In the belly of the beast.
I spent today and another day last weekend sitting in the bottom of our port-side lazerette at the stern of the boat. We lost the electronic control unit of our auto helm in a lightening strike at the...
View ArticleCompanions’ cover.
I think I’m on a roll with this boat canvas thing. I made a companionway cover for Marty & Sue’s boat. I love the color. It’s insulated, with a layer of Reflectix between two layers of marine...
View ArticleAloft!
Okay, I’m a tiny bit ecstatic. I finished the mainsail repairs today. And the slow, endless rain of the last week or so has moved on. So we drove out to the marina and tied the main back on, then took...
View ArticleRainy day project.
I knocked out a quick project today as rain soaked the yard. It’s a bag to hold a 3L boxed-wine bladder. Boats don’t much like things made out of cardboard; roaches do. So we don’t bring cardboard...
View ArticleEarly 4th.
Monte and I spent a couple nights at anchor on the lake this week. We chose to avoid the wake-heavy holiday weekend. It was hazy, I guess from the Saharan dust remnants in the air. But it was lovely....
View ArticleLost. And Found.
We are making more frequent trips to the lake lately to get a break from the endless 100 degree days we have here in Austin. Last Sunday when we came home from the lake, we realized we were missing our...
View ArticleSunset clouds.
The sky in late autumn and winter can be so beautiful. This was taken at sunset as we left the marina on Thursday.
View ArticleBig day.
Today was the day to re-raise the mast on Julie & Ryan’s boat. New windex, new lights, new halyards, new topping lift, new flag halyard, new sheaves, new wiring, new switches, refurbished outboard...
View ArticlePatience…
Patience, and a really big tractor. That’s what it took to finally re-launch our boat today, after 7 weeks on the hard for new barrier coat, new bottom paint, new cutlass bearing, new zincs, and a...
View ArticleWe’re back.
Last week was busy. We rescued Nirvana from the boatyard, brought her home, and I spent the next few days schlepping 100 lb batteries up and down the ramp, and Monte made sure they worked. The old...
View ArticleUp a creek.
Yesterday Kurt, Kevin, Monte, and I went for a long sail on Nirvana. We went past Starnes Island and up Sandy Creek to grab dinner at Shack 512. Nice spot. And a great day!
View ArticleMid-week lake play.
We rafted up overnight with Julie and Ryan last night, grilling up dinner once they tied up to us after sunset. It was a new moon night, dark and clear. The only other boat in the cove with us, as we...
View ArticleDeck the decks.
Last night we took a boatload out to watch the Christmas boat parade. B-dock was well represented. The weather was great. Afterwards there was caroling around the slips. Tip n Ring went all out!
View ArticleA look back at my 2021.
A year ago, it was anyone’s guess how 2021 would roll out after the cluster that was the year 2020. Today I paused to reflect on a few of the memories I captured from the last twelve months. January –...
View ArticleBest burger evah.
Every burger and hot dog on the water is the best one EVAH. Tonight is our first overnight on the boat this year. We enjoyed burgers, vino, and the company of old friends. Cheers!
View ArticleSail on.
We just got home from a productive and fun weekend on the lake. Monte refurbished some of the cabinetry in the head over the last few weeks and re-installed it today. Friends were seen. Noodles were...
View ArticleThe Wiz.
We ventured out tonight to see a friend return to the stage. Mike is a sailor, former B-Docker, and drummer in the band FatDog. They played at Infamous Brewery tonight. Kurt and Barbara joined us. It...
View ArticleOld dogs learning new tricks.
Monte and I both hang on to the cars we buy a long, looong time – one is 26 years old, the new one is 13 years old. It’s time for some new blood in the garage. We’ve been thinking about getting an...
View ArticleSpring break.
We took our friends Tim & Fiona and their three kids sailing on Nirvana today. We’ve done it many times over the years during their Spring Break holidays. The kids are now 13 or 14, and 19 years...
View ArticleOne step forward…
As Monte likes to say, every time we go to the boat to cross something off the todo list, we add 2 more things to the list. On Monday we went to the marina to install 3 new halyards and new jib sheets...
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