2savage
Well-known member
- Joined
- May 24, 2021
- Messages
- 65
- Fluid Motion Model
- C-30 S
- Vessel Name
- SAVAGE II
Starting on the Hudson River north of NYC my wife Lisa and I just completed a cruise that saw us circle Manhattan and take the East River to Long Island Sound where we continued to Branford CT, Block Island RI, Cuttyhunk MA, Edgartown on Marthas Vineyard plus Falmouth and Osterville on Cape Cod. Our return trip we dropped in on Stonington then pushed to Oyster Bay NY and finally home again. We saw a variety of conditions from Mill Pond flat to eight foot Atlantic rollers that were cresting and breaking due to 25 knots of wind from the south. Our anchorages were excellent with the exception of Block Island where the hard packed gravel and marginal anchor saw us drag a little so we picked up a rental mooring instead.
I managed to fix the blockage of the head and took care of a few more teething issues with my new dinghy launch system (a Dinghy Butler). Total trip was twelve days and maybe 400 miles.
Observations: First, clothing storage is minimal. We lived out of our bags. Then the freezer is tiny so we made good use of our ice chest in the cockpit which doubled as a coffee table.
Otherwise, the boat was great!!
Thanks to many on this web site who have offered advice
I managed to fix the blockage of the head and took care of a few more teething issues with my new dinghy launch system (a Dinghy Butler). Total trip was twelve days and maybe 400 miles.
Observations: First, clothing storage is minimal. We lived out of our bags. Then the freezer is tiny so we made good use of our ice chest in the cockpit which doubled as a coffee table.
Otherwise, the boat was great!!
Thanks to many on this web site who have offered advice