Although we had 16 life vests, the safety concious folks running the ARC Bahamas require auto inflatable life vests with built in crotch straps! Don found a sale that just expired at Spinlock, and they honored it two days late … Continue reading 76 days and we have to have crotch straps?
Thanks to some help from Ryan, Amanda and Tom, new management at Yacht Canvas Inc. we’ve ordered stuff to make a no seem netting wrap around the entire cockpit seating area. Now to cut and sew it all… Also got some Textaline for a sun shade on a separate track (flexirail) so we don’t have to swap the no seem net out for the sun shade (thanks @talipreuss) Will it get done in time? Continue reading 77 days and we’ll have a screened in porch
So the countdown before leaving for the Bahamas has started. Seriously! Our boat has a nice clean new bottom, with two coats of some new paint that should work better in the Caribbean than here in Annapolis (Seahawk biocop TF). … Continue reading 78 days left and Baby’s got a clean bottom!
When you have a stiff seacock, your reverse cycle doesn’t heat, and your cockpit drain puddles, who ya gonna call? Yes, compressed air has many many uses… Continue reading And the MVP is….
After being in a bubble for 3 months, the boat wrap is off, supplemental heaters are unplugged, and we’re a boat again! Continue reading Winter is so over!
For those of you who wish to follow along with our journey through Facebook, follow us @enjoysailing.us and on our website: www.enjoysailing.us. Continue reading We’re on Facebook too!
Beemer has a thing about peering into hatches; those of you who like your privacy will want to close yours hatch sometimes 😉 If you look closely, you can see him through the Winter boat wrap. Continue reading Beemer the boat dog
Thanks to Shrinkwrapolis, we got terrific service wrapping our boat this Winter. The translucent wrap kept the boat a minimum of 15 degrees warmer although Nina … Continue reading Winter wrap up: warm and cozy
