Sunday, 25th April to Saturday, 1st of May: We took this time to prepare Kozad for the extended cruise and move to Anacortes, Washington.
The winter, as usual, has left the boat dirty and in need of a good cleaning; so part of the time was for Craig to use some elbow grease and scrub the entire outside of the boat!
Not only does the topsides get abused during the winter; but Kozad's bottom also requires a good cleaning!
The winter, as usual, has left the boat dirty and in need of a good cleaning; so part of the time was for Craig to use some elbow grease and scrub the entire outside of the boat!
Not only does the topsides get abused during the winter; but Kozad's bottom also requires a good cleaning!
Isaac from Scuba ScrubbersLast dive on Kozad before we leave!
Prop & Shaft (notice silver area top right which is the zinc)
After cleaning and new zinc
While Craig was cleaning the boat Jan visited Butchard Gardens!
This is the small moorage area at Butchard Gardens.A small dock & mooring bouys are available!
Portside MarinaKozad's home for the last 4 years!
Portside Marina has a lot of local history!
The original Marina and Boat Yard had First Nations Connections.
The carvings are all original, dating from 1952!
Abernathy & Gaudin now operate the boat yard.Kozad has consistently contributed to their operation!
The most recent contribution was the hinging of Kozad's mast!This will will now allow Kozad to fit into our new Anacortes covered moorage...
Stainless Steel Fabricated Hinge!
Kozad's last night at Portside Marina!Some additional work which was started in February was completed; the Speedseal Life and new impeller installed, new oil pressure sending unit, a new CAV Filter Head (which changes the old style engine fuel filter to a spin on system), and a new thermostat for the cold plate refrigerator system.
We also totally re-organized all of the provisions, spares and items onboard! This at least allows us to know where everything is located.
The plan was to leave Portside for Ganges on Saltspring Island; unfortunately there were severe weather advisories with extreme wind warnings. So a bumpy night was spent on the docks, with an early morning departure to beat the winds.
Our longest boating journey now begins as we say good bye to the boating acquaintances we have made over the previous 4 years; Portside Marina, Abernethy & Gaudin Boat Works, Gartside Marine Engines and Scuba Scrubbers!
We also totally re-organized all of the provisions, spares and items onboard! This at least allows us to know where everything is located.
The plan was to leave Portside for Ganges on Saltspring Island; unfortunately there were severe weather advisories with extreme wind warnings. So a bumpy night was spent on the docks, with an early morning departure to beat the winds.
Our longest boating journey now begins as we say good bye to the boating acquaintances we have made over the previous 4 years; Portside Marina, Abernethy & Gaudin Boat Works, Gartside Marine Engines and Scuba Scrubbers!
1 comment:
You guys are having way to much funn. Wow, looks like you are making a lot of changes to your Marina, sounds good, getting the Kozad under cover will reruce the work a be a big time saver getting there also. Nice photos of you with Jules & Mary, it must have beeen great to be able connect on their Alaska trip.
Stay safe, see you in July.
Ken
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