It can be maddening trying to find, buy and then store all those chart books we boaters need for long-distance cruising. We’ve always felt it was important to have paper charts as a back up to our GPS chartplotter as well as for route planning. The downside of paper charts/chart books is storage on a…
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Date October 15, 2011 Day 109Departure Pebble Isle Marina, New Johnsonville, TN 8:55amArrival Cuba Landing Marina, Waverly, TN 11:35 am Miles 2…
Since leaving Pebble Isle 6 days ago we have been cruising at Turtle speed, travelling on average 7.5 mph and covering as few miles as possible stopping at all anchorages along the way that we can. This is the first time we have had the opportuni…
Debbie from Palm Coast Marina. We will miss you all.”Runaround Sue” on the mooring ball at St. Augustine.A beautiful St. Augustine sunset!This morning at 8:30 A.M., we untied our lines and headed out of Palm Coast Marina. We had several of our new fr…
We have arrived at Hillarys Boat Harbour, just north of Perth and we are tied to the marina preparing to wash and polish the salt from the decks. Our last marina visit was May this year when we left Cairns! So it will be great to use marina water to wash instead of our home made water! The couple of weeks at the Abrolhus Islands was beautiful, the wildlife throughout the Abrolhus Islands was magnificent. Above: There are over 100 islands that contain the temporary homes for the Crayfisherm…
We have arrived at Hillarys Boat Harbour, just north of Perth and we are tied to the marina preparing to wash and polish the salt from the decks. Our last marina visit was May this year when we left Cairns! So it will be great to use marina water to wa…
We have been back on the boat for 3 days and have only had sun this morning.
Julie and I replaced the search light in the rain yesterday. Julie held the umbrella and the light and I reconnected the wires and bolted it down. This search …
We have arrived at Hillarys Boat Harbour, just north of Perth and we are tied to the marina preparing to wash and polish the salt from the decks. Our last marina visit was May this year when we left Cairns! So it will be great to use marina water to wa…
JUST LIKE THE CAST OF “JERSEY SHORE” – our entire summer has been about GTL (Gym, Tan & Laundry). Rick and I joined the local Gym in April and have forgotten how time consuming a dedicated workout routine can be. T…
Well you realize how big a 42ft trawler is when you start sanding. Two days of sanding and should be finished tomorrow. Will be ready for painting by Monday and waxing the next two days. hoping to be in the water by Friday. Although this stor…
