"Throw off the bowlines…Explore, Dream, Discover" – Twain
Since the first moment I stepped aboard our boat 5 years ago, my biggest issue with our boat has been the headliner. Comprised of a sandy-hued plastic composite material similar to the trim that runs between the dashboard and the windshield of my Chevy cavalier, our headliner is an ever-deteriorating eyesore. During the decade in…
Well, another hour-and-a-quarter ride to the lake resulted in arguably the most productive weekend we’ve had all winter. We cleaned the boat, and dredged our way out of our temporary winter slip on the main dock– the one that used to be occupied by our friends Deb and Tim of SV Kintala. (Follow them on…
The Annapolis boat show makes Grown sailors look like proverbial kids in the candy stores. My only previous experience with boat shows having been limited to the one held at Navy Pier in Chicago, I was blown away by the size of the fleet and the flapping of so many brightly-hued company burgees. Everyone made…
When we first stepped into our boat, we saw potential, but also some of the paradoxically ravaging powers of neglect. Since the galley lies just inside the companionway under a clear acrylic hatch, it bore most of the brunt of the sun damage. As such, most of the veneer had cracked, splintered, and came off…
Okay, so, neither Joel nor I will ever win the award for “most attentive blogger”… oh well. I used to try to keep diaries when I was younger; I think my record for consecutive entries was 3 days. Back then, my excuse was, “My life is too boring to write about; nobody wants to know…
Now, for those of you who are actually able to do some blue water voyaging, this post may be a little dull. But if you are landlocked and limited to the largest lake in Illinois, you’ll understand the happiness that comes from being able to sail out of your marina under on a cool night…
As of this weekend, the boat will finally bear its name on something other than the US Coast Guard documents… lol. We are having a re-naming ceremony on Saturday along with some other couples at Boulder Marina. I can’t wait to actually see the name on the boat. This is just the transom cover, which…
While I am sad to report that our mast is down again (the last time being when it was laying in the weeds on the wooded edge of the marina when we bought the boat), this time it is down for a good reason. We purchased a Harken roller-furler this winter, and with that purchase,…
