Our Weekend Cruise!

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Pat Anderson

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I left work a little early on Friday so I could go in a little late Monday morning! Garry and Vicki Anderson got Amy Marie launched and on their way a bit earlier, we launched Daydream at Magnuson Park about 4:30 pm, and motored over to Andrews Bay, where we rafted up with Amy Marie. Had a nice dinner and nightcap. Our Webasto is acting like a Wallas for some dang reason, when we got up in the morning, it had shut itself off. Low voltage probably, we had the fridge running on high all night, don't think we will do that again. But for some reason, I have not been able to get it going again so it will stay on, even after the batteries were recharged. So going to have to figure that one out!

After a nice breakfast, we headed over to the Montlake Cut, out the Ship Canal and through the Ballard locks - only the two of us and a sailboat in the small lock. South past Elliott Bay, down Colvos Channel and pretty soon we were looking right at Commencement Bay and the Thea Foss Waterway. Down toward the end of the Thea Foss Waterway lies the Dock Street Marina, where we were the only two boats on H dock! This is a great marina!

It was a wee bit rainy (understatement) but we headed right up to the Museum of Glass, which is right above Dock Street Marina. This is a VERY cool museum, especially the "Hot Shop" - very aptly named, live demos of glass blowing down on the main floor, with theater seating above or you can watch from the walkway directly above (the best view). We are not really museum people, but this one is worth the price of admission!

Then on to The Social, a restaurant a few doors away, recommended by the Dock Street Marina attendant, for a great dinner out. Back to the boats for a nightcap, and off to the land of Blinken and Nod!

About noon today we will head back to Andrews Bay for our last night out, get up at oh-dark-thirty to retrieve and head back to Fall City and reality! But what a GREAT way to spend a weekend in late October in the PNW!

P.S. Jim, nobody is sweating here, that is for sure, had the electric heater turned up to 9 all night!

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Pat,

Sorry about the Wabasto thing. Sounds like you made a pretty good deal out of the weekend in spite of. Nice to have indoor cruising huh? And that bottom picture, is that fancy high speed pictures of raindrops hitting the water, or ......... something to do with the Glass Museum? Big smiles, lots of fun.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
 
Great tale and good photos -- ah, what's a little rain, eh? Sure glad the quake up north didn't produce tsunamis to affect you guys -- plenty of warnings issued. Have a great trip back home after a fine weekend.
 
Yes, I imagine a tsunami WOULD have put a great big damper on the whole weekend!

The last picture is the outdoor glass exhibit at the Museum of Glass, it is in a pond, and is very cool too. There is nothing to give scale, but these are fairly large pieces of glass. Very pretty a night!
 
You are right, no scale. Could have been a very wide angle, macro, close to the water or ......... Nice Shot.

Thanks, Good idea for a winter trip.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
 
I left work a little early on Friday so I could go in a little late Monday morning!
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A government job, huh? For the rest of us, if we left work a little early, we would more likely have to come in a little EARLY the next working day to make up for it. No wonder you have been dragging your feet with that retirement thing. :wink: :twisted:

So, how did the boat TOW? As in: behind that new truck of yours??

Sounds like a fun, even if chilly, weekend, Pat and Patty. That glass museum sounds very interesting.

Glad to hear you're having a good time... while waiting to go into work a little late. :mrgreen:

Best wishes,
Jim
 
I just googled Dock Street Marina and found a youtube video that shows an older model 22' blue C-Dory.

Pat and Patty, it sounds like you are having a great weekend.
 
Fabulous weekend! We are back in Andrews Bay tonight, a little drizzle but all is great! Webasto is back working fine, all it turned out to be was that the fuel pickup somehow got pulled up above the level of the diesel in the tank. No fuel = no she go! Pushed 'er back down and all is good! Great dinner tonight with Garry and Vicki, we will pull out tomorrow about 9 am and head back home. What a GREAT weekend!
 
Having morning coffee here in Andrews Bay, we'll pull out about 9, I don't have to be back at w0rk until 1. Needing the wind to die down just a bit, Magnuson Park is a bit exposed! Garry and Vicki are going on to Kirkland for tonight, and then have Amy Marie service. It has been great!
 
Postscript!

Retrieval this morning was a challenge, not because of the wind, which was mostly blowing the direction we wanted it to blow us, but because of the shallow water at the ramp. Lake Washington is clearly down a bit, there was more "beach" than usual at Andrews Bay. In order to get the boat on the trailer with the stern floating, which we have to do to center it, the truck had to be way further into the water than we like. But all went well, boat is well centered on the trailer, and we are safely back home!

