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Heard on The Docks
The Turtles had a pot luck dinner in the Marina on Sat.
eve (Mar 29th) to discuss our spring trip and talk about fall. We actually have
three separate trips planned for the spring. The smaller sailboats and
trawlers that are unable to make a trip to the Chesapeake are leaving
May 6th to do some gunkholing on the Pamlico. They may go to
Ocrakocrepeae and then rondy with the next group that is leaving on the
12th. That group presently has four boats and plans on being in the
Chesapeake for a month. The May 12th group hopes to rondy with the last
group that is leaving on the 25th of May. They also plan on doing the
Chesapeake for a similar time span and have about 5 boats.
Additionally, we have one boat that is summering in the Chesapeake and
hopes to join both groups, we have another boat that may join depending
upon Kay Graham and if she is to undergo surgery.
We are also discussing a trip south in Oct., John Maiola has
suggested the seafood festival in Morehead City as a destination along
with Oriental and Cape Lookout. If there is anyone else that would
like to join us they are more than welcome....they could contact anyone
doing the trip. We will try to keep you informed....until then
calm seas.
Doug Smith
Rear
Commodore, Barry Barwatt wants to pass this along:
I am taking a
small engine repair class, and last night's discussion was on fuel. I
think this would be a good item to put on the YC website.
Most engine
problems are fuel related.
87 octane gas (reg) has
a shelf life of 30 days
89 octane gas (mid
grade) has a shelf life of 30-45 days
93 octane gas (high
test) has a shelf life of 90 days
What this means is
that the gas starts to deteriorate at the shelf life date. The reason
why the higher octanes do better is that they have more additives and
stabilizers.
Since boats sit (not
used) for long periods of time it is essential that stabilizers be added
to the gas to maintain the necessary octane levels. Plus we don't know
how long the gas sat in the tank before it was purchased.
Shirley Hanberry, the yacht club
Treasurer, reported that she had recently told her friend that she was
going to attend a Bridge Meeting. Her friend said "Oh!, I didn't know you
played Bridge!" or something to that effect. Ok, you landlubbers, it's
time for a lesson on Naval terminology.
On Naval ships, the Bridge is a
deck, high above the weather deck, that spans the beam of the ship (for
good visibility). The ship is steered and many command functions take
place here. So, the officers that work here are by association called the
Bridge.
In the case of the yacht club,
officers of the club are called collectively "The Bridge." So, Shirley was
saying she was going to a yacht club officers meeting, not that she was
playing cards.
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