Da Cefalù a Tindari

tamattina, in rada a Presidiana (Cefalù) sveglia un po' prima dell'alba per mettersi in rotta verso Tindari. Con la piccola Horus abbiamo percorso poco meno di 60 miglia. Trasferimento tutto sommato tranquillo, ma per me anche un poco stancante. Lungo la rotta ho trovato due temporali che mi hanno costretto a ridurre le vele, per poi riaprirle. Insomma, abbassa la randa e chiudi il genoa (durante i groppi il vento girava e rinforzava anche fino a 40 nodi), alza la randa e apri il genoa. E così per un paio di volte. Poi, a Gioiosa marea, qui vicino, ikl vento mi ha mollato e le ultime 7 miglia le ho fatto con randa e motore. A mare ho spiegato tutta la mia potenza di fuoco per pescare (due canne e due affondatori). Risultato: fra poco mi preparo un bel piatto di pasta! Ieri sera ho preso una delle mie maledette pillole che se da un lato mi allungano la vita, dall'altra mi fanno stare male per un po'. E temo che, dopo aver parlato con i miei medici, che stasera dovrò ripetere l'operazione. Ma così è la vita e non ho titolo per lamentarmi.

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We got increasingly frustrated by our small petrol (gas) outboards that we use very infrequently on our dinghies and Chat 18 catamaran. Never quite knowing whether they would start, or how long they would run. Usually because the small jets would clog up, a problem aggravated by the ethanol fuel now used in the UK, USA and elsewhere. So earlier this year we bit the bullet and bought a used Torqeedo 1103 electric outboard. It was on ebay, from "one careful lady owner" - actually the advert said "only used on a fresh water trout farm" which we hoped was much the same thing. And we have been very pleased with it this summer, using it on Sagitta's tender, sometimes for long distances, yet never seeing the charge drop below 80% So we then tried using it on our Chat 18. And immediately discovered two problems, probably common to other small daysailing boats. First, the battery was much larger than the integral petrol fuel tank. So, when tilted up on the swingdown bracket, the Torqeedo hit the tillerbar. That meant we had to use the transom mount, which in turn meant the leg had to be angled back in use to clear the immersed rudder blade. Very inefficient and too close to the surface. And second, when tilted up and turned sideways the tiller control arm would detach - something that doesn't happen with a petrol outboard. So we had to remove it, and then reattach it whenever we wanted to motor. Fortunately Torqeedo has realised that many people have these problems and so supply reasonably priced, extra long cables, not just for the battery but also for the tiller arm. Accordingly we bought a 1.5m (5ft) battery cable and a 5m (16ft) tiller cable. This video shows the results of the first motor, one calm winter evening. I still have to re-route the cables through the back of the cockpit and more permanently mount the tiller arm. The deeper propellor is more efficient and there is no aeration when cornering or in waves. Top speed was very close to 5 knots, about hull speed on an 18ft boat. In reverse speed was about 3 knots. Although it's more awkward to lift the outboard leg without the battery in place it does now fit comfortably below the tillerbar when raised for sailing. So we're very happy so far! For once there is audio on this short video. But even if you turn the volume to high you won't hear the outboard - another bonus! More on the Chat 18 here https://sailingcatamarans.com/index.php/designs-2/2-catamarans-under-25ft/475-chat-18-daysailing-catamaran And Torqeedo here https://nestawayboats.com/

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