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May 24, 2013 – The Crossing Finale – A Trail of Tears
We woke Thursday morning to the sound of gerbils. Angry, evil, little warbley gerbils. (Yes, that’s a word. If it in any way conveyed the throat-rattling, turkey gobbler-like sound they made, it did it’s job. It’s a word). You might … Continue reading
May 23, 2013 – The Crossing Finale – Oysters and Beer
The day finally came. May 23rd, and we were headed back to Apalachicola to finally bring our boat home. We hitched a ride again with our sail groupies – you remember these guys – Phillip’s fabulous folks: We loaded up … Continue reading
May 20, 2013 – Play Some Skynyrd!!
So, the last leg of The Crossing. The final push. The last mile. The home stretch. This was it. After a month sitting stagnant in the lonely waters of the Carrabelle River, we finally got word our boat was ready … Continue reading
Posted in Engine Issues, Gulf Crossing, Provisioning, Uke Jamming
Tagged broadway, broadway briefs, can't you see, carrabelle river, diesel engine mechanic, eddie vedder, gulf crossing, I'm yours, iz, jack johnson, jason mraz, last kid picked, lynyrd skynyrd, marshall tucker band, my favorite things, over the rainbow, panama city, pensacola, provisioning, transmission replacement, ukelele
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May 11, 2013 – Such Great Heights
After the bad news from Kevin about the batteries, we tried to call the marina in Carrabelle several times to get Mechan-Eric or a technician, anyone, on the phone to make sure our boat was plugged in and getting a … Continue reading
Posted in Boat Projects, Engine Issues, Good Grub, Good Juice, Sail Skills
Tagged amp hours, amps, batteries ran down, carrabelle river, climb the mast, diesel mechanic, e-meter, forestay, halyard, house batteries, mushroom risotto, never let go of the halyard, pan-seared grouper, pinot noir, power cord, raise the genny, sauteed spinach, volts
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May 9, 2013 – Plaintiff’s Rest Unplugged!
We woke up the next morning to a hot, stuffy boat. The fans we had blowing on us during the night, our “boat AC” if you will, weren’t running and we were sweating like two prostitutes in church. The fridge … Continue reading
May 4, 2013 – A Little TLC
So … a new transmission. That’s what we were debating anyway. There was the option to rebuild the old one. Mechan-Eric told us he could take it apart and look at it to see what condition it was in, but … Continue reading
April 29, 2013 – Oh the Irony!
While I could easily entertain you with what we did that weekend, the food we ate, the movies we saw, all with cleverly-timed quips and supporting Google images, this is, in fact, a sailing blog, and I imagine (scratch that, … Continue reading
April 26, 2013 – Comfort Food
We spent the day Friday working (despite all deceptive blog content to the contrary – we do, in fact, have day jobs, which we certainly needed to keep in light of our impending boat-related bankruptcy) and recovering from our kite … Continue reading
