Wirie

Here is our wifi solution, the Wirie, mounted on the flybridge. (View Post…)

Is It Hard To Install A Single Side Band Radio?

First, a complete disclosure. I have installed a dozen or more SSB radios as a service technician over the years. But my first two installations were on our own boat and I started with no previous knowledge and only the manufacturers manual. To make ma…

Ugly Weather Moves Us On

Today has been…well…just one of those days. First we had to move our boat to a less rough spot for the night which still left us rocking and rolling throughout. Namena Island is a small dot in the middle of an ocean level reef, so when the wind get…

Waterford Visitors Center, Waterford NY

(Wed Aug 3 – Dist: 23.9 mi; Locks: 1; TTT: 3:35 hrs)

Twas a beautiful calm morning as we left Coeyman’s Landing and continued up river past the Capital of NY, Albany.  The port was quite busy with both barges and ocean going ships.  It was …

Karpaz Peninsular first adventure!

  North Cyprus is soooo picturesque!  Especially with the motorbike I think we’ll enjoy or time here.  And it’s a great place to walk which I love.  http://www.cypnet.co.uk/ seems a pretty good website about the area.
Ru…

Cruising Guides

We use a variety of cruising books and guides aboard Seadee.  The Cruising Trawler site has an Amazon store featuring all of the books we use and more.  Cruising Trawler Book Store

Thursday, Aug 4…my daughter Kelli and her husband Lance are

Thursday, Aug 4…my daughter Kelli and her husband Lance are headed this way. Their train was due in Chicago at 3:15 PM but since it left Newton almost 3 hours late …they won’t make that stop. They’ll then have to transfer to the METRA for another 4…

North Point Marina in Winthrop Harbor is the

North Point Marina in Winthrop Harbor is the BIGGEST marina on Lake Michigan and certainly one of the biggest we’ve seen. Yep, count ’em…1500 slips. It is in the middle of a state park facility so getting to the store, etc. is a chore in itself. The…

Floyd has been busy working on his list of boat chores and I

Floyd has been busy working on his list of boat chores and I have been making preparations for new crew…and my return to Wichita. Some how we’ve managed to nap every afternoon and yet stay busy. His big chore was to remove the caulk around the front…

3rd August 2011 – Sea Trials

Sea trials have been completed. More interior photos and a stopover in Brunei.