St. Patty's 2014

Kay and I took the weekend off to attend the MCYC St. Patty's party.  It was a weekend with renewed friendships, good food and lots of drink!  Thursday afternoon as we were getting ready to leave, we had a strange smell in the back of the boat.  We checked everything and couldn't find it.  As I was checking the genny Kay said "You know I have smelled that odor before and it was a battery!"  I looked over the genny and noticed the top of the battery box lid had moved.  I opened it and the battery had blown up!!!  I was up until midnight fixing and cleaning. I had to finish cleaning as I knew the Coast Guard would be there and I wanted our boat inspected.  Jerry and L.J. were suppose to join us, but LJ came down sick, so they were out.  Friday morning started out foggy so our departure as delayed until around 10 AM, then it was partly sunny at 65f! 

When we arrived at MCYC, there was plenty of folks to handle the lines.  I did a good job of getting the boat to the dock around other boats without hitting anything!  I was only the sixth time I had ever docked it!  That night was early turn in as I had stayed up late the night before.

Saturday was also nice with games, raffles and a fantastic dinner.  Later a band showed up and Kay and I shut the place down! Our friend Jerry also came out Saturday afternoon (we missed you LJ!)  and stayed the night.  It was good to hang out with my buddy!  He was our second official guest to stay on the ASD!

MCYC fixed breakfast for everyone and we were off heading back to the home dock with a full belly with a hangover!  It was a cold rainy with 1/4 mile visibility on the way back.  The radar was a great help as we met a ship, but the idiot was moving up river fast in the fog!  His wake shook things loose!  Made it back to the dock and Kay did a great job handling the lines. 

We have dead smelt everywhere!  The birds are happy.

Genny Battery that blew up!

We were lucky the boat didn't catch fire!

Heading 41 miles up river to MCYC.  Nice day but the river is high and muddy.

Ships everywhere.

Feel like I am on a freeway!

Nice houses on the Oregon side!

Lots of birds getting their share of the smelt

Look who popped out of Kalama!  Our friends Jeff and Jeanette

They have a really nice 40ft

Hey!

Heading up the Multnomah Channel!

St. Helens OR

Springers!

Waiting in line for our space at the dock.

Jim and Faith

They had to move the boat with the blue tarp and I was tasked with getting ASD into a tight spot

Kevin, Barb on the left and Jim and faith on the right.

Jeanette

Daughter

Mom

MCYC Club House

50ft Meridian from Portland.  He did a great job of squeezing it into  a very tight spot!

Party row!

John Flag's old boat with a name change.  Jimmy did a very nice job

ASD in the sunshine

Betting on the horses

Go Cowgirl!

Throwing the dice

Cutting limes

Miss Kay the morning after

Ms. Terry.  Part of the MCYC team for the wonderful weekend

Clown?  nope just me.

Heading home

Shed re-float and ducks and smelt!

Well the shed was a little heavier than we thought and the back side was leaning in the water.  So we called TC diving and they placed 5 billets (foam blocks) under the shed and 2 under my dock.  It leveled everything out.  We finished the sides and flashing on the roof and I started the electrical process and installing water lines.  But we have a St. Patty day weekend party at MCYC.

Had to put two white barrels under the back of the shed to keep it above the water

Car carrier ship in the main Columbia River

Got floatation and don't need these anymore

The diver.  The water was high and a bad current

Stacking the billets

Putting a billet on the corner of the dock

Shed is floating high and dry!

Each billet can support 750lbs.  This weight is 720lbs.  When placed in the water, it floats just enough where the diver can dunk it under the dock.  Once placed, a quick release is pulled and the weight goes to the bottom of the river and a winch pulls it back up.

Placing the billet under the shed

Pushing it under war

Placing it under the shed

Blue bill duck.  What is going on over there?

I'm outta here....

Now the shed is level, we can finish up on the shed

Helping the experts

Great sunny day

Who me?

Of course I'll have a scotch!!!

Jerry and Ron putting up the last of the trim

Muddy and high water

Looking good!

What do those little line mean? mmmmm

I did it, I did it!!!!

No longer in the water!

The float boat....

Trash coming down river.

Have to fish!  Live to fish

Go away this boat is now mine!  Mine I say!

Setting the door

Inside laying out electrical where the washer, dryer and frig is going

Main electric box

smelt or as we call it Sturgeon bait!

Trash and ducks

lots of ducks