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“The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

New Adventures since 1623

Day 2

27/8/2016

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8/26/2016- Redding, CA

Yesterday we spent cleaning the boat. Tim cleaned the outside and I cleaned the inside. Tim had the opportunity to replace the joker valve in the head (toilet). It's a really important valve that keeps the crap from coming back into the head from the holding tank. Then we worked together to reattach the Monitor Wind Steering Vane to the boat. In order to do this Tim had to turn the boat around so the stern was first into the slip. This vessel has a special prop that eliminates prop walk, so this was indeed a challenge. We agreed that I would stay on the dock to handle the lines and fend off as Tim pulled her out and turned her around and backed in. So easily said! With a little bit of wind, some current and learning the new steering proved a big learning experience for Tim that brought big grins once we had her in place. 

In order to complete this task without losing any parts or tools into the water, we rigged up a lightweight trap into a bib for the back of the boat that went under the stern and spread out onto the dock. We completed the task after tying the apparatus to a halyard and raising it up so we could place the bolts. With all tools on lanyards we made quick work to reattaching the wind steering vane. Once we put away all the tools and removed the bib, Tim pulled her out of the slip, made a quick turn and was back again and we tied her off. Job done! 

We tidied up the boat inside and left many piles unstowed until we can purchase the right storage solutions. We headed back to Redding to get another load and hopefully all the storage items to be able to have the smooth order in our new home I enjoy having.

On the way home Tim remembered leaving a sea cock open on the head that had been closed. This created stress in our minds as our ASA schools stressed leaving them closed anytime you leave. We spent some time in the worry mode: could our boat sink before we even had our own sail on it? Surely not? We have decided that the chances are low that it would or could actually happen in this situation. 

Home again, we have made plans to return to the boat in just a few days to give ourselves several days to finish cleaning, stow everything else we think will move us in and then sail! Sail around the San Fransisco Bay to learn the boat, and spend some quality time driving the boat with motor alone. We must leave the marina where New Adventures is currently dockside before September 24th.


Tim and I keep asking ourselves, is this for real? Yep, it is! It just seems hard to believe!
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    Tim & Lynette Jenné have their feet firmly planted in midair. We don't know what tomorrow brings, but are very excited to see what surprises come our way. ​Tim's favorite leadership quote:
    "If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea." Antoine de Saint-Exupery

    ​Captain John Jenne (1596 - 1643), son of Henry Jenne and Mary Smythe, was born 21 December 1596 at Lakenham Parish, Norfolk, England; He married Sarah Carey. They emigrated to the Colonies from Leyden in 1623 aboard the Little James, accompanied by the ship Anne. Their daughter Sarah was born 23 July 1623, at sea.
    — New Adventures since 1623

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