Daily we progress and tick more items off a very long list without adding too many more. An unexpected issue has arisen with the Yanmar wing engine. Each year its prop shaft seal (which stops seawater coming into the boat) has to be checked after remov…
Practice Practice Practice Your Photography
Arthur Rubinstein was approached in the street near the Carnegie Hall in New York City by a man who asked, “Pardon me sir, how do I get to Carnegie Hall?“; to which he replied, “Practice, practice, practice!”. A long time ago, I admonished all of y…
FPB 97 – Plating Progress
Circa is at the stage where visual progress will accelerate, and it will become easier to get a sense of scale for the Wicked FPB 97. Bottom plating is in place and topside plating has begun. That topside plate hanging from the overhead crane with the spreader bar is roughly four by twenty feet (1.2m […]
Decisions: Designing the Main Deck
The look and feel of the main deck (salon, galley and pilot house) influenced the next set of decisions, which ultimately had an impact on the entire interior. Let’s start with the basics.Essentially, Outer Reef offers three “…
FISHERMAN’S BAY
After a leasure start to the day we pulled the anchor and headed to Fisherman’s Bay on Lopez Island. It was only an 8 mile run and we followed Morning Star right through to the head of the bay. Entering Fisherman’s Bay is not a piece of cake. The op…
Galley Progress II
Well we hoped to finish installing the dishwasher today but we were both sore and tired from yesterday so we opted for a lazy Sunday morning instead. It was almost noon by the time we headed out for breakfast and a trip to the hardware store. We needed…
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Baytowne Marina – mile 239, to St. Andrews Marina – mile 28748 miles todaySunday April 7 2013We left our slip at 7:45 am. Before leaving the marina we stopped at the “pumpout station”.For the non boaters most cruising boats hav…
Bluebonnets
There’s nothing better than April in the great state of Texas. Spring is in the air, the temperature is wonderful and everything is blooming, especially the Bluebonnets. The Bluebonnet was designated the official State Flower of Texas in 1901. …
MVGUMBO 2013-04-07 19:04:00
Baytowne Marina – mile 239, to St. Andrews Marina – mile 28748 miles todaySunday April 7 2013We left our slip at 7:45 am. Before leaving the marina we stopped at the “pumpout station”.For the non boaters most cruising boats hav…
Soḡanli Part 2
Merhaba,
We’re off to Ankara Saturday so I really need to finish writing up our trip to Cappadocia. Here is part 2 of our visit to Soḡanli,
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Soḡanli Part 2
We crossed the Soḡanli River and hiked to the Church with the …
