Todd Rickard is in New Zealand working with the owners of FPB 64-3, Iron Lady, Pete and Debbie Rossin. Todd is busy with both testing the boat and bringing the owners up to speed on handling and systems, but snuck in a few photos to keep us all appraised of what is happening. Speaking of […]
New Pet
Not sure how the seadogs are going to deal with Julie's new pet. We found a collar and a litter box for it at Walmart and let it sleep in the forward stateroom. Still trying to find the right pet food for it or to get the seadogs to sh…
South Beach, FL – 3/9/11
Before we left Boco Chita Ricki took a picture of the placard telling the history of the island and how it ended up as a National Park. This was absolutely one of the prettiest place that we have been so far on the adventure. As we were leaving she t…
3/9/2011 NEW RIVER, FORT LAUDERDALE AND DAN APPLIES FOR HIS TSA/TWIC CLEARANCE
WEDNESDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 0 NMTHIS IS WHERE QUEST LIVES ON THE NEW RIVERThis morning, one of my chores was to pick up our Enterprise rental car that we will have for the next week. I also did an online registration for Dan with the TSA and m…
On a boat, everything must have a place.
It’s even more important when you live aboard. Our trawler is pretty big as boats go and it has a lot of storage space, and it can be a challenge to find things sometimes. I’ve been boating for 40 years and learned long ago how important it is to be or…
Carnival in Grand Case
The electronics guys came bright and early this morning, replacing our VHF radio aboard Eclipse, rather than fixing the old one, as it was fried. Not that the poor guy made it easy on himself; he put in a new Raymarine radio rather than find a dup…
Riding Sails
When the breeze starts to blow at anchor most yachts will shear – sail back and forth – at anchor. This can be uncomfortable, and substantially increases the load on ground tackle. The answer to this is a riding sail.
If you have a ketch or yawl a bit of mizzen will hold you steady. Single […]
Green Turtle Club
(Monday March 7 – Dist: 20.8 mi; Avg Speed: 7.6 mph; TTT: 2:45 hrs)
The photos do not do justice to the colours and the clarity of the water. It was spooky travelling along at a normal speed and seeing the bottom as clearly as if it was your aq…
Red and Blue and Teal
I can’t put into words how good it feels to know that Spring is just around the corner. The trees are beginning to sprout new buds and the grass is showing just a hint of green. That means it’s close to getting the bottom of the boat wet, too, and that…
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Today was another beautiful day in sunny Florida. John completed the restoration of the teak on the bridge and it turned out awesome! We walked to Winn Dixie to do our grocery shopping. Then we took a cab back to the harbor. We shared the cab with …
