Norfolk, VA
To see as much of the world as we can,
Using the smallest carbon footprint we can,
Spending the least amount of money we can,
Making as many friends we can.
Wow, what a party.
We've been going to the sailboat show on and off for over 10 years.
Before going to the US Sailboat Show, we went to Annapolis just to hang around. Once, we went to the smaller Bay Bridge Boat show, which was probably our first time actually …
A chartplotter is insanely sophisticated. Installation of this high-powered computing device was shocking. Shocking. I had studied my wiring carefully to try and figure out exactly how to replace the old -- simple -- Garmins with this new, complex chartplotter.
The Standard Horizon CP300i has a complete GPS system (itself very complex …
Red Ranger's "ground tackle" (anchor and rode) weighs over a hundred pounds. Our primary anchor is a 44 pound Plow. We have a few hundred feet of BBB chain, at about 1 3/4 pounds per foot. Our secondary anchor is a thirty-pound Danforth. We also have a little 10 …
Yes, that's the Ranger in the shed.
A boat on the hard -- up on stands -- still has a tremendous majesty. A dismasted boat on the hard, well, she looks like she's wearing the silly front-only hospital gown, prepped for surgery. Vulnerable.
A boat in the shed... well, she's stretched out …
Finally got some jobs checked off as "done". As in "completely 100% done."
Engine Room Light; shown above. Done.
Polarity Indicator; shown to the right. Done.
Replace domestic wirenut on bilge pump circuit; lower right. Done.
Some jobs are mostly done.
Sink Drain Hose; lower middle. Mostly.
Seacocks. Port side …
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