Tag Archives: Purser’s Ledger
Beginning the Big Inventory
HB and I started the Big Inventory this weekend. Bill & Stef left us a tonne of stuff (literally, at least), ranging from boxes of spare bronze hardware to rolls of canvas. All things we are very, very happy to … Continue reading
Leaving a Life
SIXTY-SIX days. Nine weekends. That’s how long we have to get everything in order. It’s terrifying. Philip and I have been wavering between, “No problem – we can do this!” and “OMG, OMG, what are we thinking??? There’s no way … Continue reading
Toe Rail Woes
GOT the estimate back from the yard’s carpenter for repairing the toe rails that Marco Crane busted: $3,200 – ouch. Two twelve-foot sections of carefully curved teak, scarf-jointed to fit the existing rail, at Annapolis boat yard prices? I suppose … Continue reading
Trucking
BOATS are water beasties, they really don’t look happy on land. They look even less happy on a low-loader being hauled 2000 miles across the United States. Unfortunately, that’s the best option available to us (‘best’ equating ‘cheapest’ in this … Continue reading
New Year Flare Test
EMERGENCY flares have a definite shelf life, like almost anything in a marine environment. Because one doesn’t want them to fail, most boaters buy new ones every year (it may be a legal requirement too). That creates the perennial question … Continue reading
Actually Sailed! And Prepped for a Big, Long Voyage
LAST weekend, my friend Pin was here and we actually got the chance to sail. For the first time in, well, over a month. It was gorgeous–lots of lovely wind so we were making over 5 knots for quite a … Continue reading
Fun With Sails
SAILS are an important part of any sailboat, being that they are the primary source of propulsion (not to mention nomenclature). That’s why when the mainsail blew out over a month ago, we swapped it out for the monster Genoa … Continue reading
Sunday, 9th April
YES, it’s another back-dated entry: it’s been a busy week in workville. Last Thursday, HB and sent an email out to various friends asking if they’d like to go out for a sail. She was careful to note that it … Continue reading
Snow Prompts DC Canvassing effort
GODAMMIT! A pox on this wretched winter business! Again, I am confined indoors by foul weather, this time in the form of a snow storm, the likes of which the mid-Atlantic sees at least once a year, but which never … Continue reading
Chapter 1: Start With the Assumption She’ll Sink
Our first purchase as newborn yotties is the thing we least want to use: Life Vest Two auto-inflating life-vests – $309.90 Shipping straight to your door – $11.69 Not drowning when the after-market log transducer drops out of the hull … Continue reading
