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Road Trip
We just returned from what’s turning out to be our annual road trip to visit family in Tucson and Boise. Traveling nearly 2500 miles in our ’93 Jeep with 212K miles on it through Arizona, Utah, Idaho, and back south through Nevada and Arizona in 18 d…
Road Trip
We just returned from what’s turning out to be our annual road trip to visit family in Tucson and Boise. Traveling nearly 2500 miles in our ’93 Jeep with 212K miles on it through Arizona, Utah, Idaho, and back south through Nevada and Arizona in 18 d…
Stink
Delays, delays and even more delays. Last week we tried to return to Pennsylvania one more time before we shoved off for points south (read Bahamas). Ten minutes before we were to drive back to Pennsylvania, Sharon …
How to Run TV Coax
One thing you have to do when you buy an old boat is pull wire. I’ve been pulling wires on Drift Away for two years, and yesterday was yet another day to pull wire. We bought a small television for the middle stateroom and I nee…
Charlevoix Marina, Charlevoix, MI – 8/13/12
We woke up to what looked like a perfect day to move on down Lake Michigan.Ferry in the Sling As I was preparing the boat to leave we noticed this big guy getting hauled out of the water. This work yard was located directly behind our slip and is …
Aug. 13 – Rouses Point, NY
Back to the StatesGaines’ MarinaWe returned to New York around 10:30 this morning and stopped at the Custom & Border Protection pier to clear customs. No issues and we were on our to the marina in Rouses Point in about 15 minutes. We had a nice Ame…
Ottawa to Kars, Ontario
We left Ottawa at 9:00 AM, as a bridge we had to have open would not oblige us until after rush hour. Our destination was Hurst marina, a Sea Ray dealer in Kars. Nothing special but a good stopping point. Not near a town, jsut…
Keith’s First Ocean Adventure: Leg 1 San Diego to Oceanside
We mentioned in our May 2012 update that we had taken Keith on three cruises around San Diego Bay by the time he was 8 weeks old. Shortly after his 2 month birthday (in May), we took him on a … Continue reading →
Testing The Underwater Exhaust In Various States Of Trim In Preparation For The FPB 97: Motion Impact
One of the most difficult design aspects to get right is an underwater exhaust. Powerboat builders and designers have been wrestling with these issues for years, and nobody–let us repeat that, nobody–has a pat answer. With conventional motor yachts, there is so much horsepower involved in propulsion that exhaust noise is a major issue. Add […]
