Tag: commuter cruiser
My Favorite Wine Glasses Aboard
Being a wine enthusiast, we've experimented with lots of wine glasses aboard boats over the past 15 years. Luckily the options seem to be improving every year. Here are nine options that we've tried, some are aboard currently, some on friend's boats. Cheers!
Sunset at Anchor
What a great day! More to come, but we're anchored out "shaking down"!
Watching for Wind Below 30 …
Watching for winds below 30 to anchor out for a few nights to test all the systems aboard... Would like at least 2-3 nights with below 30 winds... is that too much to ask?
Chasing Dolphins!
Splash goes the dinghy! We need to check it out and make sure all is OK. And zoom! Away we go!
Guess Who Had More Fun?
David, helping deliver a friend's boat to a boatyard in Ft Myers Beach for new bottom paint & a survey .... or me.... left...
Yet Another Small World Coincidence
Due to the transient nature of our lifestyle, small world stories abound in the cruising community. But finding Kaija next to us in the marina was special.
Never Again!
If you decide to try your own varnish, NEVER EVER use anything other than a badger hair brush ... or maybe a cheapo foam brush. The china bristle brushes will fall apart, leaving you spending time picking bristles out of sticky varnish. NOT a good look!
Just Another Day in Paradise
A cold front came through yesterday. It was forecast to have significant rain and wind and the delivery David was supposed to do got...
Help! The Birds Stained My Companionway Slide
HELP! Any and all ideas solicited! The bird droppings that caused bare wood spots on our teak companionway slide are still spots after I sanded and sanded and 2 coats of varnish. I guess I'll have to strip it in the spring and start over. Please let me know your ideas to get rid of the spots.
What To Do With Tired Interior Teak?
Inevitably over the past almost 30 years, our solid teak staved interior is showing wear spots from normal daily use. What to do? I don't want it to get worse, but I can't envision redoing all that teak staving, including 204 louvres in doors ... you get the picture... Here's what I decided to try first.
