T&T: Another LESSON LEARNED

[reidgantt at aol.com]

I also had a lesson learned on a recent cruise from Sneads Ferry NC to Hilton Head SC and return.??
As I headed back north,?I passed under a bridge in which I had about 18" clearance.? Later, as I was going under another bridge in which I had even more clearance, a southbound boat came from a side channel on the opposite side of the bridge and we both passed under at the same time.? That boat was throwing a wake that caused my boat to rise as I went under the bridge.? Luckily at this bridge I had plenty of clearance but that was not the case at an earlier bridge.?? This is a significant "Lesson Learned" and I will certainly be more aware of this potential problem the next time I approach a bridge in which I have minimal clearance.

Reid Gantt
Atlantic 30 VOUIVRE



-----Original Message-----
From: John Hinshaw <hinshawfamily at yahoo.com>
To: trawlers-and-trawlering <trawlers-and-trawlering at lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:54 pm
Subject: T&T: Another LESSON LEARNED



Follow Trawlerers: last week I had Seahawk on the hard at a local do-it-yourself 
yard. One of the projects was to repair a couple
blisters on the chines which involved grinding away at lots of layers of bottom 
paint and barrier coat and gelcoat. The upshot
of all this is that water at this yard is closely guarded so we decided to wash 
the boat once we got her home. We were tired so
didn't get to the washing until after a rain (Pacific NW). The gelcoat on our 
freshly sealed and waxed topsides was splotchy and
almost black in areas from the sanding dust I assume. The stains come out but 
with a lot of elbow grease.

Lesson - cover or wash the boat - remove the sanding dust, especially bottom 
paint. 

John Hinshaw
Seahawk III
Cathlamet, WA
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