Well, Sea Venture floats. Good to know. After they eased her into the water yesterday, Michael dashed below to check the bow thruster installation and the new coils of stuffing around the prop shaft. She’s been sitting on the hard, settling into an unflattering shape, so who knew what we’d … Read more →
Guests at Sleepy Creek!
With Sea Venture still land-bound, we’re playing on little boats. Step-sister Misa and her beau, Rick, came from California to visit, and we took the motor boat out to Cape Lookout. Michael, poor darling, remained tied to big-boat repairs (with a launch date looming, there’s still much to finish), so … Read more →
I’m becoming suspicious (though not superstitious)
A few posts back, you read about our bow thruster/ shipment issues. Well, here’s round two of The Shipping Gremlins At Work. Michael sent one of our Mermaid Marine air conditioners back to the factory for some warranty work. Those folk are professional, courteous, and dedicated to keeping customers happy. … Read more →
Sunset in San Carlos
Friends took this picture of us at anchor here in Bahia San Carlos. Can you see why we’re still here? Of course, this afternoon it’s supposed to blow with a norther coming down the sea, but we’ll just stay tucked in, doing an anchor watch at night with our GPS … Read more →
Cockpit captain’s chair and table
Some folks on www.force50.org were interested in the captain’s chair we installed after our boisterous trip south, so we’re including one picture here and a link to all the others at the right. The line attached to the seat front is for our PFD tether that keeps us on board … Read more →
Boarding Ladder
We had these constructed while in Mazatlan, but now a friend wants to see them, so I’m posing the pics here. It’s a great ladder, especially the seat that opens when it is fully extended, allowing us old folk to climb out of the water easily. It’s a great place … Read more →
A Mess at Sea
Thea Renee buddy boated with us across from Mazatlan. Here she is to starboard in the last rays of Friday’s windless day, her owners unaware as we were that in less than an hour these placid moments would become a vague memory as they struggled to keep her dinghy from … Read more →
Marina Mazatlan
Here are a few pictures we’ve taken at the marina. Very lovely, clean, open, friendly–quite different from the town, in which my olfactory sensors rebel. Still, the Mexicans are a delightful folk, so we’re very glad to be here.
Still Crossing the Sea
By Friday we were making minimal headway in very light wind and Friday night our boat speed read 00. We kept all sails up in hope that we could at least minimize the drift away from Mazatlan. Then, around midnight, the wind shifted, and though boat speed still read 00, … Read more →
Windows
Finally. Finally. We’ve installed the new pilothouse windows–after much ado, with the glass not fitting, having to order more, it not fitting. And at 3/4″, one can’t exactly whittle it down, though Michael did a lot of grinding on the fiberglass surrounds to get them installed. We’re also putting in … Read more →
