While we have been enjoying the warmer weather in the SE, we are currently in Key West, our diesel fuel has been hard at work creating sludge and what is called asphaltenes, http://fuelschool.blogspot.com/search/label/Asphaltene.Fuel as a biologi…
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Snubbers
Since my last note on our new Rocna anchor we have anchored out several nights. Having discussed snubbers, I thought it might make sense to add a few pictures of what they look like and how I deploy them. In this picture you can see two lines coming fr…
It’s big and it’s ugly but it is great
I have for some time been considering changing our 110lbs CQR Plow anchor to something else. I have had concerns which have grown with each anchoring about the ability of our anchor to set quickly and hold as the winds kick up. The CQR is a hinged shaf…
Risky Business
We joined up with Risky Business yesterday and today traveled the ICW with them from St. Augustine to Daytona. A pleasant and leisurely day. The only challenge was the Matanzas River Inlet and a chronic shoaling problem at r 80 day marker extending unt…
Fernandina Beach to St Augustine
A perennial favorite, we love to stop at is Fernandina Beach. This is the first time coming from the north and the ICW. Usually we are pulling in after an overnight ocean run from Charleston and use this place as a stop-over to replenish and refuel.&nb…
The Mud River & prepare to be boarded
We have for the past several years avoided the Mud River in southern Ga, arguably the worst spot on the ICW. It is not uncommon to hear others say noooo! only on a mid tide or higher. In the past we wrestled with this question and for good or bad have …
The ICW all the way, yikes!
We had a fairly short trip today of 56sm. Our timing had us traveling through a low tide and a few shallow spots particularly at the south side of Ramshorn Creek, took a bit of hunting for “good water”. Otherwise we had, for the most part, a favorable …
He may have dressed a fool?
He may have dressed a fool but could he dock a boat?Saturday morning before we left Charleston we had surprise visitors show up on the dock. It was a Mardi Gras in Charleston with a boat parade. One of the staging points was the City Marina!One boat ca…
To Beaufort SC
After a fun but quick round trip trip back home and a visit to see Johnny in a production in Washington & Lee, we are departing Charleston SC. Having decided to run inside our first stop is Beaufort SC.You can follow our track on Spot; http://share…
Change we can believe in, me hearties, argh
We learned in January that Outer Reef is having a rendezvous in early March in Key West. The last one had been in Block Island RI., in August 2009 which we boated to. Our original plan had been to stay in Charleston until the end of March and boa…
