We got away to little McMicken island this weekend and what a Giant Gem it is. Lovely little sand spit on the Western side and a little trail that has recently been cleared. We anchored on the north side with south winds forecast and had a fairly windy night with no problems. Of course, our ground tackle is top notch. There are two mooring balls with plenty of space between them. The area drops off somewhat steeply and so we dropped our hook in about 30' of water at high tide right on the line between the two mooring balls. I set an anchor snubber but didn't set my anchor riding sail, and so when the wind piped up to 20-25 we were doing the anchor dance, swinging from side to side, and still didn't pop our Mantus anchor loose. The anchor came out clean, so I'm not what sort of bottom it is.
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| Dramatic return home nearing Dana Passage |
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| On McMicken looking North |
We look forward to going back in summer and swimming. The beaches are lovely and at low tide there would lots of exploring.
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I just purchased another Gulf 32. Your fuel tank efforts were very helpful as I fear my tank is a leaker. Last time I removed the whole sole. This time I hope to enter from the top only as much as needed to either reseal or replace with 2 plastic tanks.
Good luck with that Jim. I found it quite successful to access from the top, creating new ports, and adding new plates of stainless to the bottom. As my post on it details, it was a lot of work but saved me having to tear up the sole. The aircraft sealant I used is the real deal. Amazing stuff. I check my tank annually now and it is spotless.
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