[Rhodes22-list] Commissioning

[Bill Effros]

Julie,

Attachment problem?

I'd like to see your list, too.  I have a lot of "doh" moments when I 
see how others have simply solved problems that I have complicated 
unnecessarily.

Bill Effros

Julie Thorndycraft wrote:
> Dave,
> I can't admit that we've ever raised the mast and been ready to launch 
> in 30 minutes. Perhaps 45 but generally it's closer to an hour. 
> However, we have absolutely everything tied down so that process alone 
> can take 10 minutes. We also know that when we've had problems it's 
> been because we've been trying to rush or someone has come by and 
> started asking questions about the boat - much better to take it slow 
> and concentrate on what needs to be done.
>
> There are some great checklists for both launch and retrieval, I 
> believe Slim compiled one in the last year or two. We have our own 
> version that is specific to our boat and our methods. I'm attaching 
> our version and I'm sure you can ask Slim for his.
>
> Once you get more familiar with the launch/retrieval process it won't 
> be so exhausting nor will it take that long. We trailer our boat 
> extensively and it does get easier with experience.
>
> Julie
> s/v Blue Loon
>
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> Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 7:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Commissioning
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>
>
>
> Bill,
>
> I don’t think much went wrong.  The boat was in good shape.  We  did 
> have a
> dead batt, but there were 2 batts aboard so we could use the other  
> one to get
> started.  We lost a little time changing out one batt later in  the 
> day and it
> took a little while initially for Elton to figure out that it was  
> just the
> one batt and not something in the wiring.  Actually, there is more  to 
> it:
> turns out that the lid on the batt compartment was routered to  
> accommodate the
> specific batt that was provided by GBI.  After Elton  figured out it 
> was just
> the batt, and not the wiring, and after we changed the  batt, we found 
> out that
> the posts of the new batt had a different configuration  than the 
> posts for
> the old batt; so he took the lid off  the batt  compartment to take 
> back to
> Edenton, they’ll router or drill new holes, mail it  back to me, and I’ll
> install.   It was the classic daisy chain, you  find a problem, 
> diagnose it, fix it,
> which leads to another problem, etc.   It all took a fair while to get 
> it all
> sorted out - perhaps a couple of  hours.  But there’s a lesson here 
> for the
> board, all batts are not the same  because the posts are different, 
> you guys
> probably knew that.
>
> There also may be a problem with the toilet water inlet valve on the 
> boat,
> right now it’s stuck open, Elton is going to do some checking at GBI 
> to see if
> there’s a fix.  We spent a little while on that , not a lot, it’s
> unresolved.  I'm a little antzy about leaving that valve open, but 
> Elton said it
> wouldn't be a problem.  Certainly, no water was coming in.
>
> Beyond that, I thought it just took a long time to get an R22 up from 
> it’s
> trailer.  I’m new at this, I have no baseline.  I see PT posted he  
> does it in
> 30 minutes, I’m amazed.  Maybe it’ll go faster next time (a lot  faster,
> easily x20 faster).
>
> We lost more than an hour in West Marine.  Shopping took a bit of  
> time, of
> course, but far and away the biggest problem was they couldn’t get  their
> checkout system to work right and some products weren’t marked so no 
> one knew what
> they cost.  It took a while.  Time in West Marine  shouldn’t count 
> against
> launch time, but it’s time.
>
> After we initially splashed we probably spent an hour, certainly less 
> than 2
> hrs,  in the harbor while Elton talked us through a few loops.  That 
> shouldn’
> t count against launch time, but it made for a longer day.
>
> Also, there were some unique “first time out” things, like getting the
> numbers affixed, getting the docking lines right, etc.  You guys 
> probably have
> all your docking and mooring lines sized, spliced, taped, from year to 
> year.
> We fumbled around a lot, it's still not the way we want it.
>
> But it just took a lot of time.  Elton’s methodology, for the most  part,
> was to tell me what to do and I’d do it (or try to do it).   That was 
> a slow
> process, because I wasn’t at all familiar with the components,  what 
> came next,
> where it attached, etc.  It took a while (hrs).
>
> I’m really amazed at the launch times you guys report.  At the end of  
> our
> commissioning I said to myself “I never want to do this again”.    
> Elton told
> me he thought people on the board commonly did the sort of thing  we 
> did 2 to 3
> times a year as they trailered their boats, I was skeptical.   Given the
> launch time reports on the board, he’s likely correct.
>
> Again, the delivered boat was in good shape and at the end of the day  we
> were glad to have it in the water.
>
> Dave
>
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