My absence from these forums is an indication of a busy winter. I now own a second boat. A Free from Craigslst McGregor Venture 22 which I have had to get seaworthy enough to motor away from her old home. She is 70 miles from my home base. Totally trashed interior, but sound hull and now repaired standing rigging. Running rigging needs to be redone, but have not been able to recruit a helper to unstep the mast.
Thus time I would have spent here has been going to the 70 mile trip and needed refit time on the V22. Once she is moved up to Brooklyn she will get a make over and then get flipped.
I expect to write of the work on Silver Maiden that I did over the winter once I have the finishing touches on it. I shall call it the winter of my discomfort.
Now on to the PROP question.
I have had a fine new three blade prop to put on Silver Maiden since last fall. Since she does not get hauled in the winter the prop is still sitting in a locker on board.
Spoke to the yard about a month ago and they quoted me $12/foot to haul it and hold it in the slings and $100 to change the prop. I thought well I am out of work, but I can swing that. I told them I would get back to them in a couple of weeks to set the date as I was tied up for a few weeks.
Last week I spoke to the yard owner and asked when worked for him. He gave me a date and changed the price to $20/foot and $200 for the prop change. That is just not in my budget!
There is a steel bulkhead in the marina where I keep the boat. At high tide there is about 6 feet of water next to the bulkhead and at low tide she is dry or nearly dry depending on the phase of the moon.
My thought is take the boat over to the bulkhead and tie her along side then as the tide goes out and the prop is above water change the prop from the dinghy. Probably need the dinghy even if it is totally dry as the bottom is soft mud.
I should mention the bulkhead is about 10 feet higher than the the high water mark. It means at low water the deck of the boat will be about 16 feet below the level of the ground. I expect I will have some line logistics to deal with as the tide goes out then in.
When I bought her in the 1980s the fellow laid her against a pier that dried out at low tide and had a gravel bottom for my inspection.
Other than meaning I am stuck a tide cycle does anyone see an issue with this plan?
Will a mallet serve to remove the prop or should I be looking at a steering wheel puller?
Thus time I would have spent here has been going to the 70 mile trip and needed refit time on the V22. Once she is moved up to Brooklyn she will get a make over and then get flipped.
I expect to write of the work on Silver Maiden that I did over the winter once I have the finishing touches on it. I shall call it the winter of my discomfort.
Now on to the PROP question.
I have had a fine new three blade prop to put on Silver Maiden since last fall. Since she does not get hauled in the winter the prop is still sitting in a locker on board.
Spoke to the yard about a month ago and they quoted me $12/foot to haul it and hold it in the slings and $100 to change the prop. I thought well I am out of work, but I can swing that. I told them I would get back to them in a couple of weeks to set the date as I was tied up for a few weeks.
Last week I spoke to the yard owner and asked when worked for him. He gave me a date and changed the price to $20/foot and $200 for the prop change. That is just not in my budget!
There is a steel bulkhead in the marina where I keep the boat. At high tide there is about 6 feet of water next to the bulkhead and at low tide she is dry or nearly dry depending on the phase of the moon.
My thought is take the boat over to the bulkhead and tie her along side then as the tide goes out and the prop is above water change the prop from the dinghy. Probably need the dinghy even if it is totally dry as the bottom is soft mud.
I should mention the bulkhead is about 10 feet higher than the the high water mark. It means at low water the deck of the boat will be about 16 feet below the level of the ground. I expect I will have some line logistics to deal with as the tide goes out then in.
When I bought her in the 1980s the fellow laid her against a pier that dried out at low tide and had a gravel bottom for my inspection.
Other than meaning I am stuck a tide cycle does anyone see an issue with this plan?
Will a mallet serve to remove the prop or should I be looking at a steering wheel puller?