Over the last several months, we’ve learned more about trailerable trawlers, towing and tow trucks than we ever could have imagined. This knowledge has come from Internet searches, talking with manufacturers of trawlers, boat shows, marina visits, and owner forums. However, the most important source was often from our boating friends and sometimes from people […]
Fan Power Consumption, Air Movement, and Value
You see before you a reasonable looking, AC powered fan, that moves far more air than the smaller marine counterparts. As our previous fans, with their steel cages, were looking a little rusty, when we saw these in Home Depot, we picked up a cartful. Plugging in our Kill-A-Watt meter we found the following values:
At […]
Murphy strikes again – Days 208 & 209 – Fernandina Beach, FL
Murphy’s Law: Every thing takes longer than you think, everything is harder than it look and if anything can go wrong it will (and with a vengeance). Mechanical problems and the Shrimp Festival.Wednesday at 10:30 AM, while tied to the dock, …
Finishing Florida – Days 206 & 207 – St Augustine to Fernadina Beach, FL
Saturday, we toured the Ponce de Leon Hotel, which was build by Henry Morrison Flagler in 1888 and is now the centerpiece of Flagler College. Our guided one hour tour included a lecture on the structure itself, the lobby, the dinin…
Back to Highborne Cay
This morning we pulled out of Norman’s Cay headed to Highborne Cay, slowly making our return trip North. Do you remember in my earlier post when I mentioned David and Ryan bringing down our spare prop to store in the event of an …
April 30 – Marco Island, FL
Day 55 – Moving SouthMarco Island – AnchorageWe finally left Ft. Myers Beach this morning. The wind was still up a little but we stayed as close to shore as we could and the ride was not too bad. We saw a manatee as we entered the bay at Marco Isla…
Southport, NC – now have proof that bikes can’t swim.
The trip up the AICW (Atlantic InterCoastal Waterway) is always interesting. We never know what we are going to see. For many days now marshes have been the only sight for miles. The scenery is changing. This boat was along the AICW on…
St. James Marina, Southport, North Carolina
Stayed at St. James Marina today. We spent the day with our friends Harry and Leslie. They took us into Southport where we toured around, visited a display of antique cars, had lunch at a restaurant overlooking the Cape Fear River. Came back to the boa…
Back on DoraMac
The afternoon winds are whistling! But that’s ok: it’s howling winds that cause problems. We’ll definitely have to get used to the Mediterranean weather patterns. Yesterday about an hour before noon we w…
September Song 2011-04-30 16:08:00
The check out at the “Super Market”The bread store at Staniel.David, our favorite bar tender at the Staniel Cay Yacht Club.Joe and Julia on Sea Pearl at their favorite spot at the bar.
