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January 29, 2020anniedike

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We interrupt your regular programming to bring you a special feature! Shipyard Annie talks rot in the May issue of SAIL Magazine. This was a pretty fun project (that I was able to take on myself) when we were hauled out, doing some engine repairs and upgrades back in 2018. We found the starboard stringer under the engine (that sits right beneath the raw water pump, so it was not surprising) had rotted away a good bit from all of those prior raw water leaks. But, never fear! Annie with her oscillating multi-tool was sent to the rescue! I cut the rot out into an open square section ('twas not easy in that tight spot), then fit two pieces of Coosa board, glassed in and glassed over, to reinforce and repair the stringer and *voila*! Westie was back in action! Many thanks to the folks @sailmagazine for sharing this fun project. If you pick up a copy of the May issue and see the article, let them know! We'll get back to our BIG DECISION on overhauling the boat next time. Stay tuned! : )

My MacBook wallpaper. 🥰 Sure miss being on passage but this is a nice reminder of that offshore feeling when we’re back in Pensacola working. What’s on your desktop? 🤔 #havewindwilltravel #offshore #working

Time. It’s slipping. No, it’s skittering, skyrocketing away. Whatever new warp speed we have found ourselves in—be it a product of COVID, today’s information-overload era, the rapidity of global change, or just age (I’m almost forty)—it has told Phillip and I one thing: If the world can change entirely tomorrow, it matters more than ever how you spend today. Meaning, whatever serious cruising Phillip and I had been merely planning to do in our lives, the planning period is over. Now is the time. That brought us immediately to our next question: What all do we need to do to the boat to make her truly ready to carry us safely and comfortably across oceans. Up today at HaveWind, we answer that question with “Plaintiff's Rest Overhaul - The Short List.” Enjoy! ⛵️🛠 💪

What an amazing day! I was pulling some photos for an upcoming SAIL Magazine article and came across these fun pics from our sail with Andy Schell at the Annapolis Boat Show in 2019. There might be some other folks in this photo that you recognize ... ☺️ Good times! ⛵️

I'm not going to lie. This all started with wine! 🍷 SAIL Magazine recently dusted off this bottle (article) and shared on their Facebook page. I have to admit the pic of me buried, head and shoulders, in the bilge made me chuckle! ☺️ Fun read about the wine cellar we made on our boat for you at www.sailmagazine.com/diy/a-cruisers-wine-cellar#&gid=ci025bc60ee0012579&pid=ad-41. Thanks again @sailmagazine for sharing! 😁⛵ #havewindwilltravel #wino #boatyoga #sailmagazine

#ᴛʙᴛ Making masks look good since 2016! 😂 #havewindwilltravel

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