Mashnee Planning Meeting
| Mon 09-Dec-2019 | 16:00-17:30 |
Description
Dear MIT Bluewater sailors-
Yesterday Matt Wall and I took a trip to Darlings Boatworks in Vermont to inspect in detail all of Mashnee both inside and outside. The boat is well tucked away with a shelter around the entire boat and a very wet gravel floor beneath. Yes, it was snowing!
It would be nice to have a brief meeting at the sailing pavilion on Monday, December 9 from 1600 until 1730. Not a second more....
Potential Schedule Items for 2020- We need to hear from you and what you might want to do and take a leadership role in.
In the River through Commencement- Open access to all. Fund raising sails, bare foot black tie? catered? Targeted crew learning sessions while in River.
Figawi? Before Commencement...
Mystic Seaport Show
Mass Bay PHRF races, evening Boston phrf races
Maine races in late July
Corinthian Classics
Gloucester Schooner Festival
Opera Cup in Nantucket
Herreshoff Regatta
Newport Classics Regatta
Great Chase Race in Hull
Deliver to Dion's in Salem immediately after GCR
Delivery sails to and from all of these cool events
Target who wants to be new crew and working towards skippers of Mashnee.
Get more undergrads competent to take boat themselves. Recent and former Boston sailing alums who have time should be targeted, too.
Non- MIT affiliates must make firm commitment to assist Eric Gibber with L-to-S lessons. No exceptions. Six or twelve month athletic memberships for alums and non-affiliates.
Looking forward to seeing you in early December. If you have things to add, please write back directly to me instead of copying the entire list.
Many thanks. Next year will be a blast and promises many new adventures for all on Mashnee.
-Franny
Listed below are things to review and discuss which have already been set in motion:
1. Work to be performed by Darlings to deliver boat to Mass by April 20.
paint bottom twice- Sparhawk Biocop premium quality if compatible with Petit Eco. Wet sand out to 600 grit.
touch up white topsides wherever dinged up. full re-paint in following year.
varnish all exterior surfaces with 3 coats
install fixed running lights- Herreshoff repro in bronze. Stern light base should be big enough to accommodate retractable radar wire
fix pins on aft jib track cars and replace spring on forward track cars
make a 2 nice tiller extensions which clamps on- 24" and 36"
tiller cover
re-seal chainplate covers wherever water is weeping below
renew varnish on companionway steps and cabin sole floor
inspect engine, winterize, box of spare filters for engine and remote racor canisters, trickle batteries
make padded sprit cover for docking with leather on all 4 sides- clip-on lanyard to top eye on sprit
make new shorter instrument box with chartplotter and external manual controls for same- not touch screen, friction pipe clamps instead of hooks
make 2 boards for instrument display panels port and starboard of companionway facing aft- heading and speed. Also a storage location below decks when not in use.
move vhf to starboard companionway area- completely wire up extensions
mount bus bar to port companionway area
re-secure table in cabin
repair lead and centerboard lanyard uphaul
fabricate two bi-pod in wood for legs for base of new radar on backstay (already acquired)
replace bronze and mahogany grates for cabin top lights, screw down in place
rebuild front hatch hinges properly
new cover plate for cowl , new cowl and a spare
2. Dions in Salem
recoat mast, boom, spreaders with 3 coats of varnish
new lower profile led spreader lights installed, bronze housings?
investigate secondary spinnaker halyard, halyard in spectra and small leech line messenger line for slimmer profile- no additional cleats or winches for same
mast bracket for 4 wireless displays of heading and speed beneath gooseneck low enough for reefed sail to not block view for crew on either rail
3. North Sails in Salem
wash, dry inspect all sails, covers
new fleece liner on cabin cover
Shorten code zero luff length by 14"
Proper stenciled labeling for all sail bags
4. Sobstad Sailmakers- Peter Conrad
new mainsail with shallower reef points- A7 in red, already ordered
150 genoa to sheet to back of track with UV cover leech and foot for light air
5. MIT Volunteers- each project needs a project leader
finish electronics bridge work so all instruments are interconnected wirelessly. Purchase 8 wireless displays. Two additional tablets for use on board by crew and navigator. Mount electronic compass and calibrate properly. Publish user manual for all. Tape to back of tablets.
fabricate base for radar on backstay just above hydraulic cylinder- send to Darlings to make bipod feet
sort through extra gear in Bay 4 from X- Dimension and give away or sell
organize a nice on-line directory of all gear on board Mashnee for easy access by all sailors
Recommended sail usage for wind and sailors skill set.
Acquire actual weight of boat and rig for measurement certificates
Measure headstay height, length of full hoist, length of furler from pin to pin. length of backstay hydraulic
Put stake with flag at pipe along Boston Shore of Charles River.
Acquire EPIRB and mount
Dinghy maintenance.
Correct data on Coast Guard Documentation
Organizers
Questions about this event should be directed to the organizer(s): Fran Charles
