[Public-List] Salsa's Circumnavigation update, crossed the Atlantic and now in Brazil!

[Mike Lehman]

Great photos - looks like a good fix



Mike Lehman

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-----Original Message----- 
From: Kirk Little
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 12:31 PM
To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
Subject: [Public-List] Salsa's Circumnavigation update, crossed the Atlantic 
and now in Brazil!


Hello folks, Salsa managed to get us across yet another (and the final) 
Ocean.  I have the usual passage reports across the Atlantic posted to 
SailingSalsa.com for those interested.  It was the usual wet and rolly ride 
without any major drama.  After over four years and now only about 4000 
miles from "home" I'm planning yet another detour, this time back to 
Cartagena Colombia (where I would officially "tie the knot") and the San 
Blas Island of Panama for an extra season as these were some of my favorite 
cruising grounds in the world and (arguably) are on the way home.

Also I had a few emails off of the list asking about my rudder so I'm 
including a link here to photos of my repair which now have over 25,000 
miles and still holding even though the bottom pin is starting to get loose 
in the shoe just recently.  I think its a very good cost effective repair, 
the delrin bushing I had made still seems to be perfect and eliminated any 
future wear from bronze on bronze to the pintal/gudgeons.   If it's not 
clear what was done from the photos just let me know -

Pintal/Gudgeon/rudder shoe repair photos;
http://s192.photobucket.com/albums/z110/kirkalittle/Salsa%20Rudder%20Repair/

Kirk, Salsa #504, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

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