well work continues while I am staying here at Jim’s should be heading for the keys in two weeks the weather is warming up and so is my blood pressure. I spent all day Sunday with shit. The clog is some were about 10 feet down the hose and it looks lik…
A Visit Back to Maria Elena – Nordhavn N40
Guest post by John & Maria Torelli Despite still having the keys and occasionally checking on Maria Elena (our 2007 Nordhavn 40 which we recently sold to great couple who live in Miami) I had finally detached myself from the boat that was our home for three years. While I still find a sense of […]
#30 Bender’s Cruising Chronicles Fort Myers – Captive – Sanibel – Marco – Marathon
Man alive!!! End of January ALREADY and time to post a blog I’ve not even begun to write! Where’s the time going? If our days of gainful employment had flown this fast, working wouldn’t have been so bad!
Ragged Ass Salon
Bill, Laura…
MONDAY RANDOMNESS
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.
Ru
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…
