consideration and a rethink about our shore power and AC electrical modifications.
Primarily to simplifying what we really need.
Our current system of feeding an electrical cord under the sliding companionway hatch works by it’s a bit too clunky.
I’d ideally like something more streamlined that also has the power entry on the stern so that if/when using the portable generator it can be plugged in without a long electrical cord traversing the cockpit.

It seems MOST boats have the AC power cord connector aft near the cockpit. This seems logical for powerboats who usually back into a slip.
For sailboats, we rarely back in to a slip, so logic would indicate a bow mounted connector makes more sense. UNLESS, you want to connect a genset off the aft of the boat.

I’d like to figure out a way to gently scrub the hull to remove the marine growth that the warm waters here encourage.
Having as many rain days on the weekends means we don’t get out as frequently to motor off the gunk.

You aint kidding. We have no antifouling paint. Fresh water, so no barnicles to worry about, but SLIME builds up all the time. It washes off after hauling out with a power washing, but sure would be nice mid season to clean that off and increase performance.

I need to convince our marina to install one of these. Not going to hold my breath, they don't even have power/water on the docks.

[OverEasy]

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I’d like to figure out a way to gently scrub the hull to remove the marine growth that the warm waters here encourage.
Having as many rain days on the weekends means we don’t get out as frequently to motor off the gunk.

You aint kidding. We have no antifouling paint. Fresh water, so no barnicles to worry about, but SLIME builds up all the time. It washes off after hauling out with a power washing, but sure would be nice mid season to clean that off and increase performance.

I need to convince our marina to install one of these. Not going to hold my breath, they don't even have power/water on the docks.

BOY!
What a neat thingy! I want one….right after I win the Lotto

[OverEasy]

Hi All!

I hope others on the forum were able to get out and about on their boats this past weekend!

Well it’s official… our weather here in South Carolina has skunked any chance of our getting out on the water this weekend
Rain…Rain…Rain…and Rain…..
First the excessive heat and now the multiple heavy rain storms that have been sweeping through our region. Fribble!
The upside of the rain is the temp drops by a half dozen degrees but the humidity soars right afterwards…. Fribble!

Makes it hard to even get on with the house renovations… righ now I need to mix concrete to back fill the electrical cutouts and trenches in the slab… but it’s raining outside so I can’t reliably mix up the concrete without getting drenched… after our cleaning up after the concrete slab trench cutting the Admiral is a ‘hard NO’ on mixing tge concrete inside or on the covered porch…. Fribble!

Even working in the garage getting reorganized for the next phases is a challenge as one gets soaked through from tge humidity in short order! These must be the ‘hound dog days of summer’ except the hound is also wet! All fans do is move more humid air in my direction while I’m in the garage. It would be nice to have a couple sunny days but the forecasts (if one can believe them now with the dogey cuts) have another week of this rain and humidity yet to come…..

I contacted our local USCG about several missing ICW channel markers I’ve noticed and they currently have no idea if (never mind when) they will be replaced due to the budgetary cuts of recent that they have to contend with. Kind of frustrating it would seem…. There are two markers in particular that have been knocked over and broken away directing traffic on the ICW away from the shallows (they are aware of the issue) but I guess until something really valuable or hazardous runs aground their hands are tied. Kind of a shame as they used to really stay on top of things around here.

For the ‘in water’ hull cleaning I found one of those long wide heavy duty truck tie down straps amongst my stuff in the garage. I’m contemplating zip tying several kitchen sponges to it on one (or both) sides and considering making a ‘buffing strap’ of sorts that I could operate from the cabin top after I figure out how to not abrade the rub rail and hull chine …. … thinking about it now … there probably a good reason come to think of it why this idea hasn’t been used in the past… … Oh well it was a thought…

Between rain storms I hope to get the Admiral outside to help me move the pop-up canopy that I erected over the boat trailer while I was changing out all the rusted bolted hardware during the heat wave to a new location. That will give me a place to mix up the concrete for the slab back filling.

