Clements Creek, 8/29/200939° 01.03’ N076° 32.11’ WHours logged: 5.5We had planned to stay at the dock, nursing our damaged deck and loose stanchions, but an impromptu Cape Dory 28 raftup (led by Brandywine, of course) convinced us to break out th…
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Windshield Canvas
Our windshield canvas is done! Something like, oh, maybe a year or two ago, we got an estimate for a new windshield canvas. $600. Uh, no. It’s just a rectangle, right? Well, it turned out to be a bit more difficult than we thought (not a rectangl…
Dinghy on Davits!
Happy birthday to me!On Wednesday the 19th, Mark picked me up at work (we both work near New Carrollton), we picked up the pram at his place, and took it down to Shipwright. Michele met us there, and a short time later, we had the pram on the davits. …
Dinghy Davits
Some time ago, Michele and I bought a Chesapeake Light Craft sailing pram, intending to carry it as our dinghy. Well, it took quite a bit of time, but we finally got the sail kit, had the kit finished, and had the pram modified to accomodate it (thank…
Back Creek
Back Creek (Annapolis)8/14 – 8/15/200938° 57.39′ N 76° 29.13′ WHours logged: 4.0Just back from Annapolis yesterday. I took Friday off from work to get busy installing our new dinghy davits, with Mark’s help. Michele had to work, so I packed up the …
Exhausted
Replaced exhaust elbowReplaced beltsDick Vosbury had been to the boat during the week to replace the exhaust elbow and the belts, following last week’s assessment. Take a look at the old elbow — wow — I’m glad we didn’t wait any longer on that! The…
Happy Birthday Michele
Tilghman-on-Chesapeake, 8/8/200938° 42.60′ N76° 19.75 W Hours logged: 4.5The girls en route to their Tilghman Island destination for Michele’s birthday. (Thanks, Mark, for getting the photo!)
Inverted
Last winter, while visiting Michele’s parents, we went to the Grove City outlets north of Pittsburgh. I found a phenomenal deal at the Black & Decker outlet on a new-in-box 1000 watt inverter (model #VEC049DCB): $45. I could not resist. I final…
A Visit from Dick Vosbury
Word on the Bay is that Dick Vosbury (of Vosbury Marine) is the man to call if you have an old Volvo engine. I’ve been trying for quite a while to figure out a time to have him look over our engine in Mariner II. Lately, my concerns have been increas…
Wet
Wye River, 8/1/2009 38° 52.98′ N76° 10.72′ WHours logged: 5.5We’ve just returned from a fun, and wet, trip to the Wye River for a BCYC raft-up. The club organized the raft up, planning to meet in the cove just east of Drum Point in the Wye River. T…