OUT
 
Yes, I admit it - I have a GOVERNMENT job, and am pretty much ready to be done with it, so I don't have to go in again any Monday. But Patty says I need to dummy up, I sound like a broken record!

Boat towed great, new truck is awesome! Still a lot I need to learn about it though, like how to come up a steep hill without spinning the tires!

It was a GREAT weekend with our good friends Garry and Vicki, and the Dock Street Marina and Museum of Glass were really wonderful. If we did not go out in the RAIN, we would never go out at all! The Webasto handled the chill great, once we figured out that the fuel pickup had to be BELOW the level of the diesel in the tank!

JamesTXSD":t26k7u0i said:
I left work a little early on Friday so I could go in a little late Monday morning!
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A government job, huh? For the rest of us, if we left work a little early, we would more likely have to come in a little EARLY the next working day to make up for it. No wonder you have been dragging your feet with that retirement thing. :wink: :twisted:

So, how did the boat TOW? As in: behind that new truck of yours??

Sounds like a fun, even if chilly, weekend, Pat and Patty. That glass museum sounds very interesting.

Glad to hear you're having a good time... while waiting to go into work a little late. :mrgreen:

Best wishes,
Jim
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Pat, Good point about the rain. Sure good to know the Wallas and the Wabasto work the same, ---> Fuel; pickup has to be below the fuel surface. :oops: I did the same thing when we were starting with the Wallas. Same out come.

I think just letting the truck idle might help with the rubber burning stuff :wink:

Have a great night, Always,

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
 
I also forgot to mention, out in Puget Sound passing Elliott Bay on our way back from Tacoma, we were treated to a real show - the orcas were frolicking off both sides, just frosting on the cake!
 
It was probably nice traveling with a Tug, since you could run over and get warm in their boat and enjoy a bit more comfort! Sounds like a nice trip Pat. 15 months to go for me! But who's counting!
 
Pat Anderson":8xqck4ee said:
I also forgot to mention, out in Puget Sound passing Elliott Bay on our way back from Tacoma, we were treated to a real show - the orcas were frolicking off both sides, just frosting on the cake!
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Frosting, whipped cream, and a cherry on top! :D Nice way to wrap up a trip.

As far as "spinning the tires", you might try a bit less foot on the pedal. :wink:

Sounds like a very pleasant way to spend the weekend.

Best wishes,
Jim
 
I think you are correct about lightening up on the accelerator, and I also, through long habit with a prior truck, probably inappropriately used the clutchless manual transmission and went way too low. My neighbor has a slightly newer Silverado 3500 Duramax Allison but with a lot more miles, and he says just leave it in drive with tow mode on, no problem coming up our hill. Live and learn I guess.

JamesTXSD":2skwlm4r said:
Pat Anderson":2skwlm4r said:
I also forgot to mention, out in Puget Sound passing Elliott Bay on our way back from Tacoma, we were treated to a real show - the orcas were frolicking off both sides, just frosting on the cake!
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Frosting, whipped cream, and a cherry on top! :D Nice way to wrap up a trip.

As far as "spinning the tires", you might try a bit less foot on the pedal. :wink:

Sounds like a very pleasant way to spend the weekend.

Best wishes,
Jim
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Well, more elbow room for sure! Once we got our Webasto issue figured out, we were pretty scumpo on the C-Dory!

Don and Brenda":serwj0pq said:
It was probably nice traveling with a Tug, since you could run over and get warm in their boat and enjoy a bit more comfort! Sounds like a nice trip Pat. 15 months to go for me! But who's counting!
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Hi Pat,

In level areas, I put the truck in Drive and go. The tow/haul mode changes your shift points, and I generally just use that to slow the truck/trailer. When towing in hilly areas, I use the manual shift to try to keep the RPMs in the 1500 - 1800 range. Use tow/haul and manually downshift early on steep downgrades... better to descend slow than to try to haul everything down with the brakes.

And, speaking of brakes, changing out the surge brakes to electric over hydraulic is a good mod, especially for long downhill stretches. I'll downshift to 3rd or 4th, click in the tow/haul, and it doesn't heat up the brakes on the truck or the trailer.

I've talked with some folks who leave their truck in tow/haul all the time when towing. Our dealer told us not to do that, especially with the relatively light load of the CD-25 out back. Don't "hot-foot" the accelerator and keep the RPMs in the most efficient range. (Below 1500, you may be lugging; above 2000, you should shift up if another gear is available.) You may find that you will use the tow/haul more when pulling your 5th wheel (assuming it is appreciably heavier than the boat), as well as manually shifting with the button on the right steering column stalk.

That Allison transmission is great!

Best wishes,
Jim
 
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