Boat Work Completed

Terri and I worked on the boat from Wednesday May 18 to Monday May 23.
Nicole also made it to the boat from her downtown Kingston apartment on a few occasions and helped out.

It was a busy 5 days with the following work completed:
-decommission and remove existing Seafrost engine driven refrigeration and 120V ac shore power assist refrigeration
-install new Waeco Adler Barbour Super Cold Machine 12V refrigeration along with power duct kit to ensure a source of cold air is available from the bilges and any heat generated by the compressor is removed
-remove helm seat and rebed all fittings under the helm seat including 2 engine room cooling vents (intake and exhaust), inspection port for hydraulic fluid, inspection port for top rudder bearing
-decommission and remove existing Raymarine Autohelm 6000 autopilot including course computer, linear drive and connection to steering quadrant unit, control head and fluxgate compass
-install Raymarine SPX30 course computer, Edson tiller arm direct to rudder shaft and long linear drive unit, flush mount ST7002 control head, fluxgate compass and rudder position sensor
-remove old lifelines and install new 316 ss wire lifelines
-install sails, bbq, lifesling etc.
-install ships bell
-replace existing running lights with LED's

In the course of doing each job we found many old wires, hoses etc that were not in use and these were all removed. For every job we did it seemed like there were 3 others that were completed that are not included in this list.

The refrigeration system works very well and can make ice cubes on a setting of 4 ( of 7) or higher. In the 15-20 degree weather we were having the system used around 25-30 Ah / day.

On the afternoon of May 23 we took the boat out into 25 knot winds to do a sea trial of the new autopilot.
The system worked flawlessly as it went through its training routines. The only issue was the inability of the system to determine the deviation setting which could be the result of the large magnetic deviation / declination in the Kingston area or the rough conditions. Ideally this is done in calm conditions. This calibration dtep will be redone in better conditions.
In any case the system performed flawlessly in the roughish conditions.

Launch Day, May 2, 2011

In preparation for launch this year we had many jobs to complete on the boat. Having the Caribbean trip in mind including the long offshore passages changes your perspective on which jobs need to be completed.


List of work completed:
-removal and inspection of all rod rigging; the 4 intermediate shrouds required re-heading with new fittings at the upper end of the shroud, new turnbuckles screws on all 8 shrouds
-re-assembly of mast and rigging including Harken furler; application of Lanacote on all end fittings
-remove 3 thru-hull fittings, remove coring, epoxy and bed with Sikaflex 291
-remove 4 cabin windows, get replacements made at Canus plastics, install with Sika primer and 295UV
-rebuild alternator, install alternator, get spare alternator and belt
-install new sacrificial zinc on prop shaft
-remove shaft coupler and shaft flange (removing the old rusted prop shaft coupler req'd 10 hours of work )
-remove stuffing box
-install PSS shaft seal size 1 1/4" shaft, 2 1/4" prop shaft tube
-install R&D Marine coupling and split flange
-replace masthead tricolor with new unit with LED bulbs
-install Gibb number 10 T-ball fitting on mast for inner forestay
-remove and install new gaskets in 3 hatches
-replace jib halyard
-replace spinnaker pole mast track lift line
-anti-foul bottom with Trilux II white
-measure for new lifelines, have new lifelines assembled-not installed yet
-reinforce all galley drawers
-get hydraulic boom vang rebuilt at Diottes Hydraulics

Here are some pictures of launch day which was chilly and rainy for most of the day.

Mor' Childs Play

Mor' Childs Play is a C&C 44. She is moored at Collins Bay Marina in Kingston, on Lake Ontario. Here is a video of pictures from the 2009 sailing season.

Mor' Childs Play near Gananoqu.

At anchor in Prinyer's Cove.

Picture taken from the top of the mat while at anchor behind Mulcaster Island.

Sailing 2010 Archive

I have edited and uploaded a video of the first time we flew the spinnaker on Mor' Childs Play in the summer of 2009. We were on our way to Brakey Bay off of Wolfe Island. We were doing 7.7 knots in 10 knots of wind.  Yee Ha.

The next video starts with the launch of the boat at Wiggers Custom Yachts in Bowmanville in May 2010 and includes some sailing footage from the summer of 2010. Jamie does a test of a Mustang automatic inflating life jacket.