Diesel Duck

What have we been up to the last couple of weeks?

Benno and I were exploring new anchorages with spectacular reefs together with our friends Donna & Cosmos from “Koukla” and Leila and Erin from “Blow Me Away”. While snorkeling we spotted many Eagle and Sting Rays, Sand Sharks, tropical fish i…

Windhorse

Watermakers

Hi Steve and Linda,
I need to install a watermaker on my Aerodyne 43 as a requirement for Transpac. I’d like a light and reliable unit, if there is one. Any recommendations? I’m willing to sacrifice output capability for light weight and reliability, if necessary.
Thanks,
Jeff Brauch

Hi Jeff:
We are behind the curve in small, […]

La Manzanilla Pictures

Windhorse

Making easting

I am in the Philippines and need to get to NZ by years end. Has anybody made the trip? Which route did they use? ECC to Fiji, PNG or Aus east coast?
My boat is a 40ft cruising cat and neither it nor I like hard windward work.
Regards
Dave

LED update

It’s still going, but a distinctly fainter glow now.

AK Boatyard High Fashion

As often happens when we get seriously into a project, I’m losing track of what happened when, but I believe we were hauled out Friday after lunch. The Wrangell travel-lift is quite a bit bigger than those we’ve used before; they handle heavy loca…

Marathon, FL – 2/15/11 (day 18)

Since we were expecting our friends, Skip & Barb Johnson (Moor $tuff) to make it to Marathon today, we decided to go shopping (SURPRISE!) until they get here from their anchorage in Shark River. They will be coming onto Sombrero Dockside Marina whi…

Oh, The Indignity!

The cold is tough on Rusty… but he soldiers on (View Post…)

Everything But A Bow…

“gift-wrap” completed; ready to blast (View Post…)

Breaking Away

Florida’s Treasure Coast

Lee and I have been having a marvelous time along this part of Florida they call the Treasure Coast. Palm Beach, Vero Beach, Cocoa Beach. And yesterday we toured the Kennedy Space Center, where they are preparing to send shuttle Discovery up next week …