– Claire Insley Holmes
ok we’ve been slowly piecing our solar set up together since january. we bought the xantrex c40 charge controller, cable wires, and the 2 monster batteries when we bought our port-a-bote from some guy off craigslist. we bought our 140watt solar cynergy and MC4 cable connects in august. while my dad was out here visiting last […]
ok everyone. we haven’t been working on this boat everyday for the past 2 years for no reason. we are excited to inform everyone that we are departing for mexico in less than 2 weeks! we are aware of hurricane paul heading up the coast. it should clear out of there by mid to end […]
ok re-cap. we’re hustling. here’s just a glimpse of the list that we’re working on… .: solar panel is mounted, working on finishing the poles and bracing..: wire solar panel to batteries (oh man…).: new (used) main sail going on, rigging, reefing.: solar powered, sensored flood light installed in cock pit.: new steamer/ foredeck light […]
we’ve been working our buns off on the boat lately. sorry for lack of rapid posts. but i swear the next batch of posts are going to be bad ass. so this is the roller that was on the boat when i bought it. not much of nothin we’ve been talking about a new roller […]
7/23/12 the three of us had never been to catalina before (that includes Piña). we both got 4 days off of work and decided it was time to sail to catalina…i mean circumnavigate the whole island of catalina. here’s a little info on the island for you. it is rocky island just under 40 miles […]
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 […]
