Anacortes Trawlerfest

About the Event

Schedule:

Saturday, May 18, 2024

THE BIG U - $65.00
Eric Bescoby

In the boating glossary, the Big U refers to the u-shaped route that takes cruisers from Alaska to Maine (and vice-versa). It’s not crossing an ocean exactly, but it is an 8,000 nm journey that leads vessels through two oceans and the Panama Canal for starters, not exactly an itinerary for the casual boater. While others seek to explore Europe and Asia to get their fill of history and geography, Eric Bescoby opted to do a deep dive of his own back yard in his Nordhavn 40. It was done almost by accident, the result of Bescoby’s “what’s next?” approach once he’d completed one cruising ground, and then another.

In this program he’ll cover:
The Decision
The Numbers
The Route and stops
Crew
Favorites and otherwise
Big adventures
Challenges
The aftermath

9 a.m. – 4 p.m.:  Everything You Need To Know About Diesel Engines - $200.00
With Mike Beemer & Matt Mardesich

This is an all-day course about your diesel propulsion engine. Having your Diesel engine fail while underway can ruin your day. Worse, it could put you and your crew in a dangerous position. In general, marine diesel engines are incredibly reliable. They just to need, air, fuel, and water for cooling. You could add electrical power for starting, and you have covered the range of needs for a diesel engine. Most engine problems are due to fuel issues or keeping the engine cool. Using the Marine Tech Centers diesel engine lab, we will work with live diesel engines running where you can walk around the engine and see the different systems. You can look at the injectors and even learn to bleed the engine before starting.

Sample of topics covered:
Annual and Regular Maintenance:
Changing the oil and oil filters
Changing Fuel filters
Overheating can kill a diesel engine. Make sure your cooling system is maintained regular to avoid overheating and costly repairs.
There is no warning for saltwater incursion in your transmission cooling system. Gear coolers should be inspected it annually and replace or cleaned every 5 years
Impellers should be inspected annually and replaced every 1-2 years depending on use
Replacing hoses and belts every five years
Learn how to troubleshoot:
Electrical systems on your engine for starting or charging.
Vacuum gauge installation in your fuel system after the primary fuel filter to tell you if the system has a blockage or if the primary filter is dirty from bad fuel or a problem in the tank.

This is one of our most popular courses… After this one-day course you will have a good understanding of how your diesel engine works and the basic areas for good maintenance and troubleshooting.

9 am - 12 pm:  Maritime Medical Emergency Management : Hands-On Suture and Splinting Skills and Techniques - $155.00
Dr Robert Leviton

Suture and Splinting Skills and Techniques, Laceration Repair Skills and Techniques. Price includes personal 5-piece suture kit, suture material, latex skin, and video links

Participants will learn about the structure of skin and bone, wound and bone healing, and steps taken to control bleeding stabilize injuries, before receiving definitive medical treatment.

Your crewmate is bleeding, and compression alone is not stopping the hemorrhage, what do you do? During this session sailors will learn how to clean wounds while draping and prepping the injury, then learn how to hold and use surgical instruments, when to apply steri-strips, skin staples, or skin glue, and wound closure techniques from simple interrupted sutures to the vertical and horizontal mattress techniques.

Following this hands-on session, we’ll continue with the basics of splinting skills and techniques applying elastic bandages, short arm and leg splints, buddy taping fingers and toes, and stabilizing complex long bone fractures.

1. Sterile Technique
2. Draping and Prepping
3. Anesthesia Considerations
4. Suture and Needle Selection
5. Instrument Use
6. Steri-Strips
7. Skin Glue
8. Wound Closure Techniques
9. Simple Interrupted
10. Simple Running
11. Running Locking
12. Horizontal Mattress
13. Vertical Mattress
14. Corner Stitch
15. Figure of 8 Stitch
16. Staplers and Removal
17. Two Handed Hand Tying with Left & Right
18. Splinting Skills and Techniques
19. Ace Elastic Bandage Wrap
20. Short Arm/Volar Splint
21. Thumb Spica Splint
22. Ulnar Gutter Splint
23. Short Leg/Posterior Splint

12:30-1:30: Metal Boats - $35.00
With Capt. John Clayman

Why a steel or aluminum trawler could be your best choice? John Clayman, President of Seaton Yachts will present the pros & cons of steel and aluminum boat building specific to trawlers. John has decades of experience in design & construction worldwide. His firm is partnered with Vripack Design in the Netherlands where they build their steel / aluminum Doggersbanks and aluminum Korvets. The Dutch are renowned for their expertise in metal construction.

Personal Health Record Consultation with Dr Robert - $150.00
Session #1 - 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm,
Session #2 – 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Do you know the last time you had a tetanus shot? How about the names and telephone number of your primary care physician, consulting physicians, hospitals maintaining your personal medical and surgical information? What is your pharmacy name and telephone number, or the dose, route, and frequency of your current medications?

When traveling and suddenly confronted with an acute medical / surgical emergency, having your Personal Health Record immediately available can be lifesaving.

During this consultation, Dr. Robert Leviton will review the key components of a personal health record and together will construct your PHR while also developing content that may be linked to your personal electronic health records. These PHR’s may be provided to you by your private physician, hospital, health insurance plan, pharmacy, or may be purchased independently. All options will be explored and reviewed and finalized so you may begin your voyage knowing your personal health record is complete.

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