We departed West End Bahamas on Wednesday morning at approximately 6:30AM, it was an absolutely beautiful morning! Captain Alyse decided it was time for me to try and maneuver the boat out of our spot and out of the Marina. That was FUN, it…
Blog update 7 to 13 Nov
8th Nov, travelled from Carolina Beach, via “Snows Cut” down the “Cape Fear river”Made it to Myrtle Beach, had great rate($1.25 ft), water, and electricity.Great day travelling, some very shallow areas!!, and some very ignorant power boaters that go by…
Through the Cape Cod Canal
Live, right now, we have just called up on the radio and cleared ourselves out of the west side of the Cape Cod Canal, now in buzzards bay.The whole day has been sunshine, no wind and pleasantly warm – especially when sat out on deck in the afternoon s…
Alabama River Cutoff to Port Mobile and Eastern Shore Marina
November 8, 2010, Alabama River Cutoff to Eastern Shore Marina, Mobile Bay, Alabama. Today we will make a run of 66 miles from the anchorage at the Alabama River Cutoff to the Eastern Shore Marina at Fairhope, Alabama. To make this trip, we will trav…
Forward sub-floor fit up
On Saturday, Sam and I spent some time on the boat installing the tank hold downs. Then on Sunday,Sue and I fit up the plywood sub floor in the forward part of the main cabin. As in the rest of the boat, the framing under the floor forms the supports f…
Commissioning
We’ve owned Sea Spirit for almost exactly three months now, having bought her more or less unexpectedly in the middle of August. Even back then, we knew that our first “big” trip together would start in January, so we had plenty of time for learning an…
Commissioning
We’ve owned Sea Spirit for almost exactly three months now, having bought her more or less unexpectedly in the middle of August. Even back then, we knew that our first “big” trip together would start in January, so we had plenty of time for learning an…
FL 120 Injector Pump Drain Valve
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…
FL 120 Injector Pump Drain Valve
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…
