We made it to Miami Beach FL ! yeah! And, it's finally WARM !! Double Yeah !!!
The wind was fluky but we flew the spinaker about 3/4 of the way down here... from Port Everglades.
That was fun....
We're anchored south of the Venetian Causeway, and today more of our cruising friends showed up (coming over from Dinner Key to celebrate the New Year with us.... and Ruth.
We had a pre-celebration tonight over on the S/V Double Exposure (PDQ-36 CAT)... Great fun !!!
Happy New Year to ALL... be Safe!!!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
Cold in Melbourne's Banana River
It's cold here in Melbourne, FL... Not as cold as other parts of the country.... and it does poke at the question of what ever happened to Global Warming ????
BRRRRR.... the weather forecasters on TV tonight are talking record cold (freezing) temps for all of central FL... with citrus damage, et al.
We're anchored in the Banana River, near Dragon Point. We must be hooked in very well... as we've been buffeted for the last 40 some hours with 24 to 36 knot winds....
Tomorrow we'll leave for Vero Beach.... I hope they have room for us....as very few cruisers are 'moving' anywhere....
BRRRRR.... the weather forecasters on TV tonight are talking record cold (freezing) temps for all of central FL... with citrus damage, et al.
We're anchored in the Banana River, near Dragon Point. We must be hooked in very well... as we've been buffeted for the last 40 some hours with 24 to 36 knot winds....
Tomorrow we'll leave for Vero Beach.... I hope they have room for us....as very few cruisers are 'moving' anywhere....
Friday, December 10, 2010
Leaving Titusville's Westland Marina
We'd like to leave Titusville Marina this coming weekend, and go farther south quickly. Another cold snap is coming down from the north. BRRRR It has been nice being at a marina; a rare occurance for Autumn Borne, except in the Summer at Hop-O-Nose.
The repairs to the dinghy, the cushions, and the anchor rode are all done. That's why it was nice being at a marina where we could just walk on and off the boat, and not transport stuff by dinghy to shore... Of course when the dinghy is ONE of the things being repaired that last statement sounds silly. Anyway... plugging into shore power is good for the batteries, once in a while.
A gentleman, named "Gator" from Lifeline services, repaired the dinghy's air valves in about 9 minutes, once he had the correct part. Yeah !!! Then he sprayed the entire dinghy with a soap solution, and we found one very tiny pin-hole leak right at the bow, which I patched immediately. SO... that should be good to go.
I modified the anchor rode, by putting 1-1/2 feet of chain in front of the swivel, so that the chain takes the torque of the boat swinging around the "set" anchor, and not twisting the anchor swivel sideways (something it's not designed to do).... It was a recommendation of the anchor manufacturer, and I thought it had merit).
So.. that's done.
Then the A-Team fixed the one cushion, from our cockpit, that had foam that must have been a defect, because after one year...it was deteriorating... like crazy!! so they replaced that, no charge. We also had them make a padded cover for the aft deck storage box, where Sydney sleeps all the time. Nice. The old cover had been up there so long... dry rot, and salt had taken its toll. So that's done.
Oils and filters have been changed on the on-board Generator.... and stuff like that.... while we've been waiting for other people to complete their tasks....
We did get to watch a non-shuttle rocket launch the other day....that was cool.
I guess we're ready....
It's nice here.... Lot's of the St. Marys Thanksgiving day crowd is here.... fixing, and/or leaving their boats here for the Christmas Holiday. Actually we did that very thing last year...
Moving South !
The repairs to the dinghy, the cushions, and the anchor rode are all done. That's why it was nice being at a marina where we could just walk on and off the boat, and not transport stuff by dinghy to shore... Of course when the dinghy is ONE of the things being repaired that last statement sounds silly. Anyway... plugging into shore power is good for the batteries, once in a while.
A gentleman, named "Gator" from Lifeline services, repaired the dinghy's air valves in about 9 minutes, once he had the correct part. Yeah !!! Then he sprayed the entire dinghy with a soap solution, and we found one very tiny pin-hole leak right at the bow, which I patched immediately. SO... that should be good to go.
I modified the anchor rode, by putting 1-1/2 feet of chain in front of the swivel, so that the chain takes the torque of the boat swinging around the "set" anchor, and not twisting the anchor swivel sideways (something it's not designed to do).... It was a recommendation of the anchor manufacturer, and I thought it had merit).
So.. that's done.
Then the A-Team fixed the one cushion, from our cockpit, that had foam that must have been a defect, because after one year...it was deteriorating... like crazy!! so they replaced that, no charge. We also had them make a padded cover for the aft deck storage box, where Sydney sleeps all the time. Nice. The old cover had been up there so long... dry rot, and salt had taken its toll. So that's done.
Oils and filters have been changed on the on-board Generator.... and stuff like that.... while we've been waiting for other people to complete their tasks....
We did get to watch a non-shuttle rocket launch the other day....that was cool.
I guess we're ready....
It's nice here.... Lot's of the St. Marys Thanksgiving day crowd is here.... fixing, and/or leaving their boats here for the Christmas Holiday. Actually we did that very thing last year...
Moving South !
Thursday, December 2, 2010
St. Marys GA to Daytona FL (Inside)
After trying to go outside (ocean) from St. Marys to Ponce Inlet, when Brian lost his engine, due to fuel clog, and wild change in weather, we turned back in, and anchored that night. The following day we cured the clog in the Algea-X, then went South on the inside.
Today we're anchored south of Daytona, FL. Tomorrow we'll weigh anchor again, before the sun rise, and head out for Titusville, where we, hopefully, will get our dinghy fixed (We had an air valve blow out when we were at St. Marys, the day before we were scheduled to leave).
Without a servicable dinghy, we haven't been off the boat in days. Looking forward to Titusville.
Today we're anchored south of Daytona, FL. Tomorrow we'll weigh anchor again, before the sun rise, and head out for Titusville, where we, hopefully, will get our dinghy fixed (We had an air valve blow out when we were at St. Marys, the day before we were scheduled to leave).
Without a servicable dinghy, we haven't been off the boat in days. Looking forward to Titusville.
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