Among the very first things we look at in designing a yacht is dinghy storage, launching, and retrieval. This design aspect is as fundamental to successful cruising as anything else aboard. We have had a simple and reliable system since the first FPB first launched seven years ago, modified only recently by the advent of […]
Honey, help I’m stuck!
Can someone please help me out of this closet? I know there are a few too many pounds around here (especially after living 2 months on the road) but this is embarrassing. A wiggle this way and another wiggle any other way isn’t working. What was I thinking to have crawled into this space that is supposed to pass as a closet, paint brush in hand? Even more embarrassing to say is that finally getting the headlights out of the way is what finally got me unstuck.…
Lauderdale Marine Center
Who does own all these large boats? I mean ships. We always feel like a dinghy when we are Ft Lauderdale, though a little less so in our Nordhavn. (Continued…)
Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits.
Motoring down the Intracoastal Waterway is peaceful. The engines hum along, the critters are usually asleep, and I spend most of the time watching the world pass by. While I seldom ponder the problems of the world anymore, my br…
02/06/2012 DAY TRIP TO LAS TERRENAS
02/06/2012 SAMANA PENINSULA MONDAYO NMDOCKED AT PUERTO BAHIA MARINA http://www.puertobahiasamana.com/) …
Orangutans
The 3 day passage across the Java Sea started rough until we cleared the Raas islands north of Bali. Once clear of the rough waters, the seas calmed with winds less than 10 knots and we made good enough time that we arrived a half a day early but…
FBG get’s a little TLC
Even though we’ve been bogged down with land based responsiblities and haven’t had the opportunity to spend any time with our girl, she hasn’t been neglected too bad. She has lots of friends that come to see her routinely; she has a particu…
Land Based Responsiblities – AKA Ball and Chain
As you may have noticed, we haven’t posted since May of last year. We returned from the most wonderful 6 week trip through the Abacos and Exumas to complete chaos. Let’s just say the fit had hit the shan….. While cruising…
FBG get’s a little TLC
Even though we’ve been bogged down with land based responsiblities and haven’t had the opportunity to spend any time with our girl, she hasn’t been neglected too bad. She has lots of friends that come to see her routinely; she has a particu…
Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2012-02-06 19:03:00
AND NOW MAYBE WE ARE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT PROJECT – PERHAPS SOMETHING ON THE LIST? The batteries arrived on Friday, note – 12 old batteries needed to be removed from the engine room (63 pounds each) then 12 new batteries (63 pounds each) n…
