I couldn’t believe my eyes, but our Diesel Duck picture made it onto the back jacket of George Buehler’s “The Troller Yacht Book” 2nd Edition. Wow. Inside, there are more pictures of our duck and of course of other Diesel Ducks in various siz…
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Freezer on the fritz!
Oh man, when it rains it pours! I did not want to be the “bad news queen” again. Benno just finished fixing the 120 VAC panel, when our freezer went on the fritz. I noticed with horror that the gauge indicated that the temperature inside the freezer…
The panel removed
Photo of the installation. (View Post…)
The morning after
Although Hurricane Irene caused a lot of damage in this area, she was not as destructive as feared. However, the number of homes still without power is in the thousands and it will take several days for the cleanup crews to deal with the downed trees …
Riding out the storm
The wind is howling while the rain is pelting against our windows. So far, at 14:15 hrs it is gusting 35 kts and the Weems Creek has become choppy. Diesel Duck is dancing around on her mooring. Benno thought it prudent to let out our mooring line to…
Shitty Weather
Picture of Benno in the rain with mask. Didn’t need the snorkel! (View Post…)
Waiting for Irene
In anticipation of hurricane Irene the Navy has brought some of their fleet of racing sailboats into Weems Creek. There are seven Navy buoys located in this area and more Navy buoys in Luce and Clements Creeks where the rest of the fleet went. (C…
Things that most big boys find interesting
On the return trip from the Smithsonian museum we couldn’t pass up a side trip to the NRA National Firearms Museum, which was located close to the highway. With about 15 galleries and over 2700 firearms the sight was a bit overwhelming for me. But fo…
From a collector's point of view, this was a great place
Here is Benno bending over a table display of firearms curiosa. I thought the intricate carvings on those two ivory tusks were fantastic. (Continued…)
All smiles – after breakfast!
Two weeks ago Diesel Duck arrived in Annapolis, Maryland. This charming city is located on the Chesapeake Bay. The city is host to the very popular annual boat show and claims it is the “Sailing Capital of the World” which we truly believe to be tru…