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Well, the condensation issue ended as we traveled south to Miami. We enjoyed a rocket launch at Titusville, and a few days at Ft. Lauderdale. We motor sailed from Ft. Lauderdale to Miami- nice, since we skipped multiple bridges as a result. We made Dinner Key Mooring Field on February 28th.  After getting tied up we ventured to a late …

our breath ends up as condensation during the night

With our catamaran, Yachta Fun, moored in St Augustine we have a lot of opportunities to be a tourist while awaiting radar installation.  One of those “must see” tourist spots is the St Augustine Distillery. To paraphrase / borrow some of their web site’s information-    they create super premium, small batch spirits.  They use locally grown sugar cane, wheat, corn, and …

This is the third time Yacht A Fun has moored in the Municipal Marina Mooring Field.  The last time was in 2015 when our steering had failed.  This time has, so far, been way more fun.  We are here, however, because we decided to not have the radar dome installed at Green Cove Springs.  As of this writing, we are …

Back in October, Diann and I acquired new electronics for our Gemini catamaran, YachtaFun.  Time and weather caught us a bit and so the radar dome was not installed before we left New Bern, NC.  Based on information from friends who run Hurricane Jack’s we decided to go to Green Cove Springs, FL before our primary destination of St. Augustine. …

Those who have followed Zoey during her trips on YachtaFun know she travels well. She’s “carpet trained” and so can stay at anchor for days without having to go to dry land. Perhaps you are aware of her book on Amazon which is titled “Zoey’s Big Boat Trip. Here’s a few images taken while we traveled from New Bern to …

Wednesday Dec 5th we arrived in Beaufort, SC.  Since we stayed on a mooring ball, we were able to test the dinghy for the first time since the carburetor overhaul.  It started on first crank. We made three trips back to the docks that day.  First we took Zoey for a walk.  Then we went to the showers.  And on …

I feared that the alternator was dying, or that the regulator was failing.