Date November 17, 2011Day 142 Departure Kingfisher bay Marina, Demopolis,AL 6:35 am Arrival Bobby's F…
West End
We arrived at the West End of the Bahamas the other day and cleared customs. Fairly easy and straightforward. We have a fishing and cruising permit through early July 2012….We are tied up next to Susan and Ray, beautiful setting.Across from us is NV …
FPB 64 Construction Update November 18, 2011
Since we’ve been boring you with technical posts all week why change the rhythm? These photos are from Friday, and cover FPB 64s five through seven. We’ll start with seven, shown above, the skeleton of which is just starting to be assembled. These structural elements are cut on a computer driven device that adds alignment […]
Cool Tools From Lowes
Last Sunday we took the afternoon off from Wind Horse and journeyed to the metropolis of Moorehead City. On the way we spied a Lowes, and needing nylon cable ties stopped for a few minutes. There was a tool department near the entrance of course, and as designed, were were drawn to the shiny rows […]
We continue on
We leave in the morning and continue on around the bottom tip of the Baja. Bill and Bob installed the new water pump this afternoon, and Thor roared to life which was a wonderful relief to all of us. I am on the hunt tomorrow for breaching whales…
New Hampshire to Florida
This is what we left in N.H to go to south on the boat. The colors were just starting to look good….this is the upper driveway on our propertyWayne on his tractor, this is when we were putting in the lower driveway and chopping down treesThere is a s…
New Hampshire to Florida
This is what we left in N.H to go to south on the boat. The colors were just starting to look good….this is the upper driveway on our propertyWayne on his tractor, this is when we were putting in the lower driveway and chopping down treesThere is a s…
Friday, November 18, 2011
We heard from my Mom a little while ago. She said we have a new great-nephew, born today. Hid birthday is shared with my brother Bob. That will be easy to remember. Congratulations, Cara and Tony.John is getting the van ready fo…
What Should A Diesel Tank Look Like after 40,000 Gallons (170,000 liters)..
Corey McMahon and cohorts have been working on “the list” and this afternoon’s feature was an inspection of the diesel tanks. After 5700 hours of engine time over 6.5 years, and more than 40,000 US gallons (170,000 L) of diesel, sourced all over the world, we were more than a little curious as to what […]
Our new water pump arrived!!!
The new water pump arrived today! Bill and Bob where very happy thanks to Barb at Hatton Marine in Seattle. The parts where shipped to San Diego and then a delivery guy drove down the Baja to get the parts to us while we where in Cabo! Thank you,…
