Pomeroy Courtesy Dock, Pomeroy, OH – 9/16/12

90 miles to our last stop before getting back home.  We waited until 8:20 to leave because the owner of the marina was looking for a gas cap for us and said if he found one he would be by at 8 a.m.  No luck.Ironton, OH Flood Wall Another…

Pomeroy Courtesy Dock, Pomeroy, OH – 9/16/12

90 miles to our last stop before getting back home.  We waited until 8:20 to leave because the owner of the marina was looking for a gas cap for us and said if he found one he would be by at 8 a.m.  No luck.Ironton, OH Flood Wall Another…

Hammerhead Shark!

Pam and I left the dogs home yesterday and went to the Jekyll Island Shimp and Grits festival.  Sadly, we arrived too late for the craft beer sampling which ended at 3 PM.  What we saw was mostly stuff like this.  Yawn.The “festival” was…

OK, Here I am.

CGainsville, FL. Samy abaoned me in Stuart and went home comercial, WestJet, g

Been Gone Too Long

Hi all, Sylken Sea is still on the hard. Sammy (Sylvianne) is in Qatar with the grandkids this week I am fishing the Bulkley River, dry fly steelhead, yeah! See ypu at Rondezvous in a few weeks.K&S

Finishing Galley Cabs, Starting on Aft Deck

Finished up the galley cabs with the most complicated part of this project, the dreaded overhead cabinets… These were difficult because of the overhead that they attach to which has not only a compound camber, but also rises in elevation going forwar…

Finishing Galley Cabs, Starting on Aft Deck

Finished up the galley cabs with the most complicated part of this project, the dreaded overhead cabinets… These were difficult because of the overhead that they attach to which has not only a compound camber, but also rises in elevation going forwar…

We’re Off!

Today we finally threw off the lines and headed out to “sea”, well, to a nice anchorage anyway. We left Olverson’s about 10:30 am and dropped the hook in Jutland Creek about 2 hours later. The short trip let the crew get back into the swing of things a…

Unexpected Stop

9/11/12 Tuesday      Never Forget 9/11/01The day started calm & sunny in the anchorage. The kind of morning you dream of as a cruiser. Time to pull the stern anchor I had set to keep Tourist from swinging back and forth. Only one pro…

Milestones

Milestones (Continued…)