Yep, we’re making another attempt at the Salon cushions. C-2-Shore Custom Canvas and Upholstery has convinced us they are the folks to do the job and do it correctly. I showed them our Marine Services Review blog and assured them I would tell their sto…
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Isaac update
The weather in Jupiter:Check out the wind speed…. 1000 mph!Boy, this marina really is protected.So far… 15 to 20kts with a gust every so often… lot of rain, though we’re in between bands and not much weather.Supposed to pick up tonight.Hope not. …
The first bands have arrived
It looks like Isaac has moved further to the west, but we’re still feeling his early effects. The winds are out of the east and we have a 114′ Hatteras tied up on our east side. So far, all we’ve felt are 10kt winds, but the storm has not passed the Ke…
R.I.P. Neil Armstrong… First Man On The Moon
(Reuters) – Former U.S. astronaut, Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, has died at the age of 82, U.S. media reported on Saturday. Armstrong underwent a heart-bypass surgery earlier this month, just two days after his birthday on August 5, to…
A Good Night
Tonight, we caught up with our old buddies from Compass, Bart and Natalia, had dinner at Hogfish Snapper, and it was excellent. Later we went to a quiet little bistro for a nightcap. It was a lot of fun to hang out with them in an environment other tha…
We’re almost outta the cone!
Or so say Tampa Bay’s Storm Team 8. Of course their forecast may be a bit skewed as they hope for a successful Republican National Convention, but most forecasts are saying similar things. Tampa Bay Online has a good hurricane tracking tool. Here’s the…
Tied up at the new digs…
… and it seems the blow, or the computer forecasts, have pushed the prediction lines further west into the Gulf of Mexico.NOAA’s forecast is for a Tropical Storm to hit the Keys then form into a Hurricane in the Gulf before making landfall somewhere …
Time to find safe harbor… again.
Okay Isaac, in the morning we are heading south to the Bluffs Marina in Jupiter hoping to find shelter from whatever happens in the next few days.Looking at this scenario; all we can tell is that a blow is heading in our general direction. Hell, a few …
Pic Of The Day… again, not mine
Nope not mine… just saw it on Reddit. Said it was taken this morning on the Chesapeake.Nice pic! I’m happy to say I went down in the engine room to clean the new isolated A/C strainer and after almost a week in this St Lucie River muck… It was spot…
For You NFL Fans
and you David Bowie fans…I know; nothing to do with boats or cruising, but you have to admit it’s very clever. Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
