
I was down at the Annapolis Show for work, but made a great purchase. I had been eyeing the Mantus Anchors since the last Annapolis show and finally pulled the trigger. I bought the galvanized 45 pounder and a chain…
I was down at the Annapolis Show for work, but made a great purchase. I had been eyeing the Mantus Anchors since the last Annapolis show and finally pulled the trigger. I bought the galvanized 45 pounder and a chain…
A new mainsail is in the works. I just took measurements and will be buying the materials shortly to build it. I worked in a sail loft down in Florida for some time and have done all of my own…
I had the chance to look after a sailing friends dog. Dexter loves the water and enjoyed a perfect day on the boat!
In the event that the engine won’t start and there is no wind, a back-up plan is needed (when close to an obstruction). Ours will be a sculling oar. Maybe we will like it so much that we will just…
The Cape Cod Canal is a beautiful cruise and a lows for a bit of a rest when the conditions out in Buzzards Bay or Cape Cod Bay are rough… just make sure not to hit opposing wind and current…
An early hurricane almost sank the dinghy at the dock. There wasn’t much wind, but the rain totaled over 12″ in mostly a 6 hour period!
The head needed some work on Ben-Varrey. It worked, but that was about it. All of the equipment, from the holding tank to the head, needed replacing. The existing tank was small too, only about 5 gallons. Everything now smells…
The best bottom paint I have ever used in this are is Pettit’s Trinidad. It is an expensive paint. Perhaps one of the most expensive, but the incremental cost isn’t that much compared to other paints. And, most importantly, it…
If keeping your boat flaring is number one, then steering is number two! You need to keep a boat pointing in the right direction to get anywhere you would like to go, otherwise you may as well just hop on…