Gosh what a pretty day. Temperatures will range from the mid 70s to low 80s. The sky is blue with big puffy clouds. Living on a Gemini catamaran sail boat is fine today! After coffee, I became inspired to work on Zoey’s upcoming book about New Bern’s Bears. Since our own grandkids enjoyed the bear hunt last summer (yes we …
Westerbeke JS Transmission Rear Seal
Our Gemini catamaran has the Westerbeke engine with “JS” transmission. There’d been a bit of oil in the bilge mixed with pink Rotella antifreeze. The antifreeze ooze source was discovered last fall by using a pump with gauge so it could safely be pressurized. Solving the antifreeze leak was a matter of tightening a hose clamp. Confirming the transmission oil …
Cypress Sunset off the Trent River
If you have a mast height of less than 42 feet and draw less than seven feet, you too can try to be in the right place at the right time to get similar images taken on Brice Creek near New Bern NC. Hot dig-gidy dig! Daytime on Brice Creek. This sunset was so good, I actually turned the tour …
Electric Lineman’s Rodeo
Today exemplifies one of the reasons Diann and I enjoy cruising on our Gemini catamaran. We remain “cruising in place” in New Bern, NC. Today’s main event for the town’s support of conventions and tourism- the North Carolina Association of Municipal Electric Systems Lineman’s Rodeo Two weeks ago, multiple electric power poles were planted in the ground of the vacant …
Osprey and Chicks near Yacht A Fun
Being on your boat full time offers some great nature viewing opportunities. Here on Yacht a Fun, our Gemini catamaran, we have Osprey nests near. So I took my bike up onto the Hwy 70bridge over Trent River and took images of a nest. How cool. Living on a boat………………… The story / blog of Yacht A Fun, a Gemini …
Sunset Moon
A full moon with the color of sunset cast upon its face. Boats with moon light reflected between them. The location is New Bern Grand Marina off the ICW near Oriental. The story / blog of Yacht A Fun, a Gemini catamaran sailboat, traveling the ICW and east coast with insights to the extended cruising life. Sunset moon
Home made Soft Scrub™
Cleaning the gel coat of a Gemini sailing catamaran isn’t too tough a job. It’s just labor intensive. Particularly intensive if you have a bit of algae forming in shady areas of the hull. Admittedly, it’s time for a repeat cleaning on Yacht A Fun. Soft Scrub™ has been my preference for removing deeply adhered areas within …
Baker’s Kitchen- Men’s Breakfast
About three months ago, the women living at New Bern Grand Marina (and some who now are living off their boats) decided to gather on Thursday mornings for breakfast. Their conversations stay fresh by being open and range from boating topics to family ones. Each Thursday the attendees sit next to someone other than during the previous week. The breakfasts …
Spring Wildlife at the Marina
This morning I walked the finger, next to Yacht a Fun our Gemini catamaran, and was greeted by this tiny baby turtle. Later in the afternoon I walked along A-Dock to visit friends who plan a European trip. With me I carried a 2002 copy of a Cruising World article I had scanned yesterday. And, low and behold, I was …
Scanning To Save Space
Go back a few years. As in 1999! In preparation for working at the coast and enjoying all that cruising has to offer- I cut out pages… upon pages… of articles which could create a resource for our effort. Cut from magazines, and put in a huge zip bag, I planned to scan them. Last month I pulled the article …