EP3 - Emergency Haul Out in Vancouver!
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Published 2024-07-11
Contributions will go towards the repairs, restoration, and documentation of Argonaut's rich history, along with the preservation of traditional boat building and maritime heritage through video creation.
During the first leg of the Race to Alaska, a rough crossing of the Juan de Fuca straight resulted in several sprung planks just above the waterline on Argonaut's port side. Today's video covers an emergency haul out to perform a repair that allows me to continue on the adventure, but exposes the state of the planks on the port side of the boat (much of what was already known).
Although the planks wiggled loose during the first leg of #R2AK, the leak went unnoticed sitting at the dock in Victoria. It wasn't until I was underway for several hours that enough water came in through the bow to cause alarm--and resulted in taking on several thousand gallons of water. I ended up calling Victoria Coast Guard to request a vessel assist, and a nearby boat came to help pump out my bilge with an industrial pump.
In a pinch, I was able to schedule a haul out at Shelter Island Marina just south of Vancouver, and was referred to a shipwright, Eric Fisher, to help me perform the repair. Under Eric's guidance, we pulled ice sheathing off the bow covering the rabbet steam of my forward stem, and refastened and recaulked the sprung planks as well as some other work in the area.
Additional repairs included replacing a head gasket on an air intake valve as part of the air start manifold of Argonaut's Gardner 6L3 marine diesel engine, and the valve on the through hole of my Wilcox toilet.
After launching the boat four days later, the main concern of the forward planks had been addressed, and now little to no water ingress takes place underway. Ultimately, I am going to need to replace most of the port side planking in a massive haul out, and it is something I am working on trying to figure out how to do so (financially).
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All Comments (21)
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Anyone else here from Tally Ho?
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Amazing to see Pete again!
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Great to see Pete again, He's the man for the job!
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You will surely be seeing soon, some more of us coming over from following a certain "Very Old, and Quite Famous wooden sailing boat" rebuild project. Glad to have found you. And your lovely old boat!
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This video should be required watching for anyone considering an old wooden boat đź‘Ť
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Many of us met Pete when he joined the "Tally Ho" crew. He's an awesome guy!
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What are you doing, Pete? Happy to find you via TH. Happy to tag along.
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What a beautiful little ship the Argonaut II is. Great to see that you preserve historic Boats.
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Fascinating. This Old House meets This Old Boat. A tour of a boat building company would make a great series.
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Very interesting. The remark about the boat having a soul is telling.
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An old Fishermans definition of a boat 'Something that makes a hole in water to pour money into'. Pretty accurate I would say. Great to see Pete again.
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Very lucky to have a wood boat shipwright available❤
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Nice to see a knowledgeable sailor. Lots of upkeep on an old wooden boat.
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Glad the Youtube algorithms brought me to your channel. Excited to follow your journey.
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Excellent job, well done. Really good to see that Argonaut II is being so well cared for. I'm in awe of anyone who takes on the immense challenge of keeping these boats going. I look forward to seeing future installments and, watching this from Dubai in mid summer, the beautiful PNW scenery. Thanks for putting together such a good video.
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Just finished reading the curve of time, and you’re living that book in real life! Glad I stumbled onto your channel. I love all things B.C. and am excited to follow your adventures!
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we know who the famous boat meet up is now , imported shipwrights what a pleasure you have knowing they’re close by
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You called the right man for the job. Pete is fantastic!
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It takes a committed owner to keep up with the maintenance and repairs on an old wooden boat like Argonaut 2,it’s a relief knowing she’s in good hands.
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I watched this video last night on the boat anchored in Cordodero islands. Headed out early to Port McNeill today. Blew my mind when I saw the same boat pull into the marina next marina over a couple hours later! I tried to go over and say hi, but was thwarted by the locked gate. Have a great cruise. If you see the Snapdragon out there give us a call on the VHF.