Inch by inch… inch by inch we’re making progress….

Meanwhile on a more adventurous note our younger daughter is off hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT).
She sent some photos that some here on the forum might appreciate & might enjoy.














































Best Regards
Over Easy

[OverEasy]

Hi All!

Finally made it out on the boat! Yippie!
The heat and weather and schedules and stars finally aligned yesterday!

Beautiful day!
Clear skies! Not too hot! Not too anything but wonderful!

We turned left out of the marina and cruised up past Beaufort up to Brickyard Landing and back. About 3-1/2 hours in the late afternoon and early evening. Beautiful day!

On the return leg we got to stop and drift amongst two to three family pods of dolphins with their calves.
That was a lot of fun!
Being in the midst of them we got the unique opportunity to see on our sonar how they chased the bait fish/shrimp up from the bottom and gathered them into balls. Kind of fascinating.

Wide open waters and virtually had it all to ourselves.



























Best Regards,
Over Easy

[OverEasy]

Hi All!

The Admiral when to check on the boat the other day.
(I forgot to raise the engine When buttoning up Monday night….)

She saw an Otter!
In or marina!
And she managed to get it to pose for a couple photos too!




Didn’t even know we had Otters in our tidal estuaries!

Best Regards
Over Easy

[OverEasy]

Hi All!

Great evening out yesterday!
Got in a 3 hour cruise headed east on the Beaufort River (toward the Atlantic) turning up the Cat Island Cut onto the Coosaw River!
It was a perfect evening cruise with milder temperatures in the low 80s F and a light breeze.
We got to have a nice protracted close visit from a family pod of Dolphins!
Cut the engine and drifted with the incoming tide.
The Dolphins are a curious lot and often move close when the engine is disengaged or shut off.
These were coming within 5 to 10 feet of Over Easy and it was delightful.

Unfortunately our South Carolina coastal weather was kicking up a fast moving line of thunderstorms moving in our general direction so we bade our goodbyes to the Dolphins and headed back to our slip. We were able to skirt the edges of the front but not before I donned my rain coat and inflatable PFD as several bits of lightning illuminated the incoming front. Lately these fronts have been quite sudden and intense “frog chokers” so I really didn’t want to chance being unprepared for what might be. Things worked in our favor this time around and our portion of the front dissipated as we approached Port Royal while it intensified over Parris Island ( where the Marines have their training base). Quite the light show as there was quite a bit of cloud-to-cloud and ground strikes that could be seen. Glad we missed it!

Not wanting to push our luck we buttoned up and passed on the fresh water flush of the engine.
I’ll have to get that done the next time we go out.
It will give me the chance to try the ‘Salt-Away’ flushing kit I’ve been meaning to use this month.
It’s something new to me so if anyone has used this before your comments are appreciated.

We were able to get a one month extension of or slip rental into the end of September!
Hoping to get to make up for the days out that we lost to the excessive heat and thunderstorms earlier this summer.

Also hoping to make more progress with the house renovations.
The in-slab electrical boxes and conduits setting has been a dragged out portion of this effort.
The three boxes have been cemented in the slab and the first pass at using the self leveling top coat has been a mixed result.
Didn’t quite have enough to fill everything so I’ll be needing to let it set for a day or so then come back at it again for a final skim coat.
The Henry product I was able to get was a bit different than products I’ve used in the past. A 40 lb bag only made about 4 gallons of compound … I’d been anticipating it to be closer to 5 gallons… oh well, it’s not a problem other than the time delay. Small potatoes in the scheme of things. Once the holes and trenches are filled and leveled I’ll be going to be installing the new vinyl plank flooring. Down here in the south on a concrete slab the vinyl plank flooring product is tge preferred product over composite or wood planks. Apparently the humidity and such causes issues like warping and buckling (as I’ve seen happen in some other homes in our area. I’m hoping it will go quickly (and not too painfully as my back and knees aren’t as spry as the once were ).

