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…
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From No Name to New Name
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…
Mast Down!
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,…
It LIVES!
Progress on the engine
Here are some pics of the repainted engine… Bob and Joel put it back in the boat last weekend. The goal this weekend is to get it running correctly.
KICK IT AGAIN!!!!
Well as emily stated in the previous blog we have definitely both been pretty busy. we are definitely moving forward though! well, i think we are 🙂 a few weeks ago i noticed the engine, a Yanmar 2gm20 hard to start when me and my buddy mark went for a night sail. i though the…
A Flashback Summer on “the Run “
I find it utterly amazing (and slightly terrifying) that there is some truth in a statement my father once made: “the first two decades of your life take forever… after that, it flies by before your eyes”. I’m only 21 now, and Joel is 24, but to say life is moving fast these days is…
March Madness: Crunch Time on THE RUN
Well, it is hard to believe, but we are almost halfway through March; Joel has been living at the marina every weekend working to get our boat in ship-shape for summer. He went up the mast this weekend to install a wind meter. We also removed the plug and installed the actual depth meter in…
well it has been a while!
I know, i know i have been the ultimate slacker lately. The last post was in november!! The past few months have been busy. the new a-c electric is hooked up. the d/c is pretty much done. i am in the process of installing led lights inside. i am also starting the plumbing. the hardest…
Sailing in November
Joel and I went for an afternoon-evening sail on Saturday. It was pretty cold, to say the least, but we had a great time and took some good pics.