So this time we had to rent a van! When last we reported the starboard-side demo was done, the bulkhead was overbuilt, the bike was stolen and the boat was[…]
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What?! Not in Noank?
About a month ago during a staff meeting, I (James) brought up the fact that it would be fun to do a slide show for our residents about our adventures[…]
Read moreA new hole
We got up early this morning, well, early for a day off, and rode the bikes to the boat. We’d both been fantasizing about the ride and the job we’d[…]
Read moreWhat we do
On Dena’s birthday, as mentioned in one of our last posts, we went to the Herreshoff marine museum in Bristol, RI, to discover what all hub-bub was really about. Now,[…]
Read moreThe Yankee 14
We’ve hauled our three boats out of the water a total of 7 times. Each time, it’s been fucking miraculous. For the two weeks we had our boat on the[…]
Read moreAnd this is…
Where we go from here. About a million years ago when we were in Norwalk, Connecticut, I (James) noticed a little crack in the bulkhead between the main saloon and[…]
Read moreReady to Splash
We’re drinking coffee, relaxed but excited that we’ll be underway again soon. This haulout has gone pretty damn well, considering we went into it without planning ahead. The insurance adjuster[…]
Read moreToys?!
…Ok so, Dena went to the Big Sky Place (Montana), about the time our new Simrad NSS 7 multifunction display (MFD) with 3-G broadband radar showed up… That thing is[…]
Read moreThe Fog of reconstruction…
…Life gets in the way of blogging. You know, as a member of this global community of hyper-opinionated end users I feel a certain responsibility to the art-form but lack[…]
Read moreFor two anchors aweigh…
…One must have a completely different rig than the one we had, and I do mean, had. …As jankey as it looked it was a workable rig for gunkholing up[…]
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