Hope you all are enjoying your Summers and have been able to get out on the water to enjoy your boats.
We feel very fortunate every time we get to be out and about on our local waters.
There are beautiful vistas, lots of estuaries to explore with lots to see and enjoy here.
We feel fortunate indeed.

Best Regards,
Over Easy

[OverEasy]

Hi All!

We’ll finally finished cementing in the three slab floor receptacle boxes and conduit!
That took way too long!
But it’s done and level to the original slab!

Now I need to move stuff around and get started on the installation of the new vinyl plank flooring.
I’ve been a bit of a lazy bum os sorts the past couple of weeks with the recent hot humid weather and some health stuff.
I could really use a couple of my prior 20-something selfs about now.
All this bending over, crawling around on my knees and carrying heavy stuff was my younger self forte… not my current older/wiser stiffer less flexible version!

All I can say is it’s not gonna get done by itself….. so I’m gonna have to get on with it.
I’m told it goes fast once you get started on it….


Meanwhile I’ve been giving some thought regarding next season’s boat work list.
Aside from the wheel lug/hub removals and stud replacements for 4 wheels it’s gonna be time again for a new coat of ablative bottom paint. I’m glad I made the support frames from last time sturdy and reusable!
It should go a lot faster!

Painting……
Phase 1:
The benefit of delay is that we’re now hoping to start progressively painting at the beginning of next season starting with all the removable hatches as well as the helm seat. These have all experienced some wear and tear since they were manufactured back in 2001. ( I have too ) The helm seat and anchor locker have seen several manageable small cracks show up that I’ll repair /reinforce first before painting. The sliding hatch could probably use some TLC as well on the sliding surfaces as well as reinforcement of those two notches where it slides over those side crownings. I’d be modifying the fwd & aft lips anyway so it can seal up better to the removable panel to better keep in the A/C and heat. The gelcoat is pretty much shot on these covers.

For the helm seat lip that takes all the shock load when it inevitably slams down I’m going to also modify things so the area where the base of the seat contacts the cockpit side bench area is now the first point of contact with a compliant bumper like a nitrile or viton rubber pad. That will somewhat distribute the forces over a larger more robust area. Ideally when all is said and done the helm seat backrest lip will not be in contact anymore so the problem won’t reoccur.

These will give us some manageable practice before we tackle the top deck the following season.

Phase 2:
The following season….
After some minor refurbishment/modifications to the pedestal we hope to work on the top deck above the rub strip (which I’m not planning on removing as we replaced it back in 2021 and it’s in great shape ).
One of the prep aspects is the removal/replacement/rebedding of the cabin windows.
(We would <3 LOVE <3 to figure out some reasonable way to be able to open/close/screen at least one window per side…. Any ideas? Anyone?)
My only logistical debate is do we paint the raccoon stripe before or after the deck?
We’ll be using paint encapsulated ’soft sand’ to retexture the anti-slip.

I mention this as I’ve tried several small touch ups of the gelcoat and have not had much success in getting it to match the existing aged factory surfaces. The boat repair and body shop guys I’ve managed to have talked to have all pointed me in the direction of new paint rather than new gelcoat. While gelcoat ‘May’ last longer the prep and blending refurbished surfaces to existing surfaces is much more intensive and the overall process much more expensive. Paint is more forgiving, easier to prep, apply, blend and touch up as well as much less expensive by a considerable amount over gelcoat. A three layer two part epoxy paint job will easily last a decade and probable much more at a fraction of the cost of gelcoat.

Drum winch:
Prices on anchor drum winches have climbed exorbitantly since January.
I’d been hoping to get one out of Australia as they have a stellar reliability and durability compared to the others I’ve evaluated.
Hopefully that might change but I’m not gonna hold my breath so that’s moved to the “indefinite hold” status. Bummer!

Hard Dodger and Mast Tabernacle:
Depending upon how things progress with the house remodeling goes here in SC and up in NH I’m hoping to get started on these sometime in late early summer 2027 after the top deck painting and new window installations are completed.

