Life on the hard is wearing a bit thin; we hate living on board while working on the boat; it’s tough to keep the work chaos from intruding on the home, and when you’ve multiple projects going, jumping from one to the next, it becomes impossible to keep work & home separate.
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"It's Hard…"
Now He Tells Me!
Regards the cosmetic issues on the boat after years of full use, a commercial fishing boat guy, with little love for “yachties” (who shall remain nameless) said to me: “you apparently didn’t understand when you bought your boat that you weren’t to actu…
Life On The Hard (continued)
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"High Speed" Prop
“Polishing your prop” doesn’t have to be filthy…. (Continued…)
Tenting DE
We built this really cool fort! Trying to protect the areas we’re working on, take weather off the list of variables. (View Post…)
On The Hard
A friend of mine commented she hadn’t come across the term “on the hard” before, and it got me thinking about DavidEllis’ episodes of living on the hard (pulled out of the water). This is not to be confused with Kwakatu DD462-04 on the reef in Pohnpei …
The Last Bit: Ketchikan to Wrangell
Just to catch you up a bit on the last days of the passage (in case you’re not on FaceBook — DavidEllis Nagle Boat — where we’re able to post quick updates and photos more easily, but usually not in as much detail): (Continued…)
Prince Rupert (almost) to Ketchikan
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Queen Charlotte Sound to Prince Rupert BC
25 Feb cont’. In the course of the crossing, the conditions just got better and better — beautiful sunset and the most benign passage of QCS we’ve made. We experienced a little bit of the NE outflow passing across the face of Rivers Inlet, but by the…
Rude View
This is my first entry for the intrepid ship DavidEllis. Unlike Dave, spelling is not my strength, so be fore warned. Dave called via Satellite Phone and reported all is well with ship and crew. They are in the Tolkime Passage about a day and a half f…
