Saved by the Pole Ep240
Water adventures near Seattle
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Hilton Head, dolphins, boatyard, twirling, dancing, washing, maxprop, lube, boat life
Went to Coligny Beach Park at Hilton Head, South Carolina. It is a very well maintained recreational area. Ate at Flatbread restaurant there. Prices were reasonable and the food was great.
Karen twirled her big pole and danced to some blues. Saw some dolphins.
We were at a superyacht marina for 10 days. Originally went there to have a particularly tough lock nut on our packing gland tended to. They easily have the capability to lift Isabella out of the water if needed. In our previous episode they tried to loosen the lock nut in the water but decided to do a partial lift just in case. They were able to repack the packing gland. Unfortunately when testing for leaks while still partially lifted apparently they had positioned a lift strap on part of the propeller. When Isabella was placed in gear the propeller shaft was immobilized and the engine abruptly stopped. This action also sheared off our MaxProp cutter. They made everything good but it took awhile for parts to come in. The shipyard pulled us out completely, installed a new cutter on the propeller, lubed it, replaced the zinc, and checked the alignment.
After splashing took Isabella out for a sea trial with an engineer and mechanic. Everything ran smooth as silk.
When we returned to our home slip had a little trouble docking (strong currents and wind working against us), one boat hook went overboard. Fortunately Karen grabbed our solid second one, was able to hook a cleat and pulled the aft end of Isabella in. With a bow thruster its easy to control the forward end but sometimes the aft end has a mind of its own. We docked safely and relaxed. Karen washed some of the muddy footprints off the deck and practiced a spring line technique for controlling the aft end of Isabella when docking.
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