Shore / Generator Power power inlet and electrical panel:
So this is looking like an early 2026 Spring project.
I have most of what I need material wise already.
The exterior inlet location is on the port stern high on the interior wall behind the helm seat.
That should be reasonably accessible for shore power connection as well as to the portable Honda generator we can carry if needed.
The AC interior electrical panel with two circuits and two breakers will fit alongside our DC electrical control panel.
It will have two resettable breakers and two receptacles for each breaker.
I’ll fab things up in what spare time I might have ahead of time so the installation can go smoother than figuring it out as I go….

New Aft Enclosure:
That is another item that has risen in cost over our budget these past several months.
Seriously considering taking a different approach with making a screen enclosure by glueing/stitching Velcro strips to our existing Bimini arrangement. Not perfect. Probably not pretty. Probably with limitations and some level of fuss factor but it should at least discourage the bugs to some degree. Gonna forego the vinyl curtains so that means I’ll most likely get wet when it rains and cold in the cooler seasons. But there’s no way the budget is gonna absorb the costs involved with a bought enclosure system based on the current projected economic forecasts. It is what it is it appears for at least several more years to come. Just one of those things one has to deal with.

The Velcro DIY is estimated to cost about less than $300 in materials vs several thousands for the bought unit.
We’ve done ok so far without and the screening would be our biggest benefit when traveling the ICW routes.
The salt marsh mosquitoes and horse flies can be most annoying at certain sections along the ICW from what we’ve been able to find out about in our researching.
(Worse comes to worse it’s always possible to cover up with long sleeves, slacks, bug headsets and bug spray.)
So this has fallen way down on the project lists.

ICW Trips:
While an extended trip didn’t workout for us this year we hope to take one next year for 2 to 4 weeks duration headed north on the ICW from Beaufort, SC. The current thought is to travel out on the water and return via trailering. That way we can get more of the ICW traveled without back tracking on our selves. The advantage of a trailerable motor cruiser sailboat!

That the planning for now anyway. But as we all know everything in life can change in a heartbeat.
Best to enjoy the moments when they are happening.

Hope everyone has a fun, happy, safe Labor Day Holiday with family, friends or doing something you enjoy!

Best Regards
Over Easy

[OverEasy]

Hi All!

Wow! What a great Sunday afternoon/evening cruise we had on our local waters.
Nothing particularly special but with the temperatures now considerably lower in the low 80s F with a clear sky and virtually no other boats out along with calm weather conditions it was ideal!



We got on the water about 5 PM and turned North on the Beaufort River past downtown then circled back getting into our slip at sunset (8 PM). Most of the trip was at a leisurely 7 mph with only about 30 minutes above 12mph to hopefully help clean off the hull. Saw a couple of Dolphins, Herons and Egrets but only two other active boats the whole time we were out. Kind of unusual for a holiday weekend but this whole summer has had a noticeable reduction in boaters compared to prior years. We noticed there have been more open mooring balls at the various anchorages as well as reduced traffic at the local boat ramps this season as well. In past years the Marsh Harbor Marine yard has been fairly maxed out with vessels in under repair and renovations but it’s seems to have been only at 50% capacity this year. While I don’t know why I do know it has been noticeable.

The upside is we have had less water traffic to contend with and more of the waterways to ourselves. This has tended to bring out the wildlife which we enjoy watching. The Dolphin family pods have been more apt to approach us as we putter along vs. when the powerboats and PWC blast by. So we sorta enjoy the calm this season has provided!

We’ve extended our slip through the end of September and hope to increase our boating time with the continued anticipated cooler weather conditions. Pretty soon we should be seeing the beginning of the ‘annual cruiser migration’ as people move their boats south for the winter. In prior years it’s often been something akin to an eclectic boat parade as they migrate south along the ICW to their winter ports. The most unusual one we’ve noticed this year was a nice hatch that had ‘Longview, Tx’ as its home port… which is sorta funny as I spent over 6 years there and it doesn’t even have a lake! There is Lake Cherokee but it’s relatively small and shallow. The biggest nearest lake is one about 30 miles away called Lake O’ the Pines which doesn’t even host a boat ramp big enough to launch a yatch that size. There’s a story there!

