Archive for January, 2008
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
Miami!
We made it out of Fort Lauderdale yesterday and had a leisurely sail/motor down the coast, averaging about 8.5 knots. Right now we’re docked at the Dinner Key Marina. Chris and I rode our bikes over to the Miami port and have officially checked out of here. Estimated departure date for Bimini is Thursday morning, [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in routes by anitab
Sunday, January 27th, 2008
The SSB Saga
I believe we have part of an SSB radio. Our installation, needless to say, did not go well. The guy who installed it didn’t have a clue as to what he was doing. At least our equipment wasn’t fried, unlike Frik, a South African friend, moored a few spots away, who didn’t have the same [...]
No Comments » - Posted in scam-heads by anitab
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Hauled Out
It turned out that the weather was just fine for hauling out. We’ve been ‘on the hard’ for the last couple of days to replace all of our thru-hulls and seacocks with brass. In fact, the entire boat was ripped apart, and will remain that way until our SSB radio is installed. The wire has [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Padma by anitab
Saturday, January 12th, 2008
Back on Track
Maybe it was a good thing that we were delayed a few days, there are lots of details to take care of before we can cast off. We were very lucky with this boat, an extensive inventory of backup engine parts were left behind by the previous owner. We only have to buy more fuel [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in Padma by anitab
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Haul-out, More Prep
Things are finally coming together. We’re to be hauled out today at 1:00 pm (edit: I just found out that we are now hauling out on Monday! …geesh), where our brass thru-hull fittings and SSB radio will finally be installed. Since we’re hauling out, we decided to paint the bottom as well — hauling out [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Padma,safety stuff by anitab
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
Brrrr!!!
Okay, I know this won’t garner much sympathy up in Canada (-15C today), but it’s cold down here! Yep it was 38F (3C) this morning and windy which is a record 30 year low temperature. In fact there was a “Wind Chill Advisory” in effect overnight. The poor Floridians are walking around confused and cold. [...]
9 Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by cgailey
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
One Final Thing
Happy New Year everybody! Last night we had a relaxing dinner on the river while we watched boatload after boatload of revellers, all with a beer in one hand, including the captain, motor by. I worried that someone would smash into our boat, but then again, most things worry me, if truth be told. Ok, [...]