Ohio River Down Bound Part II (Sept 1 to Sept 24)

We stayed at Holiday Point Marina in Franklin Furnace, OH for Labor Day weekend.  Haven’t heard of Franklin Furnace?  Not a lot there.  The docks were fine, the power good, they had a free washer and dryer and loaned us a car to go gro…

Sept. 24 – Baltimore, MD

Henderson’s Wharf MarinaSorry there was no blog yesterday. As you’ve probably noticed I usually post blog entries the following morning…if something doesn’t get in the way. This morning Pam and I decided to take the bus to Townson Center…

Chore Day

We didn’t do much yesterday.  The weather here is getting beautiful with temps down into the mid 80s.  Many marina denizens are doing boat projects.  We’re starting to see teak and mahogany bits at the head of the docks with shiny new va…

Pic O’ the Day 10.25.12

Marsh Harbour, Abacos, BahamasGood boat dog.Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs

War Stories

Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs

The Quiet Life

(Sat. Sept 22 – Dist: 9.3 mi; Avg Speed: 7.2 mph; TTT: 1:15 hrs)

Your right not very far but after a great week of fine dining, swimming and playing tourist we decided to spend some time at the beautiful anchorages on Kentucky Lake. 

P…

iPad has landed

The iPad arrived in Kingston on Friday but it only got to us today. You can see by Al’s coy smile he is happy to have it. The PCM gang had loaded several small video clips with well wishes and we were both full of emotion when watching them. IT will…

A little whine with my cheese please

Bit of a frustrating day. The designer specifies two layers of fabric for the keel. The first layer has the fibers oriented in a 45/45 degree pattern. The most common biaxial fabric. The second layer has the fibers oriented in a 0/90 degree pattern. Wh…

I Love NY

We had a fabulous two weeks visiting friends in NY and it almost ended badly. (Continued…)

Launching on Wednesday

Well looks like we’ll be launching a few weeks early. The big crane from CS Marine is going to be headed out for a two month job on Oct 1, so it’s either now or in December. Considering we’ve been kind of bouncing around homeless since we sold the Seab…