Monday Randomness (Continued…)
Sombrero Marina – 1/30/11 (day 2)
What beautiful weather!!! Mid 70’s with nothing but sunshine. Today we moved the boat from slip #3, a stern in dock, to the slip we reserved when I first called a month ago#51, a seawall side tie so Dianne could get off and on much easier. Besides t…
A word on GPS/Chartplotter
When we bought our trawler, she was minimally equipped with electronics. All she really had was a 2 station VHF radio (upper and lower helm), fish finder (one at each helm station which also acts as a depth finder) and well, that is about it. That wa…
Anchor Snubber Lines
Anchor snubber lines, shock absorbers in reality, offer a number of benefits and several potential problems. Let’s address the rigging first.
The ideal snubber will be made from a stretchy material (we favor three strand nylon), and long enough to provide plenty of give as the loads come on.
Because the snubber line is constantly moving in […]
Maxwell Windlass
Again the windlass is leaking oil, this happened on our maiden voyage, leaked gear oil after a few uses. We called Krogen, they sent us to the Ft. Lauderdale “dealer”. Maxwell does not cover the remove/refit labour, only the repair. C…
Cochin Synagogue and Sarah Cohen
Hi All,
I visited Sarah Cohen yesterday and the Cochin Synagogue today. Randal stayed on the boat and supervised some men who were washing the pounds of salt from DoraMac.
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DoraMac
Cochin Synagogue Jew Town
The Synagogue is locat…
OK, a storm that never happened
Anchored behind Bonds Cay, the forecast is not very favorable, we call Berry Islands Club, a bit confusing, all the morrings are booked but they have slips available. OK, we head in, wind is blowing 15-20 G25 kts from the NE. It’s a struggl…
The Adventures of the trawler Livinglight 2011-01-30 19:01:00
Hello friends! I wish I had started this blog when we first bought our trawler but alas, we did not. But, never too late to start a good thing, eh? We have owned several boats over the years, most of them nearly new. But, I have always enjoyed clas…
Legacy Harbor Marina, Fort Myers, Florida
Another warm sunny day today. Nice to have a few consecutive days of nice weather. Nancy and I went to the service at the First Presbyterian Church this morning, about a 10 minute walk from the marina. Big church (in my view), very friendly people. Thi…
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Kim Jo III at Harborage Marina inSt. Petersburg, Florida- 1st floating dock since the Tenn-TomA gaggle of sailboats at the marina-good thing we bought a “Grouper zinc saver” Another beautiful Florida sunsetWe are finally getting the boat w…
