We’ve been hard at work wrapping up a myriad of details on the FPB 115. This is a brief look at the mid-deck as it might be designed for survey or scientific study employment.
With the main work spaces and computer stations in the pilot house, the main deck as shown here, is primarily for meals, […]
Here is a concept for dinghies worth pondering, an inboard well for the outboard. There are many advantages.
To begin with, you get a longer waterline, cleaner water flow to the prop, and protection for the outboard from nicks and scrapes when docked.
There is also a bit more volume for storage, and a clear area for […]
Date July 19, 2011 Day 21Depart Clayton, NY 9:35 amArrive Kingston, Ontario Canada 12:05 pm Distance 20 MilesCumulative 536 MilesNote: You can double click…
We began clearing out the salon today in anticipation of the work to be done on the fuel tank. The V Berth is getting quite crowded. All of the bar stools, the lamps, the tables, the printer, the cushions, and all of the small decorations have to be ou…
When your kid turns sixteen and gets his driver’s license, there’s that sense of relief because you no longer need to retain the “bus driver” title, coupled with worry because you no longer know for sure where he is and that he will retur…
(Monday July 18 – Dist: 61.0 mi; TTT: 4:25 hrs)
The trip from Delaware City down the full length of Delaware Bay was pleasant enough although not very interesting. There do not appear to be any stops along the way so one must check the weather p…
This morning Ross and I walked up to the Anchor Inn in Little Current and sat in on the Cruiser’s Net broadcast. Roy Eaton is a retired gentleman who each morning at 9:00 hosts a radio broadcast on VHF channel 71. He reads the marine forecast for var…
July 14, 2011As predicted, the rain settled in as we waited for Matheson’s to arrive. We moved from our original slip to make room for all the boats predicted to arrive, and by 4PM when Jim and Cheryl arrived, the place was full. We had m…
Quebec Hydro Dam at CarillonThe Carillon Lock is Unique as the Gate is Lifted not SwungIts a Long Way Up – 65 Feet to be ExactCrowded into the Lock at Carillion like SardinesLooks Like a Mouse – Made from Hay Bails at the Dock in Hawkesbury, OntarioSt….
We visited Dracula’s Castle in Transylvania. The castle is depicted in Bram Stokers Gothic Novel from 1897 Count Dracula. The castle may have house Vlad The Impaler, but there is no documented evidence that Vlad ever was at the castle. It was act…
