After much consideration, Pam and I have decided to head south with Drift Away this fall. We really had much to consider. We both have jobs we like (I work in the sailing business and Pam is a vet tech), and we have a boat that still …
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Old Squaw Duck
That’s what it was.In Sunday’s blog, I posted a photo of this…an unknown duck. An alert reader informed me that this is an Old Squaw Duck, now more politically correctly called a Long-Tailed duck. Click on this link and scroll to the very…
Mystery Duck, Tennis Balls, and Messy Wires
I saw this guy paddle by Drift Away the other day. He was alone, even though he appears to be a juvenile. I looked all through our bird book and couldn’t figure out what he is. If anyone knows, I’d appreciate a…
Gettin’ Itchy
The clock is ticking down. I’m getting itchy. It’s time to start tackling the big boat projects. Pam’s daughter Megan is moving off the boat today and heading back to upstate New York so the forward staterooms are free.&nb…
Raccoons eat mussels?
I’ve blogged before about the surprising variety of wildlife around our marina here in Stamford, Connecticut, including Rocky the Raccoon.He comes out most evenings about a half hour before sunset and searches along the shore for mussels. I…
Thompson’s Water Seal follow-up
I finally heard back from Thompson’s Water Seal customer service on Tuesday, one week after submitting an inquiry to them. This is what I wrote:I purchased Thompson’s Advanced Formula Water Seal to seal the teak decks of my boat. I app…
Whatcha got heeeere is yer waterfront prop-i-ty
Not the product. The company. On Wednesday, I posted about the problem I had with the Thompson’s Advanced Formula Water Seal “Clear Multi-Surface Waterproofer”. Put simply, it didn’t work. I applied it to Drift…
Thompson’s Water Seal Deck Report
The old teak decks on Drift Away leak, pretty badly in a few places. Pam has been working at digging out the old sikaflex caulk and recaulking it, but it’s a slow, arduous process. Meanwhile, the decks leak. A couple of we…
Stamford Wildlife
I’ve posted several times about the abundance of wildlife we see while living aboard Drift Away. We see many species of waterfowl, which should not be surprising, but yesterday Megan (Pam’s daughter) had the day off and watched a deer leap off th…
Raccoon and weekend boat chores
I was walking up our dock early yesterday evening and I saw this guy.See him?He saw me as I approached and scampered down the rocks and into the pipe. He was really cute, but I made sure I kept my distance because raccoons aren’t supposed to be o…
