Inta Outta Control

crewedattempt · Post by **crewedattempt** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:52 pm

Good evening - new member here, having bought Bill DiCarlo's F31. Not seeing a need to post a pic of the boat as Bill has been pretty thorough thru the years.

I was able to get a lot of great information from this forum before buying the boat, but I know I am going to have a ton of questions; I promise to use the search function first! (or does every newbie say that?)

My background is mostly sailboat racing on the east coast, concentrated in the 12 Metre class in Newport, with a couple of Bermuda races, too. I am new to Trojan powerboating and trying to come up to speed as quickly as possible; expecting to deliver OC up the LI sound to Narragansett Bay next weekend and would appreciate any helpful hints, checklists, spares checklists, etc.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 11:23 pm

Welcome to the forum , spares to carry ? pump impellers , belts ,fuel filters . oil & trans fled , not trying to be funny but a sea tow or tow boat us membership is a good idea.

If the boat has been in the water you should do a quick haul out to clean the bottom / running gear , you will save money on fuel go faster and make life easier on your engines

are you keeping the same name ?

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 12:12 am

You got a good boat there. Bill takes care of his equipment (as far as we can tell form his posts and pictures!).

Good lukc - Pauls right on the spares - and plenty of tools. Bill can tell you what you needs - he knows that boat well!

I have a rule - I never work on the boat with tools from the garage! If I need a tool - it stays on the boat, and I purchase new for the garage. Than I'll always have everything I need.

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:13 am

Welcome aboard and I am sure you will enjoy your new purchase.

Danny Bailey · Post by **Danny Bailey** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 5:40 am

Welcome aboard and good luck on your run to home port. This trip is always the most white knuckled one as everything is unfamiliar, and every little new noise sounds catastrophic. Spares and tools are great, but Paul is right about the towboat insurance, and if you don't have two VHF's onboard consider taking a handheld.

Stripermann2 · Post by **Stripermann2** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:10 am

Welcome and congrats on the boat!

crewedattempt · Post by **crewedattempt** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 9:49 am

To prowlerfish -
Thanks for the welcome; I'll work with Bill on the spare list - first items purchased is SeaTow - it just makes sense.

The boat has been in the water (Hudson River); don't think I'll have time to pull it before delivery, but planning to pull it in Narragansett to clean/check bottom and replace zincs (at a minimum).

Will certainly be keeping the name for the delivery; after that, my wife I'm sure will have some suggestions.

Jersdevil · Post by **Jersdevil** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 9:54 am

Wlcome.

crewedattempt · Post by **crewedattempt** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 9:54 am

To Danny Bailey -
From sailing, I learned to be a 'belt and suspenders' guy; even if the boat I'm on has every electronic bell and whistle, I usually bring a handheld VHF, GPS, compass, and wind speed tool. A little extra weight traded for a good night's sleep in case the boat's batteries or electronic system fails...

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:09 am

Buy yourself an ACR ditch bag, and keep your critical stuff in there - like your handheld GPS & VHF (I have a Magellan combo) - flares, etc. Just in case. Works great - and floats!

Peter · Post by **Peter** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:53 am

welcome

LSP · Post by **LSP** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:21 pm

Welcome to the forum ...