Edmonds and Mukilteo Day Cruise
Skipper: Scott Karren
Guests: Bill Weir, Thomas Karren, Robert Karren, Sue Karren
Weather: Partly cloudy, 70 degrees, no wind or rain!
Seas: Calm, no waves.
Engine Hours: 7.8-13.0
Destination: Edmonds and North Sound
Cruised to Edmonds to pick up Bill Weir and then up to Mukilteo for a change of scenery. Then we went west to Whidbey Island, South to Edmonds, south to Karkeek Park, North to Edmonds and back to Kingston.
Bill loves the Motorcat30. He took a bunch of pictures, some of which we put on the temporary web site for North Sound Cruising Center. Next time we will bring his wife along too. No one wants to miss out on the fun.
Saw seals on the green navigation bell south of Whidbey. Kids loved that and were very excited. Seals ignored us completely.
We picked up Sue Karren in Edmonds and gave her personal ferry service back to Kingston. We were only a little slower than the commercial ferry at 18 knots.
Filled up Quay Cat in Kingston with 21.8 gallons of fuel for 7.8 hours of use. That is only 2.8 gallons an hour in fuel. Exactly in the range predicted by Bond Yachts.
Filled wash down tank. Used to wash off deck and motors after cruising.
Speeds and RPM for the day were similar to the previous levels.
2000 RPM 5 MPH
2500 RPM 6 MPH
3000 RPM 9 MPH
3500 RPM 11 MPH
4000 RPM 14 MPH
4500 RPM 16 MPH
5000 RPM 19 MPH
Maintenance Issues:
The port engine is 100 RPM slower at low speeds (about 2000 RPM) and 300 RPM faster at high RPM. Will talk to Bay Marine about this for adjustments.
Filled up with water, but it tastes funny. Will drain tanks, refill and drain a couple times.
Quay Cat is difficult to launch and retrieve without getting wet. The towing hook is 5 feet under the bow platform. There are two more hooks, one on each bow. Perhaps a harness?
Guests: Bill Weir, Thomas Karren, Robert Karren, Sue Karren
Weather: Partly cloudy, 70 degrees, no wind or rain!
Seas: Calm, no waves.
Engine Hours: 7.8-13.0
Destination: Edmonds and North Sound
Cruised to Edmonds to pick up Bill Weir and then up to Mukilteo for a change of scenery. Then we went west to Whidbey Island, South to Edmonds, south to Karkeek Park, North to Edmonds and back to Kingston.
Bill loves the Motorcat30. He took a bunch of pictures, some of which we put on the temporary web site for North Sound Cruising Center. Next time we will bring his wife along too. No one wants to miss out on the fun.
Saw seals on the green navigation bell south of Whidbey. Kids loved that and were very excited. Seals ignored us completely.
We picked up Sue Karren in Edmonds and gave her personal ferry service back to Kingston. We were only a little slower than the commercial ferry at 18 knots.
Filled up Quay Cat in Kingston with 21.8 gallons of fuel for 7.8 hours of use. That is only 2.8 gallons an hour in fuel. Exactly in the range predicted by Bond Yachts.
Filled wash down tank. Used to wash off deck and motors after cruising.
Speeds and RPM for the day were similar to the previous levels.
2000 RPM 5 MPH
2500 RPM 6 MPH
3000 RPM 9 MPH
3500 RPM 11 MPH
4000 RPM 14 MPH
4500 RPM 16 MPH
5000 RPM 19 MPH
Maintenance Issues:
The port engine is 100 RPM slower at low speeds (about 2000 RPM) and 300 RPM faster at high RPM. Will talk to Bay Marine about this for adjustments.
Filled up with water, but it tastes funny. Will drain tanks, refill and drain a couple times.
Quay Cat is difficult to launch and retrieve without getting wet. The towing hook is 5 feet under the bow platform. There are two more hooks, one on each bow. Perhaps a harness?
posted by Scott Karren at 11:09 AM
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