Cruise to Steamboat Creek and Dataw Island

**tbtapper** · 09-14-2012, 08:57 AM

Thanks, I will hook up through FB. One of the reasons I ask about boat size is that anchoring with my boat is a royal pain. Actually, the anchoring is a piece of cake it's the getting out to bow that is difficult.

These old SRV's really have no reasonable way to get out to the bow. Even if you climb out the forward hatch the slant of the foredeck (slopes down to the bow) encourages you to slip and fall off and if like I did you waxed up the boat all nice and shiny it's skechy.

Anyhow, it's better for me to just "raft up" with a bigger boat and avoid the drama.

Thanks for the reference I'll be in touch!

Travers

**Sadler** · 09-14-2012, 03:44 PM

Travers,

You're in luck. We almost always raft up. It's more fun to all be together, and it makes things much easier. Whoever has the biggest anchor and the most chain is usually the anchor boat, and lately that's been my boat. And since I have a windlass, it's pretty fast and easy. All you'd need is fenders and lines. And you're welcome to plug an AC extension cord into one of the boats that has a generator for coffee, etc.

**tbtapper** · 09-18-2012, 11:37 AM

Thanks, that's awsome as I said I have plenty of anchor and rode but getting to it so as to use it is difficult. I have the boat set up so that I can (conceptually) drop the anchor from the cockpit. Retrieveing it is a little more sketchy. Haven't tried the whole process yet but might test it when friendly folks are around as support!

Will get onto FB shortly and get befriended.

Last pending item on the boat rehab is to get the out drive boots replaced. I take on water when running and I think the boot seals may be leaking. No water in the bilge when I run the boat for an hour on the muff so it has to be one of the boots.

The water's a minor irritant when on a lake as the bilge pump easily takes care of it but if the pumps ever failed (have 2) that would be a problem. Definitely don't want salt water in the bilge.

thanks

Travers

**Sadler** · 09-18-2012, 01:32 PM

We've got some good expertise in the group regarding rebuilding and repairing transom assemblies to eliminate leaks. Mine was leaking a couple of years ago pretty much as you describe, and one of the fellows in the group generously pitched in and we fixed it. Mine it turns out was leaking around the swivel pin/steering arm and had nothing to do with the boots. You might want to discuss your issue with the group before tackling it.

**tbtapper** · 09-19-2012, 10:41 AM

Thanks for the tip. The fella that did the engine R&R mentioned that possibility and we've scheduled to replace ALL the boots AND the shift cable as well as the Gimble bearing and a few other sundry parts while I've "invested" in the labor of the out drive removal.

Hopefully, this will finalize the project into a relatively trouble free status. All the work he's done has apparently been thorough and the engine and out drive run great so since he "knows" the boat I feel reasonably comfortable in doing this last maintenance.

Thanks

Travers
80 SRV225 EC