We get a lot of questions about range, fuel burn, boat speed, and how this works out in the real world. Whether you have an FPB or a trawler, the same basic issues apply. In this blog we are going to review the factors which impact the fuel equation and then compare data for several […]
Green Light!
Well- looks like time, weather, and circumstance or finally aligning properly! My dad, my 8 year old son, and me made our way up to the boat today. We are spending the night at the dock and plan to cast off the lines early tomorrow morning to start o…
Local history discovered – Day 133 – Miami, FL
The temperature at 7:30 AM was 72 degrees under cloudy skies with a 50% chance of showers. Chicago was 12 degrees.I volunteered to take Kodi for her morning walk. We walked across the bridge to an open lanscaped lot right across the street …
Friday, February 11, 2011
Sunshine Skyway Bridgein Tampa BayThis houseboat had a bad day!Fountain in front of Marina Jack’sView from Marina Jack’sAll the time we were in the St. Petersburg area we were next to a General Aviation Airport. The CO watched aircraft taking off…
Naples Boat Club, Naples, Florida
Fog and misty rain today but still nice to be out and about. We were having coffee on our back deck this morning, heard a splash, dolphins were playing in the empty slip across the dock from us. We watched them for some time, could have reached out and…
Thanks Willy
On Great Guana Cay is Black Point Settlement. This is a very small community but one of the nicest we have seen. Within the community of Black Point is a place called the Garden of Eden. It is one man’s dream, Willy Rolle. His …
Crossing the Gulf Stream Current
Sea Spirit is in the Bahamas! Ok, I understand that this is not exactly far flung, but for us it is a significant achievement to be here in Bimini at the Bimini Blue Water Resort. Why? Because it represents our first true passage in Sea …
Crossing the Gulf Stream Current
Sea Spirit is in the Bahamas! Ok, I understand that this is not exactly far flung, but for us it is a significant achievement to be here in Bimini at the Bimini Blue Water Resort. Why? Because it represents our first true passage in Sea …
Marathon, FL – 2/10/11 & 2/11/11 ( days 11 & 12)
No pictures the last 2 days …. we have been working on boat projects and actually forgot to take any. Ricki is still obsessed with removing the brow teak trim, sanding and refinishing it. It is now ready for the varnish then reinstall. I have been…
Friday, February 11, 2011
Yesterday somehow got skipped, so let me begin with Thursday. John had ordered a new solenoid for the starboard engine and it came in the mail on Wednesday. So, Thursday morning he installed the solenoid and it worked just fine. (I just learned how …
