When we were building Wind Horse we could not find an acceptable solution to having navigation data on the flying bridge. A 10″/250mm weather resistant monitor was close to $4000. So we decided to wait until technology came up with a better answer. We didn’t expect to wait six years, but now that we are […]
Annapolis – so very interesting….there will be a Part II another day soon!
My original plan was to start the blog for Annapolis. Now I realize there is so much good stuff, you will have to suffer through a Part II in a few days.The trip from Solomons, MD to Annapolis was 55 miles, which is a longer day than we typically cruis…
Annapolis City Docks, Annapolis, Maryland
Spent a good night on the mooring ball, but our plan was to go into the City Docks if space became available today. Crawdad went into the first space, then watched for another boat to leave, which it did about 11. Crawdad radioed us and we came r…
Rocky and slow – Day 236 – North Myrtle Beach, SC to Southport, NC
This segment began with a four mile section called the rock pile. Locals explained that the channel narrowed at times to 25 feet with rock ledges lining both sides. Locals further suggested running the stretch at lo…
Friday, May 27, 2011
We rented a car again for the weekend. The four of us left this morning and did some shopping for the boat, mostly. We had a really pleasant lunch at The Tiki Restaurant at the Riviera Beach Marina. The food was good and the service was even better, a …
Bed and more exhaust work
Another diversion from mechanical systems work… We decided that we needed a comfortable place to sleep overnight when working on the boat so I built the bed frame and installed the mattress in the aft cabin. When it comes to boat interiors, every inc…
Thursday and Friday, May 26 and 27, 2011
Second Day in the New York Area: We got every thing done yesterday so we devoted all day to seeing the sights of New York (Keith was a good boy!). We took a tour of Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. I told Keith before we left n…
Dismal Swamp to Deltaville VA
Untied from dock @ 9 and repeated yesterday’s steps but this time the RR bridge is closed – must be a train coming but we didn’t hear or see anything. While we were waiting Greg noticed pilings for a new bridge so maybe next time we come thr…
Tuesday and Wednesday, May 24 and 25, 2011
Tuesday; Metedecock River to Manasquan Inlet-Clark’s Marina, NJ: Waited for high tide then we left at 13:35 for the short trip through the Point Pleasant Canal to our marina. The canal was beautiful. The marina was definitively one to…
Key West Trip May 26, 2011
Key West (Continued…)
