The alarm clocks went off at 4 am this morning as today’s itinerary is a 90 mile leg outside the reef in the open ocean. Because we want to be able to see the reef and coral head hazards at our destination, we leave early in order to arrive when the sun is still high […]
The Mud River & prepare to be boarded
We have for the past several years avoided the Mud River in southern Ga, arguably the worst spot on the ICW. It is not uncommon to hear others say noooo! only on a mid tide or higher. In the past we wrestled with this question and for good or bad have …
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…
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, […]
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…)
