Here is the valve I installed on my FL120 Injector Pump. It makes draining the pump very easy.Here is another view…I then place a funnel and tube below the valve which drains directly into a holding bottle that Ihave pre-marked at .9 pt (this i…
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There is always one way to get anyone to act like a kid, just add Dolphins. I don’t care how many times we see them, it always makes our day. These Dolphins played in our bow wake for almost an hour yesterday as we made our way down to Beau…
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There is always one way to get anyone to act like a kid, just add Dolphins. I don’t care how many times we see them, it always makes our day. These Dolphins played in our bow wake for almost an hour yesterday as we made our way down to Beau…
Dog River Marina
Dog River Marina is a serious working Marina. Not only do some fishing boats dock here but most Loopers bring their boats here to be repaired….and there is an awful lot of repair work being done. I do need some work done but mine is …
Sometimes a little inspiration is all you need
do get you out of the doldrums. I had a great day yesterday. Spent about 5 hours with a fellow boat builder discussing everything imaginable about boats and boat building. His name is Peter and he’s building a 31′ Bolger Estuary Cruiser. It’s a shallow…
Ayala Cove
I need to catch up on my blogging! On Saturday, October 23rd we took the boat up to Ayala Cove on Angel Island. It had been raining on Friday and the weekend forecast was iffy but we were bound and determined to go on our trip. We had…
North to South Carolina
Friday November 5th – Woke up to pretty cold temperatures in the morning. It’s hard to believe we were in North Carolina. Pulled up the anchor and thank goodness the wash down pump for the anchor worked. It was caked in mud and wo…
Heading South Looking for Warmer Weather
Sunday October 31st – Thursday November 4TH – Untied our lines from the basin in Portsmouth and began our way down the ICW. Norfolk is MM1(mile marker) of the Intracoastal Waterway. The Summer Wind joined the slow train through the …
New Zealand, Port Opua
All in all the trip from Tonga to New Zealand was good. Lumpy and smooth, windy and calm. We arrived at the customs dock in Port Opua at about 1:00pm on Nov 6 and after all of the “whoop-lau” amongst the boating community as to how strict they were wit…
Pensacola, FL
We were lucky enough to attend the Pensacola Homecoming Air Show thanks to Pete & Anna on Blue Yonder who had a couple of extra tickets. I knew the Blue Angels were performing but didn’t expect all the added entertainment. . …