We saw a couple “project” cruising catamarans working their way along the ICW previously. Both were noticeable in particular for their lack of masts.

Hope everyone is enjoying this Labor Day Holiday!

Best Regards
Over Easy

[OverEasy]

Hi All!

Boy the weather has improved the past week or so!
Temps down to actually NICE!
A couple rain storms blew through but not when we wanted to be out n the boat.
The humidity has dropped considerably with the decline in ambient temperatures!
Perfect boat weather!

We’ve gotten out several times in the past week and it has been wonderful!
On evening on our way back to port we were surrounded by a huge pod of Dolphins!
Must have been over 50 of them congregating in the sound formed at the intersection of the Beaufort River and Battery Creek (Port Royal Reach) off Sands Beach. It was beautiful to watch so many in one area. Several ov them were fully leaping up out of the water! We watched for about an hour as we drifted among them with the engine idled and mainly in neutral. What a great treat to experience!

The Admiral took some videos that I’ll try and attach later.

With the change in the weather it temps us to change our plans yet again to consider just staying put here in SC through the Year End Holidays. Our daughters schedules are chaotic yet appear to be flexible to be either north or south for the holidays…. This is tempting as I still have a long way to go on the renovations here in SC (at which I’ve been abysmally slow at these past several months … no where close to schedule .

The projects up north can wait till next summer after mud and black fly season has passed.

It’s a truely tempting consideration….

The hull on Over Easy has developed a good layer of marine growth over the summer.
It’s measurably slowing us down to below 10 mph at WOT… it limits our return home before dark speed which is becoming more of a consideration as the days become progressively shorter.
This is our second season since we applied ablative paint with at least two pressure washings as well so it’s not all that unexpected to be honest. If we can get out on a weekday now that Labor Day has passed and the local boat ramp activity should have slowed I’m contemplating doing a manual scrap/brush of the hull to avoid hauling out for yet another month. If we stay here I think that we can keep our slip through to the possibly November something…. Very tempting
So far we’ve had a mild hurricane season this year in SC ( knock on wood) which has been a real relief compared to other years.

While the change in plans would most likely mean a shorter boat season next year it does have its benefits……

Hope everyone is well and happy out there and that you have had a great summer season with your families and boats.

Best Regards,
Over Easy

[Be Free]

It sounds like you are having a wonderful time! I don't think I've ever seen a pod that large and to have them stay around for so long must have been magical. I see why you are tempted to stay!

If you do stay, can you just put the boat on your trailer and give it a quick scrape just to get the worst of the growth off? Anything you can get off has to help.

[OverEasy]

Hi Be Free!

That is a great suggestion!
We’d been hesitant to go through the effort to temporarily haul out as our boating season draws to a close given our ‘To-Do-List’ and travel plans have been in a bit of flux as have been those of our daughters.
But as we now know our older daughter is coming down to visit and the marina has allowed us to extend our slip through the end of October we’ve decided to do a quick haul out - power wash - relaunch on Monday.
It won’t be perfect as the trailer bunks will obscure some of the hull but it will be a whole lot better than it is now!
It will also allow us to give the top deck and cockpit a through cleaning as well for our daughter’s visit and October’s adventures!

We were able to get out late yesterday afternoon for a couple hours on the water.
The weather and temperatures were virtually perfect!
Calm waters, gentle breezes, clear skies… it doesn’t get much better!
We turned up the Beaufort River past the Waterfront Park and under the swing bridge.

It was a very pleasant cruise.

The pareidolia cloud formations provided additional entertainment…




as well as some spectacular sunset images



It was a very nice day to be on the water again and fortunate to be here!

