Slightly delayed… After spending the night at Grand Harbor and waking with a slight headache after the previous night’s beverages, it was time for my dad and I to say farewell to my mom and start heading down the river, with an emphasis on the down part. After my time on the river, I’ve decided…
Category: anchor
Miles, Storms, and Stories
While planning our moves in Sarasota, Em and I decided we should take the boat up the river system to Kentucky Lake/Lake Barkley for the remainder of hurricane season. During that time, I’ll pick up some work to replenish the cruising kitty and we can make future plans. After 2 months of amazing adventures with…
Lemon Bay to Pelican Bay
I spent a wonderful night at anchor in Lemon Bay before picking up the hook and heading toward Charlotte Harbor. As I was raising the anchor, dolphins began circling the chain as the windlass pulled it in. The ICW through this stretch was much more interesting than the previous day’s journey. There were dolphins,…
Heading south
After departing Snead Island Boatworks last Tuesday, I first made my way to Marina Jack in Sarasota. Marina Jack holds a special place in my heart. As a kid, I spent a few summers in the Sarasota region with my grandparents, and more than a few of those summer days were spent looking at all…
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…
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…