Finding a good weather window is the key to making a comfortable trip across the Gulf Stream. The general rule is to never cross with a northerly wind – a north wind against a 2 knot current from the south creates uncomfortable waves. Waiting for an …
April was not kind
Well this was a bad month, what could go wrong did. It started out with the generator the water pump failed parts ordered and $287.00 later up and running again. Then the battery charger went. Contacted a local electrician who recommended&nbs…
Procrastination and boat projects
Before I lived aboard a boat, there was always a rush to get projects done. The boating season in upstate New York is short (Father’s Day to Labor Day on Lake Champlain) and so things are carefully planned and must get done quickly so …
Electronics meltdown at sea…
We departed Charleston before 7 am on Monday headed offshore, directly to Beaufort, NC. The 205 nm offshore route would take us all day and all night. We’d arrive in Beaufort/Morehead City around 10 am on Tuesday morning.We’ve gone offshore here …
Dock Lines
Summer 2010New set of docklines. Hardly worth a post, but I just love the look and feel of brand new lines, so I’m sharing a picture here :-)I added the whipping to the bitter end (see inset). I like doing that, it’s fun and it looks nice.
Nameboards
Summer, 2010We hired Courtney (who did our anchor roller) to make nameboards for Mariner II. She’s a great carpenter, and I think this has to be some of her finest work! Particularly the transom nameboard, which is curved in two directions to an exac…
Bedding Deck Fittings
March 2010After last year’s deck leak, we realized we better take care of rebedding our remaining deck fittings, before it happens again. Michele and I rebedded nearly everything on deck: stanchion bases, cleats, anchor chain locks, ladder base – bas…
Pre-launch
March, 2010John came down from PA in his 911 to help us wax. First time we’ve ever had the entire boat waxed, pre-launch… Thanks, John!
What Next?
Tuesday 4/26/11 With the threat of rain in the air we departed Charleston and headed out across the harbor to find the ICW once again. Along the way we detoured just a bit to take a picture of Fort Sumter before heading into the narro…
FPB 64-Second Series Underway
With Iron Lady cruising in Tonga and Osprey about to head off to Australia, attention has turned to the second series of FPB 64s.
The framing for FPB 64-5 is shown above and below. Construction on six will start n a few months, with seven, now under contract to follow. That leaves FPB 64-8 still available. […]
