Crewdog
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jun 2, 2012
- Messages
- 519
- Fluid Motion Model
- C-28
- Vessel Name
- Blue Merle
- MMSI Number
- 367556050
A rainy Sunday morning morphed into a beautiful sunny afternoon, so we decided to get some fixin's and cook a meal on the boat and watch a movie.
It took a little longer to cast off, as Blue Merle had been double lined to the dock due to high winds last week, and the fresh water system had been drained for a possible freeze. Got the oven pre-heating, and so we cast off into a gorgeous fall sunset with Lake Allatoona all to ourselves except for the squadron of muscovy ducks who oversee marina tenants.
A stately 5 knots for 20 minutes up-lake to a nearby isolated cove made it easy for Nicole to prep appetizer dip and dinner.
We anchored in about 12 feet of water, leaving room to swing, and by the time I prepped the TV and inserted the DVD, the appetizer dip was ready. By the way, the timer function on the iPhone makes a great galley timer as well.
I did notice that if the flame was set too low and the windows were open, the stove would flame out and needed to be re-lit with a slightly higher flame, or close the windows which we did.
It was a little creepy enjoying a slightly scary movie while listening to the anchor rode creak while the dim horizon of rolling hills and Civil War battlefields slid by, occasionally punctuated by the lap-lap of water on the hull and the squawk of what i hope was a blue heron.
The house batteries handled the load of the led lights and tv just fine, so we didn't have to use the generator.
After movie was over, it was an easy startup and we tugged back to the dock, but I did end up turning off the chartplotter and autopilot display, and ended up using a hat to cover the compass light so I could navigate around the low-water obstructions and breakwaters leading to our marina. Wouldn't want to do that in bad weather on unfamiliar waters.
The engine driven heater warmed up the cabin nicely once we closed the doors and windows.
A hand-held spotlight came in real handy for backing into the dock, and Blue Merle was buttoned up tight in just a few minutes.
Can't wait for the next movie night,
Bill
It took a little longer to cast off, as Blue Merle had been double lined to the dock due to high winds last week, and the fresh water system had been drained for a possible freeze. Got the oven pre-heating, and so we cast off into a gorgeous fall sunset with Lake Allatoona all to ourselves except for the squadron of muscovy ducks who oversee marina tenants.
A stately 5 knots for 20 minutes up-lake to a nearby isolated cove made it easy for Nicole to prep appetizer dip and dinner.
We anchored in about 12 feet of water, leaving room to swing, and by the time I prepped the TV and inserted the DVD, the appetizer dip was ready. By the way, the timer function on the iPhone makes a great galley timer as well.
I did notice that if the flame was set too low and the windows were open, the stove would flame out and needed to be re-lit with a slightly higher flame, or close the windows which we did.
It was a little creepy enjoying a slightly scary movie while listening to the anchor rode creak while the dim horizon of rolling hills and Civil War battlefields slid by, occasionally punctuated by the lap-lap of water on the hull and the squawk of what i hope was a blue heron.
The house batteries handled the load of the led lights and tv just fine, so we didn't have to use the generator.
After movie was over, it was an easy startup and we tugged back to the dock, but I did end up turning off the chartplotter and autopilot display, and ended up using a hat to cover the compass light so I could navigate around the low-water obstructions and breakwaters leading to our marina. Wouldn't want to do that in bad weather on unfamiliar waters.
The engine driven heater warmed up the cabin nicely once we closed the doors and windows.
A hand-held spotlight came in real handy for backing into the dock, and Blue Merle was buttoned up tight in just a few minutes.
Can't wait for the next movie night,
Bill