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Monthly Archives: December 2015
#35: Time to Replace the Old (B)rods
The only really bad thing about rod rigging is that she doesn’t show her age, but we knew, at 30+ years, our original rods were getting up there. If we wanted to sail south next season, a re-rig was in … Continue reading
Chapter Twelve: The Final Storm
The sunrises at Port St. Joe have been some of the best we’ve seen. The last time Phillip and I left there the year before, it had been at sunrise, the boat was bobbing along in slick, pink water toward … Continue reading
#34: A Christmas Gift for You!
Merry Christmas kids! As thanks for your support and encouragement this year … a FREE eCopy of (the still #1 bestseller) Keys to the Kingdom. Shoot me an email between now an NYE and she’s yours! — anniedike@gmail.com. Also, enjoy … Continue reading
#33: Havana Daydreaming
We’ve got a TON of projects coming up kids, so I wanted to give you a little glimpse of what it is that motivates us when we’re doing all of this scraping, cleaning, sanding and prepping. Enjoy! Thanks to my … Continue reading
Chapter Eleven: Some Much-Needed Shore Leave!
CRACK! There went another. I’m telling you, I like to watch lightning. I think it’s beautiful. I’m not sure I ever need to see it again from the cockpit of a boat, though. Big thunderheads seemed to loom over … Continue reading
#32: When Rigging Fails
Because sometimes it just does, although our takeaway here was: check your chafe points. But, we were surprised to see our mast (even with a rotten base) stood up to some of the heaviest forces she has ever seen. This … Continue reading
Posted in Boat Projects, Sail Skills, Videos
Tagged fixing furling gear, gear failure, heavy weather sailing, re-rig, rod rigging, sailing under reef
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#31: The Blues Bring Bad News
A rotten discovery in the bilge brings us the blues during Blue Angles weekend. Find out what tragedy just made our project list a helluva lot longer and follow along as we knock out these chores and get our boat … Continue reading
Posted in Boat Projects, Local Anchorages, Videos
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Chapter Ten: Everywhere We Look … Lightning
So … accidental jibes? Apparently not much fun on a Nonsuch (and probably not much fun on any such). After assessing the minor loss of the outboard tiller extender and choke, we were able to get that big ass sail … Continue reading
Keys to the Kingdom is LIVE! (In honor — Video #30: My Last Legal Battle)
She’s Live! Go Get Her! This is it … the BIG launch. I’ve never launched a book before. I was worried I was going to hit the wrong button! Thankfully, I didn’t and she’s now LIVE on Amazon and Kindle just waiting for you to pick … Continue reading
#29: We Got Screwed!
We did! This handrail rebed is for the birds! Never again. But it sure is fun to watch us occasionally FAIL. Thank goodness Bottom-Job Brandon (www.perdidosailor.com) was there to rescue (and make fun of) us. Handrail rebed … take two! … Continue reading
Posted in Boat Projects, Videos
Tagged Bottom-Job Brandon, chasing leaks, diy boat repair, handrail rebed, perdido sailor, roll pin, screw extraction
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