The helm project is now officially underway. The captain has taken a saw to the old helm to make room for the updated helm. At this point there’s no turning back. Basically everything you see here will be removed, replaced or rearrang…
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Trinidad to Carriacou
We departed Crews Inn Marina, Chaguaramas after clearing outbound and collecting our duty free at 9:45 am, December 8th, 2015. Stopped to take on 1,000L diesel at Power Boats then out to sea we go. Once offshore the winds are 090@16-18kts, seas 4-6′. W…
Fernandina to Stuart
Fernandina to St. Augustine: Looks like we will be motoring on the ICW today. We had hoped to head offshore again this morning but the seas are not cooperating. It is actually 20 miles shorter on the ICW. We just dislike this route due to the shallow depths and also the heavy boat traffic with […]
Ready to Cruise! Trinidad to Carriacou Here We Come.
Well it looks like tomorrow is the day, all the *** “Must Do” things on the list are done, the new BBQ bracket is installed and tested (yeah! we should now be able to, grill, blacken, despite 20kt trade winds!) and the weather report is 090-100 at 15-2…
SETTLING IN
Our normal modus operandi is to not spend year after year in Marinas, we like to wander, but the project we had planned for last year was put on the back burner due to the fuel tank repair. So, once again, we are at Marco Island Marina – it’s ver…
Making posting easier
I really like how easy it is from my Android phone to view, post, comment on Facebook, but I cannot control Facebook, it takes over. Maybe I just don’t know how to use it very well. I got frustrated with the Google Blogger App, horrible, again maybe I …
OOP’s
What do you do when you are replacing the duckbill valves in a poop pump, cleaning up the calcium deposits in a bucket of soapy water. BEFORE YOU DUMP THE WATER OVERBOARD CHECK TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE REMOVED ALL THE PUMP PARTS! Otherwise you will be hir…
Getting Ready to Cruise
Well Sylken Sea has been launched in Trinidad and is now berthed at CrewsInn Marina. We have been busy getting her ready for a season of cruising the Windward Islands, Grenada to Martinique. Gelcoat work, changed some hoses, watermaker rebuild and upgr…
Bald Head Island to Fernandina
Bald Head to Fernandina: The picturesque Bald Head Island harbor is a bee hive of activity this week with 15 Krogen boats nestled in their slips. We are all here for a pot luck dinner and beach bon fire being hosted by Betty who is both a Krogen owner and a resident on the island. […]
SUMMER SUMMARY
April showers bring May flowers.Magnolia tree – northern version. Not as impressive as the Southern beauty shown here – but, we will take what we can get.and, of course, in May – the ladies showing off their hats at the annual Derby party.End of …
