It was another very windy day today, about 20 mph from the SEWe left boomtown Casino at 6:30 and arrived in Houma at 1 PM. Marsha’s father was there to pick us upWe did get some rain on the way but needed it anyway to wash off some of the salt&nbs…
Tuesday, 4/26/11
Captivating views Elk Neck, Turkey Point Light name: Liberty name: Honor Sailing on the Chesapeake Bay Sunrise at Mill Creek N 39′ 32.700′/W 075′ 42.700′ Chesapeake City, MD free municipal dock We departed USN Marina Mill Creek, MD at 7:15 to a gorgeous sunrise. Sunny, winds 13 SSW. Chesapeake Bay calm which is a blessing […]
Make Dust while the Sun Shines.
This Easter, blessed with the sort of weather usually reserved for our more traditional ten day long british summer, y’know the one, hammered blue sky, baking sunshine and a light breeze from dawn ‘til dusk; we decided to make the most of it. I wis…
Dream Catcher’s Great Loop 2011-04-26 11:25:00
Day 242 Barefoot Landing Marina,North Myrtle Beach, SC MM 354Sunday, April 24, 2011 Dream Catcher at Barefoot Landing Boardwalk to the shops at Barefoot LandingHeather stops by Dream…
The other Other Lady’s Bow.
Is happening. These pictures, taken last week show the situation. We made a jig, built the hull bottom and stem on it, bent the (12mm- eeek!) chine plates into position, cut the jig off, and now the hull side frames have been bent in pairs and are in p…
Going Solo
4/18-4/21 – On Monday we headed for Palm Coast. We stayed at a friend’s dock for a couple of days and Michael and Jana on Second Star parked their boat in front of the home they bought last fall. This was the end of the road for them. One night we al…
Going Solo
4/18-4/21 – On Monday we headed for Palm Coast. We stayed at a friend’s dock for a couple of days and Michael and Jana on Second Star parked their boat in front of the home they bought last fall. This was the end of the road for them. One night we al…
5/25/2011 A TOUR OF THE HATTERAS FACTORY
MONDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 0 NM DOCKED AT: NEW BERN GRAND MARINA ON THE TRENT RIVERSUNRISE: 6:23 SUNSET: 7:49HIGH: 84 LOW: 64Today it was all about the Hatteras Factory. We have been looking forward to this for a long time and were not disappoin…
Boat building is a lot like
watching paint dry. Well more like watching epoxy cure to be exact. Who said this boat building thing was fun? I spent most of the Easter long weekend (4 days) waiting for epoxy to cure. I even stepped up the process by putting a tent over the splices …
April 25 – Fort Myers Beach, FL
Day 50 – On the Move Olsen Marine ServicesWe moved the boat down the Caloosahatichee River to Ft. Myers Beach. It was nice visiting the Edison Estate, but I really don’t see any other reason to go to Ft. Myers. It was nice to be back at the beach …
