Odalisque - 2004 Log

Log 2004

Spring 2004
“On the Hard with Many Repairs to Make”
When Odalisque chafed off her mooring last October 12 in 40+ mile an hour wind she ended up bow first stuck between the pilings of a private dock. read more

Friday June 25, 2004
“The Launch”
Crew: Caleb, Matt, Jessica
From: Jude Thaddeus Glen Cove Marina
We had the yard guys drop us in the afternoon as the tide was rising. The stream of boats disappearing out of the yard had slowed significantly by this time so I was fairly confident that they would be prompt, and they were. read more

Saturday June 26, 2004
“Inauspicious Start”
Emboldened by my morning visit to Odalisque at her guest mooring where I found only a light drip coming from the stuffing box I decided to take Jessica on a sail that afternoon after she arrived from NYC. read more

Sunday June 27, 2004 through Wednesday June 30, 2004
“Investigate”
I was happy to leave Odalisque for a bit to go o the beach with Jessica in the afternoon and take a swim in the sound. Noah and his brother Adam came out to Glen Cove around 7 pm to look at Odalisque's engine. read more

Thursday July 1, 2004
“Finish, Test and Run”
Crew: Don Mullen & Caleb
One last fitting to install on the water pump saved from the old pump for 5/8” ID raw water intake. Install takes 20 minutes. Don and I test the engine under load in Hempstead Harbor. She is gulping water yet again! read more

Friday July 2, 2004 through Sunday July 4, 2004
“No Fish and No Lightning”
We were awakened by Melisa’s carpenter, Alvaro and his crew in the morning. Don had to go to NYC to meet up with his family and I had promised to take Melisa on a boat ride. read more

Monday July 5, 2004 through Friday July 9, 2004
“Owners Sailing Reunion”
Today was to be a day that Caleb, Matt, and Noah all got to sail on our boat in Huntington Harbor. Both Matt and Noah had left voice mail messages on my cell phone mail box. read more

Saturday July 10, 2004
“Huntington back to Hempstead Harbor”
Crew: Caleb, Jessica, Rick G., Marge S.
The plan was to get Odalisque from Huntington Yacht Club to Hempstead Harbor Club on a day with no thunderstorms. read moree

Sunday July 11, 2004 through Saturday July 17, 2004
Hempstead Harbor Club to Steppingstone Transit
Crew: Matt, Caleb, Jessica
Arrangements were made to have an automobile available to us at each port, which forced us to do more driving than we wanted to do. It was a beautiful July day though so it would be nice to be out on the water. read more

Saturday July 18, 2004
"Fathers and Sons"
We arranged to pick up my friend Dmitri and his son Pavel at their building in Park Slope. They were running behind schedule so Jackson sat in the car and I worked at duct taping my side view mirror back to the door as we waited for them to return. read more

Tuesday August 3, 2004
“Couples sailing #1”
Crew: Matt, Laurie, Caleb and Jessica
We all met on the boat around 1330 with little prospect of wind. Before setting out we ate our lunch in the hot August sunlight. read more

Tuesday August 10, 2004
“Ripped my shorts and aft chain plate”
Crew: Matt, Laurie, Caleb and Jessica
We arrived at Odalisque at 1230 and beat Matt and Laurie by 20 minutes. I applied some varnish to the toe rail I had worked so hard to restore. read more

Saturday September 11, 2004 through Friday September 17, 2004
“ODTAA” and "More on chain plates"
Matt and I had had enough of not being able to sail Odalisque and were determined to get the aft chain plate repaired.
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Sunday September 26, 2004
“Blue Fish – Letting it happen”
Crew: Caleb, Jessie, Noah, Nathaniel.
The wind was light (NE 5- 8) at Steppingstone as Jess and I set out under motor with main rigged. It never got any heavier the whole afternoon. read more

Sunday October 3, 2004
“No Fish – Trying Too Hard”
Crew: Caleb Jessica, Noah, Nathaniel
Winds: SSE < 5. Never deployed genoa.
Beautiful fall light on a clear and warm early October day beckoned us this afternoon as we arrived at Steppingstone.
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Wednesday October 6, 2004
“Water in the Engine Oil”
I was certain of our diagnosis that water from our flooded cabin caused raw salt water to get into the engine oil feeds.
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Friday October 8, 2004
“The final oil”
One more oil change to do, the last one due to salt water intrusion into the Atomic 4. read more

Sunday October 10, 2004
“There by the grace of …”
Winds: 15-30 NNW
Temp: max 68 degrees
Crew: Caleb, Noah, Isaac (10), Nathaniel (12), Isaiah (12) - this could be the beginning of an Exodus. read more

Monday October 11, 2004
“Matt and Caleb try to go sailing”
Matt brought his family down the NYC for some respite from their new home in Nyack and he and I drove to Steppingstone together. read more

Wednesday October 13, 2004
“Fetching Hempstead Harbor from Steppingstone”
Crew: Caleb, Noah, and Jessica.
Wind: WSW 5 – 8 forecast high temperature: 68, mostly sunny
Having flushed our engine with 3 gallons of oil we were still supposed to run the engine for a block of time (5 – 6 hours), which would be our task today. read more

Friday October 15, 2004
“Back onto the hard”
Crew: Caleb and Jessie
Sea state: calm
Wind: light < 6 SW with light intermittent rain, gray sky
We had no choice but to decommission today. Hempstead Harbor Club wanted us of the guest mooring Sunday. read more

Monday October 18, 2004
“Winterizing begins”
Since I was the only unemployed partner in this boat, most of the work would fall on me. Odalisque is also conveniently located near my mother’s house. read more

Tuesday October 27, 2004 and Wednesday October 28, 2004
“Thinking about organization” and "Pretending to be organized"
What I began to realize is that the best order for winterizing the engine is to top off the fuel tank, add the fuel stabilizer, and then flush the cooling system and then do the oil with the water pump being one of the last details.
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Winter 2004 – 2005
These entries detail a number of separate visits to the boat yard for various reasons including setting up a tarp and cleaning snow and ice off the tarp and boat. read more