The home renovations are slowly starting to make progress again on the new kitchen and family room.
I sorta got side tracked during the heat of the summer and just sorta lost my motivational drive with it.
Now that things are cooling off and working on piece parts in the garage isn’t like walking into a blast furnace it’s amazing how one can start to enjoy doing stuff again!
After getting the current SC projects knocked down I’m seriously considering adding summer A/C and winter heating to the garage/workshop. Yes I know that sounds ridiculous but I’m not handling the heat or cold like I did in my younger days.
(Personally I always though getting old would take longer…… fribble! )

We’ve decided to hold off going back up to NH and stay in SC till mid next June.
This will allow me to get back on track with the “To-Do-List” down here and still give us time on the water in October and in April & May of next year before getting back north again. (The house up in NH has its own “To-Do-List” to contend with )

We hope everybody is doing well, are healthy, safe and happy!
As we all know everything can change in a heartbeat it’s important to remind ourselves to take the moments we have to enjoy what is good, true, honest and kind while still one can….and never give up trying to do the next right thing.

Best Regards,
Over Easy

[OverEasy]

Hi All!

Well after getting the boat trailer hooked up and finally down to the boat ramp we found ourselves at an extreme low tide instead of our personal preference of a full on high tide. Not only is the ramp steep and long and a bit yucky at low tide but the big power boaters down here seem to love applying full power to drive their boats up onto their trailers and then leave it at power while they go about winching on and securing their boat to the trailer. This generally results in the engine being at the end of the concrete ramp which tends to result in aggressive cavitation at the end which can be a couple feet deep. Not something one wants to drop a trailer axel over… that can be a miserable day to contend with. Fribble!

(At high tide I have minimal ramp length to travel and am assured that I’m not gonna be anywhere near that pit at the end of the ramp!)

Time to pivot! Change plans. Park the trailer and go out for a couple hour cruise! Make lemonade with the lemons!

So much for Monday.
Tuesday was already booked out so nada on that day.
So Plan B Wednesday (today) looked good right up until I bolixed setting the alarm clock…. Missed the high tide!
Ok, enough fiddling about. Time to implement Plan C… To heck with the bottom cleanup for our last month of our season…we’ll just make do with a reduced cruise speed. We actually sorta like taking our time anyway and it’s not like we actually have to be anywhere.
So I pulled out the pressure washer and lugged it down to the marina to at least spruce up the top deck and cockpit! It needed it as a great long boating season tends to accumulate the general boat crud…. I spent about 3 hours at it and things look so much better with the top deck gunk removed!

Revised Mission Accomplished!

Now all I have to do is put the boat trailer back in its parking spot but still accessible for haul out in about 4 weeks.

A glass more than half full is always better than a glass more than half empty!

When we do finally haul out I fully expect to see a marine sanctuary attached to the hull at this point…though I might be being a bit overly pessimistic. In prior years I’ve tended to have been able to make a mid season haul out to accomplish the engine upper and lower unit oil changes at home which generally has also allowed me to give the hull a quick pressure wash. Last year with the fresh bottom paint having been applied just that spring prior to launching there wasn’t any measurable marine growth to be seen. This year being the second year on this bottom paint and our choice to just do the upper unit engine oil change in-slip as expected there has been an observable increase in the marine growth. It is what it is. Next spring already has a new application of bottom paint scheduled.

Best Regards,
Over Easy

[OverEasy]

Hi All!

As some may already know there is at the very least a very substantial tropical rain event, if not an actual hurricane headed toward our coastal region of South Carolina. It has a cousin already out in the Atlantic but a bit further east. They may or may not get together but are already influencing each other or so I’m told.

As such we’d rather not have Over Easy in the water so we took advantage of this afternoon’s nice weather window and hauled out. Nicer to do this without the drama of wind and waves and thunderstorms.

Now I’m hoping that all this hurricane and/or tropical storm stuff just fades and drifts east without making a ruckus.

Seeing as we were able haul out we did a pressure wash of the hull. Gunky!








And a bit of dock rash was incurred



So a quick trip to the pressure wash place and a well spent $24 the majority of the hull is tremendously less Gunky!







Well at least that’s out of the way.

Should be able to relaunch toward the end of next week for the month of October.

Best Regards
Over Easy