[Public-List] Making a liner boat a non-liner boat

[Don Lang]

Sorry for the lateness of my reply.
I sent the last message as we were sailing out of Hilo Bay heading for Oahu.
Was becalmed off of Lanai and did not expect it to take as long as it did to get 
here.
As we left Hilo winds were light and it took us four hours to beat out of the 
bay between calms.
We were rewarded when about six humpback whales came into the bay and started 
slapping the water with their pectoral fins, tails, and spy-hopped out of the 
water very close to our becalmed boat. It was an amazing sight.

Gord: I return home mid April and will update the blog, thank you for the 
interest.

Ed: I was going to install additional hard tanks for water but didn't want to 
give up the stowage space for more tanks.
We have a 30 gallon tank in the V-berth. An additional 30 gallons was stored in 
lockers under the settee seats; those were a variety of plastic bottles and jugs 
ranging from a mere 8 oz bottle up to 2.5 gallon jug and a few sizes in between. 
We added flavored powders to the bottles as we used them, propel, crystal light, 
etc.
We also had a flat of soda and tetra packs of chocolate milk, 25 one quart packs 
of UHT milk for cereal and baking. (I Bake a lot of muffins, cakes, and brownies 
offshore, major morale boosters).
Cooking evening meals with a pressure cooker and the liquids from the canned 
meats and veggies helped reduce water ( and propane) needs. We use about a 
gallon of water per day for three people. I always carry enough water for sixty 
days and in a pinch that can be extended by survival rationing if need be. Crew 
consisted of two men in our late forties and a fifteen year old boy that had 
helped me build the boat and earned the trip.


Rachel: Thank you for the kind words.  I am grateful for the tips, insight, and 
advise you gave me during the build.
It is truly appreciated! We loved the little dodger, it was perfect for our 
needs. The person on watch often sat on a couple deck cushions  in the 
companionway under the dodger with his feet on the top step when spray was 
frequent.
We could have used an awning for the really hot days, we rigged a sheet with 
bungees for shade.

Cheers, Don

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I and I reckon many others would like very much to read about your
passage... The blog spot seems to be down.

Gord #426 SURPRISE

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Don; How did you store enough potable water to last you 26 days? I saw nothing 
on your blog describing the water tank(s). How many were in your crew?
?
Ed Schroeder #303 Emotional Rescue

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Hi Don,

I was just going to mention you as one who had re-built a formerly linered boat 
as non-linered.  I have really enjoyed following your rebuild and I got a little 
misty-eyed when you headed for Hawaii. Very happy for you! I really like your 
mini-dodger - how did that work out?

Another sailor who partially removed the liner (V-berth) is Kirk Little of 
Salsa, who is more than halfway through a circumnavigation now.  Another nicely 
outfitted A-30.

Rachel
ex-#221
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