tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104199632012-01-25T04:08:03.148-05:00Brook DunningWelcome to Brook Dunning's blog mostly about the Julie F, and other stuff too.
Built in 1938 of Cyprus and Oak, the fourty five foot fuel delivery boat was decommissioned in 2001 and now is a live-aboard.
Originally from Georgian Bay She now calls the Rideau Lake System home.Brook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-37586490353116527782010-02-19T09:18:00.001-05:002010-02-21T07:26:31.161-05:00KnotsKnots
It’s springtime and water is flowing quickly. Did you ever wonder just how fast those bits of debris floating down a steam are moving? One knot is 6076.1 feet of travel in one hour. If you travel at one knot you go approximately 1.68 feet every second, or 33 ½ feet in twenty seconds. If you paced off 10 steps at the side of a stream, timed a floating object from start to end of Brook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-77484608479387511472010-01-27T10:44:00.000-05:002010-01-27T10:44:15.237-05:00Brook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-10348096924409263212010-01-27T10:05:00.002-05:002010-01-27T10:05:42.764-05:00Brook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-13581381808405566982010-01-27T10:00:00.000-05:002010-01-27T10:00:31.086-05:00Brook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-11591216838680944522007-01-26T10:00:00.000-05:002008-12-09T15:41:32.576-05:00IN THE WATER FOR THE WINTERA warm start to the winter allowed the Julie F to motor up the lake Christmas Day, and a few days around the start of the New Year. Now at the end of January and minus 20 to 30 degree temperatures, pumps in the water keep ice away from the hull. Electric fans below decks move the air around and keep the wooden hull from developing mildew problems. During the sunny days the wheel house can warm upBrook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-54852227228268477952006-09-26T13:48:00.000-04:002006-09-26T14:00:21.688-04:00Taking advantage of the late season.With friends aboard we cruised from the harbour to Upper Brewers .Brook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-1158252998580821802006-09-14T12:47:00.000-04:002006-09-14T12:56:38.853-04:00The Julie F at anchor near Belleville on the Bay of Quinte. Brook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-1158249873155944232006-09-14T12:00:00.000-04:002006-09-14T12:04:33.156-04:00The Julie F and Crew in Ottawa for theTulip Festivals Flotilla May long weekend 2006 Brook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-1158248751491027882006-09-14T11:43:00.000-04:002006-09-14T11:45:51.493-04:00In the Water and two feet of ice all arownd the Julie. Brook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-1158248463673327322006-09-14T11:38:00.000-04:002006-09-14T11:41:03.673-04:00 Out of the shop and into the water March 20th 2006._Brook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-1158248269561549822006-09-14T11:35:00.000-04:002006-09-14T11:37:49.563-04:00 ... Brook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-1158248101844528532006-09-14T11:30:00.000-04:002006-09-14T11:35:01.846-04:00 Work continues, Many friends help with sanding, scrapping, painting, etc.Brook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-1158247820220699802006-09-14T11:28:00.000-04:002006-09-14T11:59:57.776-04:00Brook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-1158247666240317292006-09-14T11:23:00.000-04:002006-09-14T11:58:32.630-04:00Brook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-1158246826367884842006-09-14T11:07:00.000-04:002006-09-14T11:56:31.486-04:00In the main shop at Rideau Ferry Harbour December 18th .Brook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-1158246242873591492006-09-14T10:55:00.000-04:002006-09-14T11:53:10.376-04:00 December 2005 almost ready to come out of the water and into the shop for some retrofit.Brook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-1114791026897180952005-04-29T12:10:00.000-04:002005-04-29T12:16:27.826-04:00Lifing out the generator April, and spring is finally here.Time to get the boat ready for the season after the long winter. I took the three hundred gallon fuel tank out, and the Onan Generator. Now there’s More room below decks. Brook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-1114787887693121682005-04-29T11:18:00.000-04:002005-04-29T12:22:46.650-04:00Tank and generator removed.Removing the three hundred gallon tank, and the seven point five kilowatt generator, makes for a lot more room below decks.Brook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-1107317019999586082005-02-01T23:03:00.000-05:002005-04-29T12:22:22.356-04:00On Land for the winterBrook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-1107316922642424082005-02-01T23:02:00.000-05:002005-04-29T12:22:00.643-04:00Fall 2004 bringing her out of the water Brook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-1107316810135517152005-02-01T23:00:00.000-05:002005-04-29T12:21:03.206-04:00371 Detroit Brook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-1107316605079974542005-02-01T22:56:00.000-05:002005-04-29T12:20:08.366-04:00Prow under retrofitBrook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-1107316484241763552005-02-01T22:54:00.000-05:002005-04-29T12:19:32.203-04:00Bronze PropBrook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-1106801652602699042005-02-01T14:21:00.000-05:002005-02-01T14:25:25.526-05:00Dock side at Rideau Ferry HarbourThis was the end of November, cold, and a steady wind from west. Time to bring Her out of the water , and wrap her up for winter.
Brook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10419963.post-1106784390964645612005-01-26T19:06:00.000-05:002005-02-01T14:28:58.396-05:00Capt. Brook Dunning Brook Dunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397066604711216644noreply@blogger.com0