Hopefully we learned something

with this last project. What we have here is a failure.

Cause is likely not ’nuff epoxy and/or the plywood sucked up more than I thought it would and left the glass dry. Not exactly sure what we’ll do with it, scrape it off or what. We had to move on…

Restoration, An Inside Look

An inside look at the restoration of Mystic Seaport’s whaleship Charles W. Morgan. An inside look because this is not public access space on the ship. We were fortunate to be invited up a ladder and through access cut in the hull for a look at the restoration work. Also an inside look because this […]

June 16, 2011

Merhaba,We are pulling Anchor in Torba and plan to head to Guvercinlik ( Ancient Port Haryanda) We have had some wind which they refer to as Meltemis’. The wind picks up in the afternoon and really blows, at times the boat will slightly list but very b…

Weekend update June 17-19

We headed to the boat last Thursday night to get ready for a big weekend of boat projects as we count down to leaving for the California delta on Saturday, July 2.  Matt had decided he wanted to make homemade lasagna so he got started Wednesday by…

Mt Vernon for free…and a DVD!

Sometimes you just have to GO FOR IT. Tell em all to go jump in a lake and just DO IT.Yesterday we visited Mt Vernon and had a great time, but it almost didn’t happen. The fact that we “fooled em” made it 10 times as much fun!But first, let’s review th…

Settling into our new Home!!

The thing about New Bern is, when the weekend is over, you never want to go home. There is something about this place. I’m not sure what exactly it is. It’s got to be a combination of the fabulous marina staff, the welcoming boat-centric community,…

Settling into our new Home!!

The thing about New Bern is, when the weekend is over, you never want to go home. There is something about this place. I’m not sure what exactly it is. It’s got to be a combination of the fabulous marina staff, the welcoming boat-centric community,…

Mt Vernon for free…and a DVD!

Sometimes you just have to GO FOR IT. Tell em all to go jump in a lake and just DO IT.Yesterday we visited Mt Vernon and had a great time, but it almost didn’t happen. The fact that we “fooled em” made it 10 times as much fun!But first, let’s review th…

Flora McDonald Confedertion Basin Marina, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Our gold burgee flying (sort of) on the front of the boatWe have crossed Lake Ontario, re-entered Canada, and technically crossed our wake! As much as we enjoyed travelling in the US and meeting so many great people there, it is nice to be back in Cana…

Flora McDonald Confedertion Basin Marina, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Our gold burgee flying (sort of) on the front of the boatWe have crossed Lake Ontario, re-entered Canada, and technically crossed our wake! As much as we enjoyed travelling in the US and meeting so many great people there, it is nice to be back in Cana…