One of the topics among dog owning boaters is how to train a dog to use Astro Turf / plastic carpet for relieving themselves. Finally I can answer the question. Before learning the technique, I went to extreme measures (and expense) to provide a comfortable means for our Pomeranians, Sable and Dottie, to pee and poop while spending time on …
Hunkered Down in Southport- Nov 14th 2014
Hunkered Down in Southport Our Gemini catamaran, Yacht A Fun, made the trip Friday through Snow’s Cut and across the Cape Fear River with no problems. However, the close to town anchorages, that I thought possible locations, didn’t afford the amount of scope / swing room with which I’m comfortable. So we spent Friday evening on the fuel dock at …
The past three days- Nov 13th 2014
Our “All Clad” wok has chicken fillets sautéing in olive oil, bay leaf, ground pepper, and sea salt. Three cups of lintels have already cooked and a can of fruit will also be a part of the meal. While the food is cooking, I’m using the extra time to update the posts…………… We are docked at Southport Marina …
Yacht A Fun is underway- Nov 10th 2014
The preparations were complete. (At least the ones we felt were upgrades needed for our trip.) Diann and I left Deaton Yacht Service at 10 AM Monday morning and went directly to Oriental Marina to top off our fuel tanks. From there we headed across the Neuse and entered Adams Creek. …
Simple yet Fine Meals- Nov 9th 2014
A lot of folks think you have to give up quality dining when living on a boat. Not so, as far as Diann and I have found. There are adaptations and compromises, sure. But well prepared meals are certainly doable. We had an inexpensive simple meal recently on board our 1997 Gemini 105 catamaran. It centered around Lintels and had …
Delta Anchor Preventer Loop- Nov 4th 2014
Monday activities included writing the weekly real estate feature for The Hickory Dailey Record, a task I have performed every week for over 18 years. It remains fun to assist folks promote their property. Tasks number two and three were: organize the storage bin to confirm what items will be added to the boat supplies; and the fabrication of a …
Past Weekend Was COLD- Nov 3rd 2014
Yacht A Fun, our Gemini sailing catamaran, gets its dinghy…. At the middle of last week, urgency was added to the need to get our dingy off its trailer at Village Storage in Oriental. The end of last week was to give us quite a drop in temperatures. I did not want to operate the dinghy in cold windy …
Two days on the hard- Oct 25, 2014
Thursday, about six o’clock, I headed to the grocery store to pick up dinner. As I turned the street corner, at part of Deaton Marine that’s sarcastically called “the garden”, Jerry waived me to come by. Jerry and Joanie are refurbishing a custom steel hulled boat on which they have cruised the world for ten years. That boat …
The Front Yard, on the hard Oct 19th 2014
Here’s what the front yard has looked like as we have sat on our Gemini sailing catamaran while “on the hard” getting work done. We have canvas chairs and can sit on our front deck area. This view was taken as I rested near sun down. Today was another productive one. I started out by putting inserts into the bow …
Our Meals On Board- October 2014
On Yacht A Fun, we eat foods which Diann, and I, find healthy and appealing. The variety is no different from our home in Hickory, NC. EXCEPT- the seafood is fresh off the boat! We eat a fair amount of lintels, barley, couscous, and other grains, along with black beans, and fresh vegetables. I bake a pretty good yeast-bread. But …