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For the first time this year, we took Journey On out, to San Diego Bay. Beautiful day, actually spent the night anchored in Glorietta Bay with the big boys. Went to dinner and then sat on the back porch and watched the sun go down. Got the autopilot working, the trim tabs leak was fixed, everything worked out. Nice sunrise and the Wallas stove got rid of the cold. Just being on the water is great.
On the drive down, we were on 2 lane, 4 lane and freeways. Everyone hated to be behind me (and I don't blame them,) but they all seemed to show their determination by passing me and then seeing how close they could cut me off and then slow down. A lot of 3 lane passes on the freeway to get to an off ramp, they just had to go in front. I guess no one is worried about my stopping distance. And there were people getting on the on ramps who never looked to their left, I guess they just assumed I wasn't there. When I honked, they just got mad or really surprised.
I haven't towed for a couple of months so it must just be my imagination that it's getting worse. I bet those guys driving those semis get really frustrated.
We may have good tow vehicles but those boats do weigh something so I thought I'd make a comment on automatic transmissions. . The one in the Ford is working well, but I remember someone posting that they had blown one. You know, automatic transmissions need to be manually shifted when towing a heavy load, they aren't programmed to keep that engine running in the right range automatically. If you wait for them to shift down you lug the engine, and they always want to shift up early. That low engine speed and high torque will wipe out any transmission. So grab hold of that lever and yank. That tranny will be happier and so will the engine.
Anyway, a C-Dory is a great way to spend a day on the water. Even got the old gps puck to work with the new computer (finally.)
Boris
On the drive down, we were on 2 lane, 4 lane and freeways. Everyone hated to be behind me (and I don't blame them,) but they all seemed to show their determination by passing me and then seeing how close they could cut me off and then slow down. A lot of 3 lane passes on the freeway to get to an off ramp, they just had to go in front. I guess no one is worried about my stopping distance. And there were people getting on the on ramps who never looked to their left, I guess they just assumed I wasn't there. When I honked, they just got mad or really surprised.
I haven't towed for a couple of months so it must just be my imagination that it's getting worse. I bet those guys driving those semis get really frustrated.
We may have good tow vehicles but those boats do weigh something so I thought I'd make a comment on automatic transmissions. . The one in the Ford is working well, but I remember someone posting that they had blown one. You know, automatic transmissions need to be manually shifted when towing a heavy load, they aren't programmed to keep that engine running in the right range automatically. If you wait for them to shift down you lug the engine, and they always want to shift up early. That low engine speed and high torque will wipe out any transmission. So grab hold of that lever and yank. That tranny will be happier and so will the engine.
Anyway, a C-Dory is a great way to spend a day on the water. Even got the old gps puck to work with the new computer (finally.)
Boris