So of course about a week before departure, our depth sounder decided to cough a few times and die. More specifically the transducer is either fouled or dead (it conked out once before, but came back to life once all the growth was scraped off). Not having time to do a haulout just to cleanRead more…
Since our delayed departure had the upside of putting us in range of Annapolis for the boat show weekend, we decided to swing by and check it out. Some Liberty Sailing friends were there as well, so we got a slip in the Annapolis City Marina, right next to them. We were all hanging outRead more…
The past few weeks have been crazy. We originally planned to leave September 15, but hit one delay after another. First it was finishing some critical projects (inststalling the new head, adding a temporary dept sounder etc…), then the pope visit, then Joaquin… finally we finished up and were ready to head out. Coincidentally, itRead more…
We didn’t think we’d really need to be getting ready for a storm, while we are still at the dock in Philly, no less, but here we are battening down the hatches. Views 4204Likes 0
Finally the big day came. Even after purging/tossing/donating/gifting an *incredible* amount of stuff, we still had what seemed like an astonishing amount of boxes/stuff to put into storage. Views 3318Likes 0
Our departure date is just under 2 weeks away now, and we are officially in Crunch Time… Fortunately the last “big” boat project to do is installing the composting head. Most of the time now is devoted to throwing out stuff & packing the rest for storage. It’s amazing how you can fill giant trashRead more…
After taking ownership of Elara, our first priority was to address the “hardware” issues – however, once we decided that we would be cruising on her, Updating the interior quickly became priority #2. Views 7765Likes 2
How to change a sherwood impeller on a Universal M25xp: Views 10227Likes 1
The countdown is on, now we are down to weeks! Can’t believe the time is flying by so fast… We’ve been great at getting lots of things done to get ready, but there is of course still more to do. Here is our list of remaining boat and non-boat projects. Views 4744Likes 0
When we bought Elara, one nice thing was that the sails were at excellent condition. The genoa was literally brand new, and the main was only a few years old, and in exceptional condition. The one problem is that it (the main) only had a single reef point… While this would be fine for daysailing/racingRead more…