I wasn’t sure what was going to happen moving aboard a boat. For Dave and myself it was going to be a challenge in and of itself. Moving aboard with two cats, a dog and a guinea pig, a challenge. We have a 19 year old half Himalayan cat named Smudge, a 6 year old […]
A bit about the boat
A friend suggested that I describe the history of the boat, its design, original equipment and intended use. I think that’s an excellent idea. Today’s entry will be it’s design and construction. The boat is a 1980 Cheoy Lee Long Range Cruiser. It’s 46’ long, 15’ beam, drafts 4’ 10” and displaces about 50,000 pounds. It cruises […]
The rich and the filthy rich
I’m posting the pictures for my next blog now, and will add the text tomorrow morning.
Cold means condensation, and condensation means wet stuff.
This is our first year living aboard. The spring was cool but nice, the summer was hot but wonderful, and the fall beautiful but cool, again. Winter is a whole ‘nother matter. Drift Away has three levels. The upper level is the flybridge and sundeck, and right now that’s covered in snow and doesn’t enter […]
Beginning of the blog of Drift Away, our 1980 46′ Cheoy Lee trawler.
We (Pam and Dave) purchased our boat in April of 2010. Drift Away was pushed by a small runabout from Bridgeport to Westport where it stayed on a private dock for the summer. We named the boat Drift Away because, quite honestly, we didn’t know if the engines would run. The boat sat on the […]
Moor $tuff 2011-02-10 19:17:00
This morning we had to wait for the fog to lift before getting underway. By 9:30 we were out of our slips and motoring to the Gulf. The entire day was shrouded in haze and light fog – not the best of conditions but good enough to move closer to the Keys. For most of […]
Moor $tuff 2011-02-10 19:09:00
Wednesday, February 9, 201181° 43.569’ W25° 58.055’ NMarina at Factory BayMarco Island, Florida Leaving Ft. Myers Sanibel Bridge Today we cruised 58 miles, from Ft. Myers to Marco Island. The weather was great and the sea was running …
Moor $tuff 2011-02-10 18:53:00
Tuesday, February 8, 201181° 52.568’ W26° 38.538’ NLegacy Harbour MarinaFt. Myers, FloridaJim and John helped me set up a new chart plotter that I recently installed on the boat. Like every thing on a boat it takes a half a day to do an hour wort…
Moor $tuff 2011-02-10 18:52:00
Monday, February 7, 201181° 52.568’ W26° 38.538’ NLegacy Harbour MarinaFt. Myers, FloridaThe loopers staying at the marina organized a pot luck dinner that was held in the marinas club house. We had another fun filled evening and had an opportuni…
Report From Onboard Jenny
Please do not include the following text in a reply. ============================== ======================Thursday , February 10, 2011 6:21:01 PM Location: Rodriguez Island Latitude is 25 degrees 3.384 minutes north. Longitude is 80 degrees 26.9…
