Afternoon Cruise to Blake Island
Skipper: Scott Karren
Guests: John Bailey
Weather: Mostly cloudy, clearing later.
Seas: 1 to 2 foot with white caps
Engine Hours: 46.6 to 48.7
Destination: Blake Island
Cruised with John Bailey to Blake Island. John loved it as we left the harbor and throttled up to cruising speed. "That is the feeling you have to get onto the web site!" As we cruised up the west side of Bainbridge Island in 2 foot white caps, Quay Cat did not even roll a bit. Smooth as silk cutting through the chop.
Bailey and I discussed marketing. He suggested some of the Seattle social networking groups. These groups have 10 to 15K members and are actively looking for fun things to do. Not sure how we can approach them due to lack of charter insurance and also the fact that we are only good for small outings of 4 to 6 people. The MC30 is a great vessel for small groups of friends to explore, not a platform for 50 to 100 people to use to party. We also discussed joining some of the local cruising clubs.
Filled up with gas; 15 gal. in the starboard tank and 12 in the port tank. At 46.6 hours, we had run 10.6 gallons since the last fueling at 36 gallons. That is only 2.55 GPH! As Kurt Kolb, the owner of MC30 "Deuce" likes to say, "We are pumping out more than we pump in."
Maintenance Issues:
Stepped on guard line on bow and it broke open. Need to fix the line back in the clip.
Still need a line to lead from the winch line to the tow hook under the swim platform.
Need to decide where to mount the speakers for the stereo both inside the cabin and in the cockpit. Got a system with a remote control so we can operate the stereo from the pilots chair.
Guests: John Bailey
Weather: Mostly cloudy, clearing later.
Seas: 1 to 2 foot with white caps
Engine Hours: 46.6 to 48.7
Destination: Blake Island
Cruised with John Bailey to Blake Island. John loved it as we left the harbor and throttled up to cruising speed. "That is the feeling you have to get onto the web site!" As we cruised up the west side of Bainbridge Island in 2 foot white caps, Quay Cat did not even roll a bit. Smooth as silk cutting through the chop.
Bailey and I discussed marketing. He suggested some of the Seattle social networking groups. These groups have 10 to 15K members and are actively looking for fun things to do. Not sure how we can approach them due to lack of charter insurance and also the fact that we are only good for small outings of 4 to 6 people. The MC30 is a great vessel for small groups of friends to explore, not a platform for 50 to 100 people to use to party. We also discussed joining some of the local cruising clubs.
Filled up with gas; 15 gal. in the starboard tank and 12 in the port tank. At 46.6 hours, we had run 10.6 gallons since the last fueling at 36 gallons. That is only 2.55 GPH! As Kurt Kolb, the owner of MC30 "Deuce" likes to say, "We are pumping out more than we pump in."
Maintenance Issues:
Stepped on guard line on bow and it broke open. Need to fix the line back in the clip.
Still need a line to lead from the winch line to the tow hook under the swim platform.
Need to decide where to mount the speakers for the stereo both inside the cabin and in the cockpit. Got a system with a remote control so we can operate the stereo from the pilots chair.
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