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Tornado Trouble
“Whirl, whirl, twist and twirl…” So, I fell asleep last night to the relaxing sounds of rain and distant thunder. Around 01:00, I was awakened by the sudden, violent movement of the boat in her slip as she was brought up hard against her mooring lines and rolled about 15 degrees to port. There were…
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Sunrise Jellyfish Encounter
Aliens from the Abyss 😉
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Winter Preparations 2
Surviving winter aboard – in comfort
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Glowing Toilet Water!?
Invasion of the Dinoflagellates! I answered nature’s call this morning before sunrise and got a surprise when I flushed – the water glowed! Marine heads flush into holding tanks using water from the ocean, or in my case the Chesapeake Bay. When I pumped the handle the water entering the bowl lit up like a Christmas…
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Winter Preparations 1
After getting the heating system on the boat working with the help of a professional, my attention has turned to minimizing heat loss. The front door of a sailboat is the companionway – a complicated entryway that is designed to keep water out of the boat in rough weather. Unfortunately, it’s not really designed with cold…
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Sunday Woodworking
Home Improvement Aboard
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Powerless!
Woke to discover dying batteries
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My Move Aboard Experience (Part I)
An ounce of preparation is worth a pound of jumping-into-it-head-first
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Haul-out and Survey
Today was the haul-out, survey and sea trial of my soon-to-be home. During this process the boat is hauled-out of the water (see the slide sequence at the bottom of the page) by means of a Travel Lift, then she’s power washed to remove “critters” from the hull and the surveyor begins his work. The…
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My Move-Aboard Experience (Part II)
Walking the Plank
