Archive | July, 2012

7/18-7/21 navigation is crucial. it goes hand in hand with sailing. we’re not big on electronics and technology. but we know that we needed to get something compact and simple to help us find our way. last year i attempted to take a coastal navigation class through the coast guard auxiliary. i fell asleep every […]

just thought everyone should take a break from reading about boat projects and see what Piña has been up to lately! Piña was going crazy looking out the window the other morning and i had to peak and see what she was looking at. holy crap! a red eyed raptor staring straight back!  (also check out […]

when i bought the boat it came with a navico 1600 autotiller. pretty old, but it got the job done. we needed something more up to date, with more torque. i chose the Simrad TP22. we could have gotten the lower model for cheaper. but i’ve found with boating that you need to know when […]

7/17/12 so we’ve been rocking the dinghy around the harbor with a 30 lb. torque Minn Kota electric trolling motor wired to a car battery. as seen here below. it went just over walking speed. which was fine for a silent cruise around the harbor or even a venture out into the ocean on a […]

//www.youtube.com/get_player i thought it’d be cool to show everyone how a gimbaled stove looks in action. (that’s a greasey cast iron skillet full of bacon on there) it’s definitely something strange to see for those who have no idea what i have been talking about in previous posts. well its been in full use for […]

now that it’s summer time we’ve been anchoring a lot lately. go for a quick sail, come in and relax on the hook. the new stove is awesome, the other day we made breakfast out there bobbing around. here’s some pictures of our past adventures. we’re on 240ft. of tri-braid line and 30ft. of 3/8″ […]

7/2 so i bought this 10′ port-a-bote in january off craigslist from the same guy i bought the beast AGM batteries. check out their website to learn more about this incredible dinghy (yes it folds up! and please watch the videos). i hadn’t registered the dinghy because the guy i bought it from never did […]

7/2 i’ve been meaning to do this sense i first got the boat. starboard side had a rusty, but good quality life line. port side had a rope. pretty sketchy set up, but not that big of a deal for harbor sailing. well we’ve been lagging on big projects so i thought i should stay […]