Back to the Bilge
Kind of weird today to be at the dock and working still. Mom went to Burton Chace Park to put up a sign about my delayed departure while dad and I pulled the old engine out of Intrepid. We spent the day cleaning and prepping the area for the new engine.
There are 2 engines recommended for an Islander 36 like mine. Volvo and Yanmar are two brands that make reliable engines that are both lightweight and easy to find spare parts for. We are hoping to find a sponsor to come forward to at least sponsor the engine which we would install. Monday will be the day we decide. Speaking of spare parts, the reason that we ultimately decided to repower was that we had been assured of a hefty box of spare parts from a local mechanic for Intrepid's Palmer Johnson engine. When the guy finally went to get the box, there were no parts!!
Spares, as my Dutch Uncle Richard Schaefer put it "Spares, spares SPARES!...Especially for that engine. You'd be in Samoa for 6 months waiting for a water pump for a 1972 Palmer Johnson."
Enough said.
Volunteers during the home stretch were Mike and Brett from Ocean Rescue TV, Lisa Gizaro, David Benson, Rowanda and Pete. Awesome!
New sponsors include Navionics who came on board with C-Map electronic charts of the world. Thanks Tshombe! There are several other new sponsors in discussion. Will add next week.
Speaking of sponsors, a Paypal Donation button was added to the Sponsorship Opportunity page of my web site because so many people were asking for an easy way to support me. Very cool.
Okay. Well I am getting used to some sleep deprivation with these late nights and early mornings.
Some links to current media:
NPR:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90990386
CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/05/29/intv.sunderland.sail.cnn?iref=videosearch
FOX
http://www.myfoxny.com/myfox/pages/ContentDetail?contentId=6655682
Daily News
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_9433619
If anyone can find our interview on BBC would you let me know? Thanks!
Cheers,
Zac
There are 2 engines recommended for an Islander 36 like mine. Volvo and Yanmar are two brands that make reliable engines that are both lightweight and easy to find spare parts for. We are hoping to find a sponsor to come forward to at least sponsor the engine which we would install. Monday will be the day we decide. Speaking of spare parts, the reason that we ultimately decided to repower was that we had been assured of a hefty box of spare parts from a local mechanic for Intrepid's Palmer Johnson engine. When the guy finally went to get the box, there were no parts!!
Spares, as my Dutch Uncle Richard Schaefer put it "Spares, spares SPARES!...Especially for that engine. You'd be in Samoa for 6 months waiting for a water pump for a 1972 Palmer Johnson."
Enough said.
Volunteers during the home stretch were Mike and Brett from Ocean Rescue TV, Lisa Gizaro, David Benson, Rowanda and Pete. Awesome!
New sponsors include Navionics who came on board with C-Map electronic charts of the world. Thanks Tshombe! There are several other new sponsors in discussion. Will add next week.
Speaking of sponsors, a Paypal Donation button was added to the Sponsorship Opportunity page of my web site because so many people were asking for an easy way to support me. Very cool.
Okay. Well I am getting used to some sleep deprivation with these late nights and early mornings.
Some links to current media:
NPR:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90990386
CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/05/29/intv.sunderland.sail.cnn?iref=videosearch
FOX
http://www.myfoxny.com/myfox/pages/ContentDetail?contentId=6655682
Daily News
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_9433619
If anyone can find our interview on BBC would you let me know? Thanks!
Cheers,
Zac
posted by Zac at
9:36 PM
10 Comments:
I read about your trip in the Times a couple of weeks ago; told my 7th grade students about you and they are fascinated. We'll all be following your trip. We used to have a 24' trimaran, sailed Baja for months at a time. What an adventure awaits you! Godspeed, Zac, and God bless you.
~ Teresa, North San Diego County
Hello, Zac! I read about your upcoming trip in the Minneapolis Star and Tribune, and I'll look forward to following your blog as you recount your adventures.
I tried to set up a syndicated feed for your blog on LiveJournal, but couldn't; something seems to be wrong with your Atom feed (clicking the link leads to a 404 error page). Could you please see if there is anything you can do to get the feed working? Thanks!
Cheers,
Peg Kerr
Hi Zac,
I heard you on the radio the other day. I plan on following your adventure here on your blog until you get back here to So. Cal.
God bless & all the best!
Di Ann
a friend of mine alerted me to your trip - and wow. sounds like you are going to have quite the time! a whale of a time : ) i'm sure you have heard that before, ha. i am also a Californian, although i'm a non-native. i will be keeping track of you and your journey, good luck!
robin
Zack,
"You'd be in Samoa for 6 months waiting for a water pump for a 1972 Palmer Johnson."
I agree completely that removing the Palmer Johnson is a good move. However, let me say (as someone who was in Samoa in 2001 and needed a part - nothing as exotic as a pump for a 72' Palmer) that it is a lot easier to get spares in remote places these days. If the part exists on the planet, and you can find it, you can get it (to Samoa for example) almost as fast as you could have it in L.A. I'm not saying don't pack as many spares as you can, but also, do keep in mind that modern express package services make getting parts in remote places 100 times easier then it was only 15 years ago. One example - in the Marquesas I had a 3kw generator end shipped from New Zealand in under 2 weeks. In Vanuatu a diaphragm pump (for a head) was shipped in (also from NZ) in less then 5 days.
Good luck!
Jordan
Queen Jane (B-911)
Marina del Rey
I heard your story on NPR, and I couldn't believe it. I look forward to following your adventure here on your blog. Don't let all the naysayers out there get to you. Your mother said that we cannot live life controlled by fear. She is so right, and I admire both of your parents supporting you in this. I wish you the best of luck.
-Tea in Los Angeles
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7454345.stm
Hi Zac, goodluck on your adventure. I hope you have fair winds at your back...
You were looking for the BBC link, we'll here is the one I found
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7454345.stm
All the best, Jim, Inverkip, Scotland
Are a spoiled rich kid? If so, there is nothing admirable about your endeavor.
Hello, Zac!
Me and all the dudes at Berkeley think it's really cool what you are doing. Do you like boys?
Good luck with everything. Stay safe. East Asian pirates as well as Columbian drug cartels may prove to be dangerous.
Your Pal,
Dangerous Eddie
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