Splash! DAMFINO
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2020 7:46 pmWell it has been 4.5 years since I started my build. It’s probably longer than normal, but I have enjoyed the whole journey! I finally got her ( boat name DAMFINO) more to come on that, in the water on 9/24/20. I had to drive almost 300 miles, but we did it!
I am not much of a sailer and was very anxious about putting her in the water. I picked Beaufort NC for our week’s vacation. The week started off with 3-4 days of 20 plus knots sustained/ 35 plus gusts! Needless to say, we did not go. We also had a king tide during the same time period with coastal flooding and a current/tide drop of 4 ish ft. Not a good start for a beginner!
9/24/20 called for no king tide, winds around 5 knots, oh and I didn’t mention no small craft warning, which we have had for the last few days. We picked the local ramp, which had enough room to basically do circles. I will not go into all the concerns I had, but every thing worked out great! Some exceptions! Lol!
I had no spaghetti tangles when raising the mast, the torqeedo motor with remote throttle work greet! I did put a nice scratch in the paint, by not using bumpers, but will need to figure that out.
I am not much of a sailer and was very anxious about putting her in the water. I picked Beaufort NC for our week’s vacation. The week started off with 3-4 days of 20 plus knots sustained/ 35 plus gusts! Needless to say, we did not go. We also had a king tide during the same time period with coastal flooding and a current/tide drop of 4 ish ft. Not a good start for a beginner!
9/24/20 called for no king tide, winds around 5 knots, oh and I didn’t mention no small craft warning, which we have had for the last few days. We picked the local ramp, which had enough room to basically do circles. I will not go into all the concerns I had, but every thing worked out great! Some exceptions! Lol!
I had no spaghetti tangles when raising the mast, the torqeedo motor with remote throttle work greet! I did put a nice scratch in the paint, by not using bumpers, but will need to figure that out.
But "Journey" is getting VERY close now... maybe even yet this fall!