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From: Norm of Bandersnatch (no email)
Date: Mon Aug 14 2006 - 08:44:16 EDT
We like Julington creek except for the long dinghy ride to the marina
dinghy dock which is at the middle of the three marinas, called pier three,
at the northwest corner of the bridge. the biggest marina, next to the
bridge, and with two docks, declined to accept me because we have two cars
and they are very covetous of their parking lot spaces. the westernmost
marina, old bull bay marina, declined to accept us because they were afraid
we would be partying all the time with boat-loads of drunken revelers
coming and going putting their insurance claim situation at risk. we are
told that all three are owned by different members of the same family that
do not speak to each other.
Other than the long dinghy ride, we are rather exposed to the south and
southwest but so far has produced not much more than some wave slapping the
stern of Bandersnatch and some spray during dinghy operations. the water
here is only slightly salty so we don't have be much concerned about
salting our clothes. barnacles do thrive here though, the anchor chain and
hull are covered with thousands of small ones.
On the plus side, the anchorage is very quiet. traffic noise from the
Julington creek, doctor's lake and buckman bridges is rather subdued
compared to the bridge of lions in st augustine. nature sounds are much
more prevalent. we love the frogs in the evening.
the brackish water allows us to make gobs of sweet water with the water
maker. normally producing 17 gph in seawater, the product output is way
off scale beyond 30 gph.
wakes are almost non-existent. most of the boats are fast, trailer-boats
going by on-plane and produce no significant wake. perhaps once a week a
bayliner style boat makes a wake we notice.
there are no docks in the area where we can get diesel fuel. fortunately
we have several hundred gallons on board, but some day we will have to find
some. Black creek marina has diesel, but only five feet alongside and we
would have to plow through 18 inches of mud for a hundred yards just to get
near them. we may have to try to find somewhere in jacksonville to buy
fuel eventually.
also, unless i can plow the 18 inches of mud for a hundred yards to get
into black creek, it looks like my best bet if a hurricane threatens is
jacksonville itself. there are several spots just west of downtown that
look promising and i think the city will offer some reduction in wind speed.
the weather has been very hot, average highs for the past few weeks have
been 95, normal is 89, but they predict cooler temps soon. there is a
cruising guide to the st johns river, i bought one in West a few days ago.
if you get near us please come by for a visit. i'll put the fenders out for
you...
904 874-1100
Norm
S/V Bandersnatch
Lying 30 07.7N 081 39.6W
Julington Creek Estuary FL
> [Original Message]
> From: Bob Clinkenbeard <>
> To: <>
> Date: 8/13/2006 2:12:44 PM
> Subject: Re: lv-ab: Adding AC power for cooling
>
> Thanks Norm, that seems to be the consensus with the group and what I
will
> pursue.
> How do you like the Jullington Creek area? I left Jax about a year ago
and
> was working a little farther south of you on San Jose Blvd. There is a
lot
> in that area as far as supplies, Lowes, Ace etc. Do you have dingy
access
> to the marina there? I plotted your lat and lon and see that you are
just
> at the mouth of the creek. I hope all is well and the heat is not too
bad
> there. We have had a beautiful day here south of Atlanta with 70's all
day.
> Some day I hope to meet you and Jan and see your boat that I have been
> reading about for so many years.
> I decided to downsize to a trailer boat and bought a home here near the
> kids. I hope to begin cruising as son as the trailer is finished. My
boat
> is there in Jax now on the Trout river hanging in the PO's lift until I
can
> haul it. We will probably take a couple days or so down the St. Johns
> before loading it and taking it back to Atlanta for some repairs and
refits
> I have planned including the power for the ac.
>
> Bob Clinkenbeard
> 24' custom trailer trawler
> http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-aboardbobbinalong
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Norm of Bandersnatch" <>
> To: "Bob Clinkenbeard" <>
> Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 2:00 PM
> Subject: RE: lv-ab: Adding AC power for cooling
>
>
> > there was a thread about this subject recently. the conclusion was a
> > large
> > dc alternator with inverter to power the air conditioner. because of
the
> > size of the alternator a power takeoff on the front end of the engine
> > might
> > be needed.
> >
> > Norm
> > S/V Bandersnatch
> > Lying 30 07.7N 081 39.6W
> > Julington Creek Estuary FL
> >
> >
> >> [Original Message]
> >> From: Bob Clinkenbeard <>
> >> To: <>
> >> Date: 8/11/2006 9:23:44 AM
> >> Subject: lv-ab: Adding AC power for cooling
> >>
> >> Thanks to Lee Haefele's idea about the car heater, I have solved my
> > underway
> >> heating problem with an auxiliary unit that comes in kit form with all
> > the
> >> hardware, hoses, switches and valves to install in my closed cooling
loop
> >> that also provides the heat for my water heater. You can see what I
> >> purchased here http://makeashorterlink.com/?F23D42B8D
> >>
> >>
> >> I would like to add AC power to my boat so that I can run the small
> > 5000btu
> >> 115v ac unit the PO installed. It works fine at the dock but there is
no
> >> way to run it underway.
> >> I prefer not to add a standalone generator due to weight and size
> >> constraints of my boat. I have a Perkins 3 cylinder main engine that
> >> produces 35 hp and I only need 10 hp to propel my boat to it's ideal
> >> cruising speed of 7 kts.
> >> What about an ac generator mounted on the engine? Is there a bolt on
> > unit
> >> with a regulator available?
> >> I get the magazine "Boats and Harbors" and there are some there, but
> > they
> >> don't seem to have regulation. What output would I need for the ac?
> > What
> >> hp will it take to produce the power?
> >> All ideas appreciated.
> >>
> >> Bob Clinkenbeard
> >> 24' custom trailer trawler
> >> http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-aboardbobbinalong
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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