We fit damage control (crash ) pumps to all our yachts. These are plumbed with a single line throughout, and Ts with valves in each watertight section. Although the pumps are self priming, the slightest leak, especially to the forepeak, and they won’t draw. So a periodic test is a good idea.
What you see here […]
It is a lazy Sunday morning in Maine and having finished our coffees, caught up with a bit of news online, and launched both dinghies for exploration and exercise later on, we thought we’d upload a few photos.
We’ve been back in Camden for a few days, taking care of chores, and getting ready for guests. […]
You would think with three computer screens we’d have enough “real estate” for the bridge. But that is never the case, so when Carol Parker mentioned an Ipad App called Air Display, which turns the Ipad into a second monitor for your PC or Mac, we decided to give it a try.
It is easily installed, […]
Traditional get home systems on single screw powerboats are typically not very functional. They tend to deliver 50 to 60% of the normal cruising speed in calm conditions, and be essentially useless in a stiff breeze fighting a headsea. This has made no sense to us. Why pay the weight, cost, and drag penalties, and […]
It has been a lovely day anchored near Brooklin, Maine. From cold rain and the first use of the heater this year, to thick fog this morning, to a warm sunny afternooon we’ve seen an amazing aray of weather.
We don’t like being underway in fog, but at anchor, as long as we are inside and […]
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The plan for the weekend is to attend the Seven Seas Cruising Association gam in Ilseboro, Maine, and then we hear about the Eggomoggin Reach wooden boat regatta. We anguish, up anchor, and turn left rather than right, heading for Brooklin.
The Eggomoggin takes place under the auspices of Wooden Boat Magazine (which is related to […]
We have been admirers of the efficiency of fat head (squared top) mainsails for years. The problem in a cruising context was the top batten, When hoisting or lowering it tended to jam, often requiring someone aloft to administer assistance. When furling a fat head the headboard needed to be detached from the mast to […]
Here is a quick look at the last FPB 115 pilot house layout. We think this one is our favorite for short handed cruising.
The seating area along side and forward of the helm works for general dialog, chatting with whomever is at the con, or for just lounging. There is room for the kids to […]
In our never ending quest for Internet connectivity we continue to add tools. This is a UBNT high gain directional antenna. It is mounted on our old FollowMeTV single axis tracker. Keith Smith from Towndock.net in Oriental, NC first introduced us to this unit.
As long as it is pointed in roughly the right direction it […]
