The sun is bright, the wind is calm and the Sox are now just 1/2 game out of first place! I actually do miss following the simulated game on the computer which I could do when we were 12 hours ahead of the East Coast. Now that it’s 9 …
Charleston (eventually)
Today is an example of how your best cruise planning can go out the port-light. Last Fall, we were heading south in November and took a shortcut across the shoal going into Port Royal Sound – it was clearly marked on the chart and we had plenty of wate…
For sale: KVH TracVision M5 satellite TV system
KVH
TracVision M5 satellite TV system in excellent condition, used for only one year.
We are installing a TracPhone
V7 and want a similar-sized TracVision dome, so are upgrading to an M7 and need
to sell the M5. Contact Jame…
Two Trips Across the Bay
Harris CreekMay 7, 2011 – Hours logged: 5.0May 15, 2011 – Hours logged: 4.0We’re slowly settling into our summer cruising. On the weekend of the 7th, Michele and I got to the boat on Saturday morning, intending to go somewhere nearby and anchor for …
Daytona Beach, FL – 5/19/11
Our last morning at New Smyrna Marina was properly acknowledged with biscuits and gravy prepared by Ricki & Huen along with a orange juice adult beverage. Another day in paradise! We pulled out of the marina at 10 a.m. bound for Halifax Marina in D…
Solo to Abaco
After the boys go home I spend a week solo in the Exumas, do some boat maintenance, chase some bonefish in Pipe Creek and then take the boat to Abaco via Eluthera. The weather even cooperated! Speaking of weather, it has been fantastic here this …
Water Pump Impeller Inspection
Water pump impellers, such as those on the engine or genset, are typically reliable. But they do wear, and old age takes its toll. Todd Rickard recently dug up a pdf file on inspection which is quite interesting.
To download this pdf click here.
Doziers Regatta Point Yacht Club, Deltaville, Virginia
We left Yorktown under sunny skies this morning, calm seas. We were about 12 miles up the York River, so went back out to the Chesapeake. By the time we got onto the Bay, it was somewhat cloudy and our calm seas had become sloppy, not really terribly r…
FPB 112 – Final Cycle
Between a few Wind Horse projects, playing with our progeny, and ogling the Florida seascape and fauna, work on the FPB 112 has had c ompetition, but going on none-the-less. We have been chatting with professional crews, visiting with vendors, even the recent derating of our engines relates.
It is relatively simple these days for us […]
