• Boat,  Projects,  Wind Dragon

    Gray Water Install

    In this March 2011 project I am installing a Gray Water sytem West Marine sells these tanks: Heavy-duty Todd holding tanks can handle tough jobs! 1/4″ Wall Standard Tank, 8″ x 12″ x 16″, 6gal. West #9445263  Todd #85-1531WH Manufactured…

  • Boat,  Projects,  Wind Dragon

    Holding Tank

    New holding tank install, sounds fun doesnt it! For this project I used: TODD ENTERPRISES Polyethylene Holding Tank from West Marine (14x10x24 13gal part#9445289)  If I was to do this again I would use the (10x16x30 20gal tank) 1/4″ starboard…

  • Boat,  Projects,  Wind Dragon

    Depth, Speed, Temp

    This project to relocate and install a new Depth, Speed, and Temperature transponder took place in March 2011. After much thinking and measuring, I decided that the best location for the new Depth, Speed, Temp transponder would be under the…

  • Boat,  Projects,  Wind Dragon

    Fuel Polishing

    The fact that Wind Dragon has been sitting at dock for most likley 1 to 2 years the diesel fuel in the tank needs to be polished.  Fuel polishing is the process of filtering out water and trash from the…

  • Boat,  Journey,  Wind Dragon

    Specs & Info

    Hunter Marine 33 Cherubini DesignYear Built: 1978Hull# HUN60052M78C-33Shoal Draft 4′2QM20 Yanmar DieselWater: 50 galFuel: 22 galHolding Tank: 13 gal Here is a scanned sales brochurefrom 1982 that I came across.More info from SailBoat DataHunter33 Line DrawingHunter33 Plumbing diagramHunter33 AC wire diagramHunter33 DC wire diagram  

  • Journey,  Wind Dragon

    Surveys, Sea Trials, and Signatures

    The following is taken from an original blog entry written in 2010, about the purchase of our first (monohull) sailboat, the original Wind Dragon. We had two weeks between the day we first viewed her and made our offer on…

  • Journey,  Wind Dragon

    Finding our Dragon

    The following is taken from an original blog entry written in 2010, about the purchase of our first (monohull) sailboat, the original Wind Dragon. First and foremost, I should relay that going into this venture we weren’t entirely new to…