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…
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…
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…
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…
A White-washing, Tail-gating Good Weekend
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 and a Reflection on Dreams
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…
Galley Refurbishing Job Complete
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…
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A long overdue post: 2012 Summer on the Run
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…