tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54894001210416222672026-10-15T15:15:38.318-04:00Phoenix's FlightOur adventures rebuilding and sailing a highly modified, Bruce Bingham designed Christina ketchBill and Elisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01107578819364390585noreply@blogger.comBlogger7713tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489400121041622267.post-77118706201931471892019-02-22T07:00:00.001-05:002021-08-29T18:59:09.353-04:00From the Galley: Fresh Tuna CevicheLast fall, Bill and I helped deliver a Hylas 56 from Annapolis to Ft. Lauderdale. We stayed inside the Gulf Stream for the majority of the trip, but pulled out the fishing gear when we hit the warmer waters of the Stream off North Carolina.
Bill reeling in the big one!
Not long after putting out the rod (we lost several lures on the hand lines), Bill caught a nice sized big eye tuna!
Bill and Elisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01107578819364390585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489400121041622267.post-66357190086828759402019-02-15T07:00:00.000-05:002019-02-15T09:59:23.693-05:00Replacing Phoenix's Rudder Part 2: Executing the Plan
Once we identified the issues with our old barn door rudder and hatched our plan, it was time to haul Phoenix out of the water. We didn't know exact dimensions and couldn't take any accurate measurements until she was out of water, so we were eager to see her blocked and to get to work.
Hauling Phoenix out of the water
Phoenix on the hard and ready for her new rudder
As soon as they Bill and Elisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01107578819364390585noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489400121041622267.post-87867191873410707902019-02-08T07:00:00.000-05:002019-02-08T07:40:40.794-05:00Replacing Phoenix's Rudder Part 1: Identifying the ProblemAt some point in Phoenix's history, a previous owner replaced her rudder and installed a large, flat, barn door rudder. Our assumption from the beginning of her restoration was that this was done to combat weather helm. Why else would you put a barn door rudder on her?
For the uninitiated, weather helm is a term that describes a boat that sails with its tiller or wheel slightly angled to the Bill and Elisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01107578819364390585noreply@blogger.com1