We frequently stop at Fernandina Beach, just south of the Florida – Georgia border on our cruise south or north but haven’t spent several days there in years. This year, we decided to take a mooring and explore a little. We’re hoping …
Nature Cooks
Boiling hot springs at SavusavuAt the hot springs on Vanua Levu in the town of Savusavu, the water is boiling hot – literally. To test how hot, we put a couple of eggs in a canvas bag and sunk them in the bubbling pool. After ten minutes, we were rewar…
Putterin' in Petersburg
Since our “adventure” passage from Seattle to Wrangell in January, MV DavidEllis has spent 4 months on the hard getting sandblasted and new bottom coatings, and another 5 weeks at the dock in Wrangell putting things back together; we are finally un…
FPB 115 Deck Plan
Here is a look at the deck plan, with the profile view above for context. Only part of the middle and aft end of the bottom decks show as they are covered by structure above.
You may have noticed a small change in the model description. The design has grown a bit and is now 115 […]
FPB 115 Engine Room, Swim Step, and Basement Layout
One thing we have learned over the years is to allow more space than you think is required for the engine room as the equipment list often grows. The FPB 115 engine room follows this rule, and has space for future growth.
The basic systems are shown above. Two six cylinder 300HP diesels, a pair of […]
The plan came together – Days 260 to 265 – Annapolois to Chicago
I learned the phrase “I love it when a plan comes together” from Brian McEnroe (brother of “the” John McEnroe) when we collaborated in 1996 on a training program to help dealer maximize vehicle sales profits . (Note: While the…
Thursday, June 23, 2011
The closets are restocked (with food and / or clothing). The water tank is full. John has done his engine room check. We are looking forward to casting off tomorrow morning bright and early. The weather is supposed to be hot with a light chop. That’s t…
No More Locks, Please!
We cruised from 6:00 this morning to 3:30 this afternoon and made it to Nickajack Marina, locally known as Hales Bar Marina and pronounced as Hells Bar Marina. One lock today which we’re sooo thankful that the tow and barge on our tail and the lo…
No More Locks, Please!
We cruised from 6:00 this morning to 3:30 this afternoon and made it to Nickajack Marina, locally known as Hales Bar Marina and pronounced as Hells Bar Marina. One lock today which we’re sooo thankful that the tow and barge on our tail and the lo…
Dream Catcher’s Great Loop 2011-06-23 15:22:00
Day 296 Catskill Marina, Catskill, NY Friday, June 17, 2011 Esopus Meadows Light Roundout Creek Leading Light Saugerties LightCatskill MarinaGreat $2.50 breakfastReminiscent of Norfolk, Virginia, with its mermaid statues around…
