Author Archives: Jenny
boatyard shanty
One just has to love the creativity that comes from kids. That creativity really soars when there is more than one family in the boatyard. Sometimes not to the liking of the boatyard employees! In this particular instance, as soon as a neighboring boat … Continue reading
life raft servicing
We purchased our Givens life raft in April 2009, before bringing the boat to NC. The life raft needs to be serviced and repacked before we depart the US. Our original plan was to hand deliver the raft to Givens once we were in the northeast this summer. However, we discovered from the Cruisers … Continue reading
protecting our new hatches
Thanks to Steve and James from Outland Hatch Covers, we are getting ready to have some really awesome hatch covers. The covers are made of an expanded PVC with a twist lock fastener designed and patented by both Steve and James themselves. Steve and James came by to take hatch measurements and inventory. Then they … Continue reading
sail up
Our mainsail is finally back where it belongs. Last summer we removed the big sail and took it to Inner Banks Sails and Canvas in Oriental. They repaired some small tears, as well as reinforced any weakened areas. They also spruced up our sail cover and spinnaker. We actually got our sail back about a … Continue reading
no water . . . again
We were without water again! While we were hosting dinner for another boat family, a water fitting in the engine room sprung a leak. We were dishing out dinner when we realized the water pump was running continually. We knew our water tanks were close to empty, so we turned off the water pump. Little … Continue reading
lucky number 12
The parachute anchor chain plates are polished and ready for installation. Compared to the 16 hours that I was expecting, it only took 12 hours to achieve their final shine. Now they’re too pretty to use! The final two and a half hours were spent using a succession of buffing and polishing compounds. The first … Continue reading
9 1/2 hours later
The progress . . . 80 to 100 to 120 to 220 to 320. Luckily, 320 grit was as high as I needed to go before beginning the polishing process on the parachute anchor chain plates. It was into the 9th hour when I began using a buffing compound with a disc on the drill. … Continue reading
$1200 or 16+ hours of sanding
Pay $1200 or sand for more than 16 hours. That is our choice. Our new parachute anchor chain plates need to be sanded and polished. The professional said it would take him a minimum of 8 hours per plate, and they charge $75 per hour. Ouch! and no thank you. Well, “ouch!“ is what I … Continue reading
bare bottom . . . almost
The farrow blasting has finished, and even though she’s still wearing an old barrier coat, she looks completely bare to us. After the paint removal, the farrow blaster crew washed our boat down, but a fine, shiny dusting mixed with blue bottom paint still coated every surface. An entire morning was dedicated to wetting down … Continue reading
toys guaranteed
Over the next few weeks, the kids have a great challenge ahead of them. They must make their final decisions on which remaining toys will go into the bin for the boat, and which toys will need to find a new home. When we first began our “thinning out” process, I wondered how we would … Continue reading
