If you’ve ever traveled on the ICW, you can relate to the nuisance of the draw bridges. Of course that’s also true for the road traffic which is being interrupted by the opening schedules of the bridges on busy waterways, which they might see this…
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Stress Relief
Has the owner of this catamaran picked the right name for her, we wondered? (Continued…)
SSCA Gam
Last weekend the SSCA (Seven Seas Cruising Association) Gam in Melbourne, Florida was in full swing. We’ve been members for a long time and are now holding the status of Lifetime Commodores (25+ years). It’s a great cruising club of likeminded b…
Diesel Duck fan and antique car collector
Meet David and Georgia Katz. David took “Seaducktress” a 44′ Diesel Duck, from East Asia all the way to Australia and then from Australia, via Hawaii to continental USA and up to Alaska and down. As you can read, Diesel Duck trollers do get around!…
Sunday afternoon onboard Diesel Duck
Diesel Duck is parked (anchored in 8 ft) on the east side of the Melbourne (Florida) Causeway Bridge, protected from the North and Northwest wind which is blowing down the Intracoastal Waterway at 20+ knots. There are always chores to do, but today, S…
Stowaways and waterway impressions
The ICW (Intracoastal Waterway) from Norfolk, Virginia to South Florida is a very beautiful part of the USA. There is so much to see and so much history to discover. Diesel Duck went the ICW all the way to Charleston, South Carolina and anchored just…
The interesting travel on the ICW
Moving south from Annapolis, our anchor came down for the night at Wicomico Creek, just south of the mighty Potomac River, which goes up to Washington from the Chesapeake. Next stop: Willoughby Bay, Benno’s favored place because of all the activity ac…
Diesel Duck is heading south – Yeah!
What more could we ask for? Perfect Diesel Duck weather to head south. Here we are passing the famos Thomas Point Lighthouse off Annapolis, sitting on the Thomas Point shoal in the Chesapeake Bay. (View Post…)
Messing with diesel oil
I am not doing coffee here to support the troops. Benno drained more than 2 gallons of diesel fuel out of the huge double barrel Racors. Black, yucky stuff! In the picture you see me filtering the diesel through a Melitta #4 filter. What filtered o…
A visit from Diesel Duck owners
Meet Ruth and Randal Johnson who came for a visit onboard “Diesel Duck.” Ruth and Randal own a 46+2 (51′ LOA) Diesel Duck called: “Dora Mac” click for Dora Mac’s web site which was built out of steel at Seahorse Marine Manufacturer in Zhuhai, China…
