Summer, 2010We hired Courtney (who did our anchor roller) to make nameboards for Mariner II. She’s a great carpenter, and I think this has to be some of her finest work! Particularly the transom nameboard, which is curved in two directions to an exac…
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Bedding Deck Fittings
March 2010After last year’s deck leak, we realized we better take care of rebedding our remaining deck fittings, before it happens again. Michele and I rebedded nearly everything on deck: stanchion bases, cleats, anchor chain locks, ladder base – bas…
Pre-launch
March, 2010John came down from PA in his 911 to help us wax. First time we’ve ever had the entire boat waxed, pre-launch… Thanks, John!
Hanging Straps
Our aft mooring cover doubles as a cockpit bimini. We have a stainless frame that attaches to the cockpit gunwale to support it. When we’re not using it, the frame sits around the perimeter on the cockpit sole, where I often stub my toes on it.I made…
Shakedown 2011
April 24, 2011Hours logged: 3.75Michele and I had our 10-year wedding anniversary on Thursday, and we took Friday off for a long weekend aboard. But Mother Nature foiled our plan, dealing us some really nasty weather on Friday and Saturday. The sun f…
Engine Maintenance
Winter 2009-2010In the past, I’ve had moderate success extracting the oil via the dipstick. I’ve never been able to extract it via the extraction tube. While winterizing this year, I had no success, period. I tried my electric oil change pump, a Jab…
Sea Strainer Gasket
July, 2009Uuuuuuuuugh. On our way back from DC, we anchored overnight in an area with lots of weeds on the surface. Before getting underway, I opened the sea strainer to clean it out. When I closed it back down, I apparently crushed the old (and bri…
Screened
June, 2009I despise mosquitoes. Seriously. We inherited some window screens from the prior owner that have mostly kept the bugs at bay (pun?), but they haven’t been doing the job lately.The old screens were pretty simple – just fabric screening with …
Anchor Roller
May 16, 2009We had an anchor roller installed, which should give my back some much needed relief! It was fashioned after Mark’s aboard Brandywine. A small starboard pulpit thru-bolted to the deck and bedded with sealant, a stainless “universal” rolle…
Sanitation
April 25, 2009Stinky job, but needed to be done. We were noticing more and more head odor in the boat, so we replaced all of the sanitation hose. The hose ain’t cheap. I think we paid $8/foot, for Trident 101/102 premium hose (white) from Defender. …
