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An extra day in the boatyard.

We originally thought that the keel fuel tank was the only one that was leaking, but late Tuesday afternoon we determined that the starboard tank also had a pinhole leak. The leak was so small we were still planning on leaving for Clearwater Wednesday. We’d just...
Detour to the boat yard.

Detour to the boat yard.

Sunday, in our preparations for the daysail to Clearwater, we noticed a little more diesel in the bilge than we’d like to see. Any diesel in the bilge is more than you’d like to see. After taking a good look at it, we decided that instead of pushing on to...

Prepping for the shipyard.

I’ve spent the last several weeks working. Good thing, too, because next week I take the boat to the shipyard. Have you ever heard of the term “boat dollars”? The conversion rate between a boat dollar and a regular dollar is roughly 1:1,000. Seeing as how I’ve yet to...
Let the boat work begin.

Let the boat work begin.

A week or so ago after working and playing tourist in Milwaukee for a few days, I landed back in Sarasota. I spent a few hours at the boat before I had to leave for Atlanta and spent the time making measurements and trying to decide on a few things. I’m not going to...