WEDNESDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 0 NMTHIS IS WHERE QUEST LIVES ON THE NEW RIVERThis morning, one of my chores was to pick up our Enterprise rental car that we will have for the next week. I also did an online registration for Dan with the TSA and m…
On a boat, everything must have a place.
It’s even more important when you live aboard. Our trawler is pretty big as boats go and it has a lot of storage space, and it can be a challenge to find things sometimes. I’ve been boating for 40 years and learned long ago how important it is to be or…
Carnival in Grand Case
The electronics guys came bright and early this morning, replacing our VHF radio aboard Eclipse, rather than fixing the old one, as it was fried. Not that the poor guy made it easy on himself; he put in a new Raymarine radio rather than find a dup…
Riding Sails
When the breeze starts to blow at anchor most yachts will shear – sail back and forth – at anchor. This can be uncomfortable, and substantially increases the load on ground tackle. The answer to this is a riding sail.
If you have a ketch or yawl a bit of mizzen will hold you steady. Single […]
Green Turtle Club
(Monday March 7 – Dist: 20.8 mi; Avg Speed: 7.6 mph; TTT: 2:45 hrs)
The photos do not do justice to the colours and the clarity of the water. It was spooky travelling along at a normal speed and seeing the bottom as clearly as if it was your aq…
Red and Blue and Teal
I can’t put into words how good it feels to know that Spring is just around the corner. The trees are beginning to sprout new buds and the grass is showing just a hint of green. That means it’s close to getting the bottom of the boat wet, too, and that…
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Today was another beautiful day in sunny Florida. John completed the restoration of the teak on the bridge and it turned out awesome! We walked to Winn Dixie to do our grocery shopping. Then we took a cab back to the harbor. We shared the cab with …
Loggerhead Vero Beach Resort and Marina, Vero Beach, Florida
We have rented a car for a week, so spent today checking out marinas further north, and finding marine stores. Nancy and Eddie are still trying to decide where they will stay permanently, so we looked at marinas in Eau Gallie and Melbourne. We had lunc…
Bottom Paint and New Zinks
Pale Moon had been on the hard for nine months. It has taken us two weeks of working on her inside and out to get her ready to be put back into the water. Two of the more important tasks that have been accomplished are that her bottom was painted with anti-foul paint and the […]
On our way to see Scott & Meg!
Had an incredible visit with Bill’s eldest daughter, Shayna & two of our four grandchildren – Scott (8) & Meg (5)! They stayed in a suite at the Marina del Mar Hotel while we stay aboard Ruby Slipper just a few feet away. Tho it was blowing outs…
