Arts & Crafts & Sandinsanity Returns

Today started out with a few Arts & Crafts. Making a rubber gasket for the rudder shaft stuffing box.

1/4″ rubber for gasket

Prety simple but you’d be amazed how many people don’t know how to make a gasket.

Cut hole for shaft

Bought these h…

Arts & Crafts & Sandinsanity Returns

Today started out with a few Arts & Crafts. Making a rubber gasket for the rudder shaft stuffing box.1/4″ rubber for gasketPrety simple but you’d be amazed how many people don’t know how to make a gasket.Cut hole for shaftBought these handy hole pu…

First Swim

The firsts just keep on coming. Today Dora had her first actual swim at a beach near Sag Harbor. She finally went in after Dee Dee to get the bumper.Swimming is an important acitivty for the Red Head crew. And it looks like you’ll be seeing many more d…

June 21, 2018 – Mackinaw City

What a day!  I woke up with feeling the boat moving up and down, and after I got up with Teak she became sick.  Yup, first time sea sick on the new boat.  The wind was blowing and the wave action was not like the day before.

Th…

June 21, 2018 – Mackinaw City

What a day!  I woke up with feeling the boat moving up and down, and after I got up with Teak she became sick.  Yup, first time sea sick on the new boat.  The wind was blowing and the wave action was not like the day before.The plan was …

June 20, 2018 – Drummond Island to Mackinaw City

Beautiful morning to head out!  Weather prediction was calm seas and little wind, trawler weather.

As we were nearing Mackinac Island we saw that the Coast Guard had pulled a big boat over.  Right af…

June 20, 2018 – Drummond Island to Mackinaw City

Beautiful morning to head out!  Weather prediction was calm seas and little wind, trawler weather.As we were nearing Mackinac Island we saw that the Coast Guard had pulled a big boat over.  Right after we passed them they were finished and ca…

June 17 to 19, 2018 – Blind River to Drummond Island

June 17, 2018

Woke up to fog, not good!!!  It did not lift until late in the day, not giving us time to get to Drummond Island before Customs closes.  We will see what tomorrow brings.

In the afternoon we walked into town to check thin…

June 17 to 19, 2018 – Blind River to Drummond Island

June 17, 2018Woke up to fog, not good!!!  It did not lift until late in the day, not giving us time to get to Drummond Island before Customs closes.  We will see what tomorrow brings.In the afternoon we walked into town to check things out an…

June, 16, 2018 Little Current to Blind River

Beautiful day to head out!

Bye, bye Little Current!

The bugs are back!

The bugs got so bad they drove us inside the boat.  If you opened your mouth you would suck one in.  They covered the whole boat!  Such a shame …