by GWTAdmin | Jun 19, 2014 | boat maintenance, cruising life, cruising transitions, dirt dwellers, Jacksonville FL, JAX Naval base Mulberry Cove Marina, live-aboards, Ortega Landing Marina, West Marine
Moving vehicle? Yup. Straight from the Heart’s gracious loan of their minienabled the move of a good portion of our Spartan possessions.Dirt Dweller. Land Pig. These colorful decriptions cruisers and live-aboards* might use to derisively describe what... by GWTAdmin | Feb 4, 2014 | berry islands, boat maintenance, cruising, cruising destinations, cruising life, dinghy, nassau
At the Berry Islands Club, we enjoyed an excellent gin and tonic.Howard, the bartender/dockmaster, came by our boat the next dayto bring us the $10 he realized he overcharged us. We appreciatehis honesty and effort; we were his only customers that night.Or... by GWTAdmin | Nov 23, 2013 | boat maintenance, Boatswain's Locker, dinghy, Jacksonville FL, Lamb's Yacht Center, Ortega Landing Marina, Sunbrella Fabric Guard, West Marine
Our new dinghy. Ahem… davit points are a bit further out;some adjustment is in order.Alas, I was deluded on Dec. 4th when I wrongly proclaimed “Dinghy Dramas… Done!” (click here for that). Okay, this time it wasn’t really a drama,... by GWTAdmin | Nov 16, 2013 | bahamas, boat faucet, boat maintenance, exumas, Jacksonville FL, Ortega Landing Marina, shakeout
(Teaser photo) Bahama Exumas … we keep in mind this is wherewe’re headed whilst Wayne works on the boat (and Dana atWest Marine) in Jacksonville FL. Photo credit towww.bahamas.com/islands/exumas.Okay, I made up the #67: replace... by GWTAdmin | Nov 2, 2013 | bahamas, bimini, boat maintenance, cruising destinations, cruising planning, florida, Jacksonville FL, puerto rico, spanish virgins, weather
Yup; we did get unseasonably cold “January”weather in October. Weather bar chart fromWikipedia’s Jacksonville FL entry (click here to link to it).The coldest temperature recorded at Jacksonville International Airport was 7... by GWTAdmin | Oct 23, 2013 | anode, boat maintenance, funny names, i'm melting, martyr, sacrificial anode, wicked witch of the west, wizard of oz, zinc
Scene from “The Wizard of Oz: Dorothy throws water onthe Wicked Witch of the West (click here for video)As a former brand manager, noticing product names is an ingrained occupational hazard. Sometimes, it’s also good for a laugh.Thus, this is...