The Half Moon Bay Trip

The Half Moon Bay Trip

This is a great time of year for sea trials and the weather and tides were with us. 4-5 ft at 7 seconds seas and 10-15 knots of wind made for a fun run to half moon bay. We wanted to try out the new double kayak we purchased to replace the two single ones we had. I’d like to say the Twister double is light, easily stowed under the companion way stares, and is a blast to paddle.

 During are last trip I had an issue with the engine running warmer than usual. When I overhauled the cooling system I replaced the impeller with a new one. The new one, a Jabsco unit, had fewer fins than the original but I had ordered it from the installer so I thought it was what was recommended now. Well after are trip to the Aeolian yacht club and the higher than normal temps motoring up the estuary I decided to replace the impeller with the one like the original. Problem solved. Motoring out to the gate to meet the slack before ebb on time showed no abnormal temps from the engine. In 06 we had re-powered Sosiego with a new Beta Marine unit from Hirschfeld Yacht Contracting.

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I have included a video of us sailing out the gate into a south west wind on are way to Half Moon Bay. Enjoy!

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