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Water Maker Rebuild

Technorati Tags: nordhavn,watermaker When we bought Discovery it had a water maker that was constructed out of Village Marine (VM) parts. It’s what they sell as a ‘bare bones’ system. They sell you all the parts in a box and you install it to fit…

Safety First

I know that phrase has been seriously over used. But it’s the first thing that comes to mind when we’re planning a project or preparing for a cruise. Sure there are the usual safety equipment requirements for your boat, but there are many oth…

Pic O’ the Day

Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Memphis Downtown

Who ordered THIS?

We have snow, blooming Amaryllis and Al has an infection. What more could you want for the holidays. Unfortunately Al has a bout of prostatitis again which had us visit Emergency twice on Friday. The short story is he is home and laying low for the…

December 23, 2012; Clearwater to Treasurer Island, FL

Sunday;  After a week at Clearwater Municipal Marina we are moving down the GIWW to Treasurer Island where we will spend Christmas.  We loved it there 2 years ago.  It is my understanding that due to a fire on the docks last year their i…

Unclaimed Funds

Pam and I are originally from upstate New York.  We moved to Connecticut in 2008, and left there and started wandering south on Drift Away in 2011.  In early 2012, we signed up with St. Brendan’s Isle mail forwarding service, which I highly r…

The Moment the Lights Went Out In New York

Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Memphis Downtown

December 22, 2012

We went back to the boat on December 3rd.  When we got back, there were even less people around than there were before Thanksgiving.  We moved the boat to a slip under cover near some other liveaboards and left to come back to Cincy on t…

December 22, 2012

We went back to the boat on December 3rd.  When we got back, there were even less people around than there were before Thanksgiving.  We moved the boat to a slip under cover near some other liveaboards and left to come back to Cincy on t…

EXUMAS, HERE WE COME (12/20 AND 12/21)

12/20/2012 AND 12/21/2012                   After sifting through all the possible weather date for days, today was picked to be the prime time to cross over to t…