11/17/2011 NORFOLK TO ATLANTIC YACHT BASIN IN CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA

11/17/2011 NORFOLK TO ATLANTIC YACHT BASIN IN CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIATHURSDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 14 NM DOCKED AT: ATLANTIC YACHT BASIN IN CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA ($1.81/FT OVER ALL-W/P) SUNRISE: 6:47 AM        …

Lone Pine Koala Sancutary by Bear

Bear cuddles a koalaIn Oz, we on Oso Blanco went to a koala sanctuary that also had other animals. I held a koala there and saw Tasmanian Devils. We fed and petted kangaroos and wallabies. We also saw a wombat and a lot more!One of the animals we saw w…

Welding Cautions On A Completed Yacht

One of the great things about metal yachts is the ease of making structural connections in a totally watertight fashion, by welding. When this takes place on a completed vessel certain cautions need to be observed. All equipment with electronic circuits on them should have their breakers turned off. Sensitive electronics, like engine CPUs may […]

5700 Hours Of Shaft Wear

The prop shafts have been removed (they slide past the rudders) and we’ve given them a close look. The cutlass bearings are both still within tolerance, with the starboard bearing showing no wear. The port bearing has on the order of 1/8″ (3mm) of slop, not much really. However, we are replacing both since the […]

Stress Relief

Has the owner of this catamaran picked the right name for her, we wondered? (Continued…)

I love the whales I want to get one breaching, just a lot of tales so far

The dolphins love to play at the bow of Thor! They are amazing!!!

The pelicans are The Eagles of the south!!!

This whale was having a bad hair day?

Mag Bay fisherman!

We bought wonderful shrimp from a local fisherman! They tasted so good!!!