#50 British Columbia

Eliana is on the move.   It brings to mind the age old, unanswerable question… Which is more important, the journey or the destination?  We’re finding both in British Colombia.  Before departing Sidney, my Dad (Wayne), his wife …

Brockport, Albion and Medina

Jim, Pete, Joanne, Barb, Kate, Sue, Bob What could be a better visit to  Brockport than to connect with Bob and Sue, the original owners of Tony M, and their friends Jim and Barb. They met us in Brockport and we had a great meal and lots of c…

Brockport, Albion and Medina

Jim, Pete, Joanne, Barb, Kate, Sue, Bob What could be a better visit to  Brockport than to connect with Bob and Sue, the original owners of Tony M, and their friends Jim and Barb. They met us in Brockport and we had a great meal and lots of c…

July 7 – Beaufort, SC

Day 111 – History LessonFactory Creek – AnchorageWe got a little rain last night…which gave us an excuse to turn the generator on and run the air conditioner for awhile. It was nice to get rid of the humidity. The anchorage was peaceful and we both h…

Lyons, and Fairport

And it really was a “Main Street” town if we ever saw one! This was the sign that greeted us as we pulled into Lyons dock which was followed by Jack, a local caring townee, who gave us the scoop on the restaurants, movies and highlights.  During t…

Lyons, and Fairport

And it really was a “Main Street” town if we ever saw one! This was the sign that greeted us as we pulled into Lyons dock which was followed by Jack, a local caring townee, who gave us the scoop on the restaurants, movies and highlights.  During t…

photo…We spent a warm afternoon exploring an old lighthouse

photo…We spent a warm afternoon exploring an old lighthouse and fort in Mackinaw City…saw the bridge from shore. It is quite a sight to see…the longest in the USA. They have quite a few tours to see it but we figured we’d get our best view from u…

photo….Somehow I managed to convience Floyd to explore the

photo….Somehow I managed to convience Floyd to explore the ice breaker alone this morning. I worked on marina reservations and such while he went off to learn all he could about ice breakers. We were all happy. We came out of TUMBLEWEED at 10:30 to b…

FPB 112 FAmily Style Plot House

Here is a totally different approach to a pilot house layout, the concept for which was suggested by one of the folks we have worked with to develop the the FPB 115 into what it is today.

The question was asked “Why do guests always sit behind the helm? They cannot converse with the helmsperson face […]

FPB 64 #5 and #6 Progress

Progress continues in New Zealand on FPB 64s # five and six, with five being fully plated now.

This photo from several weeks ago show six coming along nicely.

We have mentioned the efficiency of series builds in the past – it is the only way we can get the cost down on such a high quality […]