The boat projects are quickly getting checked off. Most of the supplies are taken care of. The boat has been scheduled for haul-out and transport to Florida. Though Joel was initially thinking about taking the Tennessee-Tombigby waterway down, this winter’s odd weather patterns, flooding, and other factors caused him agree that shipping the boat straight…
Author: jteeme
A New Car!
After over a year of deliberation, we finally purchased a dinghy: a nice, shiny, new dinghy. Originally, we were not planning on buying a new one. However, given our landlocked location, lack of time, and and the lack of used boats in the area, Emily pushed me to take advantage of West Marine’s 15% off…
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Like a fish out of water
Right when we almost had everything setup on the boat to make it appear as a cruising boat it was time to remove everything for the BIG MOVE. The day that we planned to drop the mast and haul the boat was forecasted to have rain,sleet,snow and 30 mph winds. Perfect conditions, right? Well, maybe…
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Yellow grass and low tides
Well, it is that time of year again. The weather is becoming more and more favorable to sailing here in the midwest. There is one minor problem however. It has to do with that whole getting cold thing. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy Autumn. However, any outside projects that include paint or epoxy instantly…
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Cruising by BIG BOAT
“I could get used to this!” I told Emily as we made our way through the inside passage towards Alaska. We weren’t crewing on a steel sloop, or flying by float plane. Instead we were going by a different form of transportation. One I never imagined taking. This time last year if you told me…
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Fun with fiberglass
One of the current on going projects is finishing the bimini and dodger. Instead of making an all canvas unit, I decided on fabricating a hard top. I have been under many biminis that leaked over time. The stitching becomes deteriorated by the sun and requires restitching down the road. It is also much harder…
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Summer cleaning
The boat has been in the water for about 2.5 years. Needless to say, it needed a good cleaning. Also, the 3 blade prop we had Installed was way too much drag. we originally had a martec folding prop that was too small. Then we installed the 3 blade. I started looking for a replacement…
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Fun, fiberglass , and battery acid.
Work has continued on despite the crazy heat. The bow reinforcement is complete. Instead of a chainplate, for the forestay Dehler used a backing plate under the deck that looked like it was repaired once upon a time. I didn’t trust the way it looked so I decided to reinforce that area of the bow…
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Home Sweet Boat
Every summer, our yacht club throws a Tapas Party… no, not a topless party; although, now that I think of it, my father-in-law has shown up for this party twice in the last three years wearing a pot-leaf sarong and a coconut bra/lei. Anyway, this party indulges the sailor’s curiosity in all of us by…
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Practice and Perception
This year I have decided to take full advantage of the week between the end of the school year and beginning of summer school by staying on the boat. Aside from cutting out the lengthy and monotonous commute through the fields and dairy farms of Clinton County and giving me time to finish the…
