Morning Star Racing

We didn’t think about it until after Friday night’s race and weekend horse show.

First I tried using a 250 lifting magnet with no success. I was not even sure if the glasses were magnetic.

Next was scuba gear. With Morning Star’s bottom paint white and only being able to see a few feet I knew I would have to just feel around the bottom. My concern was I did not know what the bottom would be like. Would it be sand or muck? I would have to touch it in the dark green depths of the North East River to find out.

Descending into the darkness I was hoping for sand but I found at least 8 inches of gooey muck to feel around with nothing to orientate me. After several short dives I developed a system to orient me in the green darkness. I tied a line around the piling, hung a weighted line and used a stick anchored in the bottom to figure out where I was. I was sure I had checked the area where I thought they had fallen in and I expand the search area. Just as I was going to call it quits I found the glasses folded up on the bottom about six to eight feet away from where they fell in.

I then proceed to make the fancy lanyard you see in the pictures to keep this from happening again.

http://vimeo.com/79447576

Completed 560 miles before broken reed valve caused #3 piston to self destruct. Parts are on order. Should have engine back together next week.

Start- Bear Creek, Baltimore
Kent Narrows
St. Michaels
Tilghman island
Whitman
Oxford
Calvert Cliffs
Solomon’s Island
Deals Island- Wenona
Smith Island
Crisfield
Onancock
Tangier Island
Deltaville
Hudgins
Cape Charles
Great Machipongo Inlet
Wachapreague
Chincoteague Island
Assateague Island
West Ocean City
Ocean City
Fenwick
Lewes
Cape May
Bowers Beach
Fort Delaware
Delaware City
Chesapeake City

Mariner 90hp inline 6 piston damage resulted from pre-ignition due to one broken reed valve leaning out fuel air mixture.

Comparison of #3 and #4 pistons

Pulling powerhead on Mariner 90hp inline 6 with bobcat and homemade lifting eye made from flywheel puller, steel box beam and chain.

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I was thinking the little red boat should be out there somewhere before the start. I had just saw them. Then, Sydney from the bow said she was hidden behind the genoa. I headed up yelled Starboard and crashed tacked to avoid a potential collision. Exciting!

We then won the start and were gone. Really really fast on a two time around close reach, beam reach, close hauled course. Gybe, tack, bear-away, gybe, tack and finish.

Attended the post race party at Hanse Point YC and met some really cool people.

Just a little latter then planned. But still getting a 1+knot push up the Chesapeake Bay.

Six hours until my planned departure for North East at 3am. If I go I will catch the flood.

I ran out of time so the bottom was not wet sanded.