{"id":276,"date":"2014-07-02T17:28:29","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T17:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailingthanksdad.com\/index.php\/2014\/07\/02\/first-great-sail-of-the-season\/"},"modified":"2020-04-01T20:59:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T20:59:25","slug":"first-great-sail-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailingthanksdad.com\/index.php\/2014\/07\/02\/first-great-sail-of-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"First great sail of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday my brother and I had a great day sailing on Lake Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>Skies were partly cloudy, winds 15-20 mph with waves 2-4 feet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05251.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05251.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05251.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05251.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05251.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05251.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05251.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05261.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05261.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05261.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05261.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05261.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05261.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05261.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05201.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05201.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05201.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05201.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05201.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05201.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05201.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The waves were pretty choppy and had the occasional 6 footer with white caps as we motored out of the harbor. We considered turning back, but once we got the sails up and away from the harbor things settled down a lot and the sailing was great.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oQ9QwflnxrA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Before heading out we took care of a few tasks.<\/p>\n<p>We installed the new stainless steel counter\/back splash in the new galley.<\/p>\n<p>To get the new counter going I took a lot of measurements, drew it up in AutoCAD, printed it full size and brought the full size print to the boat to make sure it fit properly. After a couple iterations to insure the CAD file was perfect, it was laser cut from 16 gauge, #4 finish, 304 stainless steel. The counter\/backsplash and tray were cut in the flat and the sides were formed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05241-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05241.jpg?resize=400%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"213\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05241-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C213&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05241-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C545&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05241-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C408&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05241-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C817&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05241-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1089&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nLaser cut, but the back-splashes not yet formed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05231.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05231.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05231.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05231.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05231.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05231.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_05231.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nInstalled. (Still need to finish trim the galley.)<\/p>\n<p>We also reinstalled the original shelf that was just inside companionway that my brother refinished and slightly redesigned. Now we have a convenient spot for the binoculars and hand held wing speed gauge.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5270-A1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5270-A1.jpg?resize=352%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5270-A1.jpg?resize=352%2C540&amp;ssl=1 352w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5270-A1.jpg?resize=668%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 668w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5270-A1.jpg?resize=768%2C1177&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5270-A1.jpg?w=812&amp;ssl=1 812w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We installed the self adhesive 1\/8&#8243; rubber neoprene to replace the non slip that was on the companionway steps that I bought on eBay.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_52751.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_52751.jpg?resize=400%2C434&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"434\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_52751.jpg?resize=400%2C434&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_52751.jpg?resize=944%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 944w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_52751.jpg?resize=768%2C833&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_52751.jpg?resize=1416%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1416w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_52751.jpg?w=1833&amp;ssl=1 1833w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_52751.jpg?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_52751.jpg?w=1575&amp;ssl=1 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My brother had oiled and varnished the cabin sole and cabinetry over the past several weeks. It looks great.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_52731-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_52731.jpg?resize=400%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"247\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_52731-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C247&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_52731-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C631&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_52731-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C473&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_52731-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C947&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_52731-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1262&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_52481-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_52481.jpg?resize=400%2C289&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"289\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_52481-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C289&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_52481-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C739&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_52481-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C554&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_52481-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1108&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_52481-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1478&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We now have plenty of cup holders on board. We added one each to the stern seats and friends gave me some really nice clamp-on ones for Christmas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0531-A1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0531-A1.jpg?resize=400%2C328&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"328\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0531-A1.jpg?resize=400%2C328&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0531-A1.jpg?resize=1024%2C840&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0531-A1.jpg?resize=768%2C630&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0531-A1.jpg?w=1414&amp;ssl=1 1414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0532-A1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0532-A1.jpg?resize=400%2C388&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"388\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0532-A1.jpg?resize=400%2C388&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0532-A1.jpg?resize=1024%2C994&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0532-A1.jpg?resize=768%2C746&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailingthanksdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0532-A1.jpg?w=1310&amp;ssl=1 1310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday my brother and I had a great day sailing on Lake Michigan. Skies were partly cloudy, winds 15-20 mph with waves 2-4 feet. The waves were pretty choppy and had the occasional 6 footer with white caps as we motored out of the harbor. We considered turning back, but once we got the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sailingthanksdad.com\/index.php\/2014\/07\/02\/first-great-sail-of-the-season\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;First great sail of the season&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailingthanksdad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailingthanksdad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailingthanksdad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailingthanksdad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailingthanksdad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sailingthanksdad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":715,"href":"https:\/\/sailingthanksdad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276\/revisions\/715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailingthanksdad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailingthanksdad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailingthanksdad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}