Seattle Day Cruise
Skipper: Scott Karren
Guests: Bill Weir, Robert Scoble, Maryam
Weather: Sunny and clear
Seas: Smooth
Engine Hours: 69.6 to 74.2
Destination: Edmonds, Seattle, Alki, Bainbridge Island
What a great day for a cruise! After several days of rain and fog, we took Quay Cat out for a cruise with blogger Robert Scoble. We had scheduled this a couple weeks earlier and crossed our fingers for a nice day. We will have to cross our fingers more often. The weather was spectacular.
Picked Robert, Maryam and Bill up in Edmonds at 12:30pm. I put the boat in the water at about 11:00 with Thomas helping out and left solo for Edmonds at 11:30. I stepped onto the dock in Edmonds with the stern line, but the wind had pushed the bow out too far. I climbed back aboard and tried again. After about the third try, I made it. I led a line aft and jumped ashore with both bow and stern lines in hand. Docking solo in wind is tricky.
We were boarded by the Coast Guard in Elliot Bay. This was a first for me. The were doing safety inspections and had chosen us at random. Random was a bit of a funny thing though, because we were one of only two boats in Elliot Bay at the time and they had just finished boarding the other one. Robert was surprised they could board us without any probable cause.
The check took about 15 minutes and we discovered we were deficient in the following areas. First, the life jackets sent with the boat by Bond Yachts, although nice with the MC30 logo and all, were not Coast Guard Approved. We will toss them and get real jackets. Second, the fire extinguisher is also from Poland and is not USCG approved. We have to replace it. They were nice about it and did not write us a ticked, but gave us a written warning to keep in the log.
Beached the boat at Alki. A little girl asked us if we had wheels on the boat. She also asked if she could look inside, how much it cost, and finally, Why we had come onto the beach at Alki. I told her that we beached it because we could. As she came aboard with her grandma, she told me that her dad needed to get a boat with a cabin and that perhaps they could sell their house and just live on the boat. Very Cute.
We stopped at the City Dock in Bainbridge Island and had a late lunch at Doc's. Great burgers. Sunset was spectacular as we cruised back north to Edmonds, dodging the gill netters. I dropped Robert, Bill and Maryam off at Edmonds at around 6:00 and was back in Kingston a half hour later. I still like cruising at night. The water was glassy smooth and the lights from the other boats, fisherman, commercial freighters and navigational markers are beautiful.
We all commented over and over during the day about what a great place Seattle was to live and how lucky we all were to be able to enjoy this place. The Motorcat definitely adds a larger perspective to the beauty of Seattle.
Maintenance Issues:
The GPS mount seems loose. Need to tighten it.
Need new life jackets and fire extinguisher that are USCG approved.
Condensation still in the two fuel gauges from Poland and the trim gauges from Honda, replace at 100 hour service.
Guests: Bill Weir, Robert Scoble, Maryam
Weather: Sunny and clear
Seas: Smooth
Engine Hours: 69.6 to 74.2
Destination: Edmonds, Seattle, Alki, Bainbridge Island
What a great day for a cruise! After several days of rain and fog, we took Quay Cat out for a cruise with blogger Robert Scoble. We had scheduled this a couple weeks earlier and crossed our fingers for a nice day. We will have to cross our fingers more often. The weather was spectacular.
Picked Robert, Maryam and Bill up in Edmonds at 12:30pm. I put the boat in the water at about 11:00 with Thomas helping out and left solo for Edmonds at 11:30. I stepped onto the dock in Edmonds with the stern line, but the wind had pushed the bow out too far. I climbed back aboard and tried again. After about the third try, I made it. I led a line aft and jumped ashore with both bow and stern lines in hand. Docking solo in wind is tricky.
We were boarded by the Coast Guard in Elliot Bay. This was a first for me. The were doing safety inspections and had chosen us at random. Random was a bit of a funny thing though, because we were one of only two boats in Elliot Bay at the time and they had just finished boarding the other one. Robert was surprised they could board us without any probable cause.
The check took about 15 minutes and we discovered we were deficient in the following areas. First, the life jackets sent with the boat by Bond Yachts, although nice with the MC30 logo and all, were not Coast Guard Approved. We will toss them and get real jackets. Second, the fire extinguisher is also from Poland and is not USCG approved. We have to replace it. They were nice about it and did not write us a ticked, but gave us a written warning to keep in the log.
Beached the boat at Alki. A little girl asked us if we had wheels on the boat. She also asked if she could look inside, how much it cost, and finally, Why we had come onto the beach at Alki. I told her that we beached it because we could. As she came aboard with her grandma, she told me that her dad needed to get a boat with a cabin and that perhaps they could sell their house and just live on the boat. Very Cute.
We stopped at the City Dock in Bainbridge Island and had a late lunch at Doc's. Great burgers. Sunset was spectacular as we cruised back north to Edmonds, dodging the gill netters. I dropped Robert, Bill and Maryam off at Edmonds at around 6:00 and was back in Kingston a half hour later. I still like cruising at night. The water was glassy smooth and the lights from the other boats, fisherman, commercial freighters and navigational markers are beautiful.
We all commented over and over during the day about what a great place Seattle was to live and how lucky we all were to be able to enjoy this place. The Motorcat definitely adds a larger perspective to the beauty of Seattle.
Maintenance Issues:
The GPS mount seems loose. Need to tighten it.
Need new life jackets and fire extinguisher that are USCG approved.
Condensation still in the two fuel gauges from Poland and the trim gauges from Honda, replace at 100 hour service.
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