Back in the mid ‘80s I had a birthday dinner at Heidi’s Restaurant at the base of Sugar Mountain in western North Carolina. Heidi and Walter’s restaurant was in an old farm house which was accessed by crossing over a small creek that ran under a homemade wooden bridge. Heidi made me a custom Black Forest Cake to the standards …
Crock Pot Catamaran- Nov 22nd 2015
Diann had asked that we get a Crock Pot for our Gemini sailing catamaran while tied to the dock this winter here in Southport, NC. We were avid slow-cookers when land based and both working “regular jobs”. Being able to leave the boat, while a soup or pot roast cooks, is something we won’t do when cooking with propane. Yeast …
Good Gray Day- Nov 22nd 2015
Being a cruiser, and it being a rainy 50 degree temperature day- I slept in. Diann got up and began sewing around 8AM. The rain pattered on the deck of our Gemini sailing catamaran. Since I didn’t need to get up- I didn’t. A late breakfast of cereal and part of an apple bear claw was joined by double dripped …
Southport Fall Festival- Nov 7th 2015
Our Gemini sailing catamaran was an administrative workplace on Saturday morning. While Diann performed record keeping for our boating related business, I worked on tax reports regarding my now down sized real estate practice. By 1PM we were through with paperwork and ready to attend Trinity United Methodist Church Women’s Fall Festival near downtown Southport NC. Since Diann does …
Visiting the Ft Fisher Hermit- Nov 1st 2015
Sometime in the summer, about 1957, my parents took me on a two week camping trip to Ft. Fisher. I was 5 years old. The first night did not go well as my Dad had staked the tent in sand. Winds picked up, during the night, and collapsed the tent as the stakes were pulled up from the …
Deep Point Halloween- Oct 31st 2015
Located at Deep Point Marina the owners of Cadence, a 59’ Selene motor yacht, coordinated a Halloween party which included sail and power boaters from across the facility. Participating as well was Deep Point staff person Chris- who grilled some darn fine chicken. The event was a pot luck dinner. What a wonderful variety of chowder, chili, broccoli & cauliflower …
Rainy Morning Sleep- Nov 3rd 2015
Tuesday November the 3rd I woke to heavy rain at around 7:15AM. Zoey the girl dog stepped onto my chest and licked my face. In dog talk, that mean’s “get up, I’ve got to pee”. So at 7:30 I got up and thankfully the rainfall had reduced to mist. Zoey and I left our Gemini catamaran to walk the grassed …
Catamaran Drip Pan- Nov 1st 2015
Work within the stern starboard locker continues on Yachtafun, our Gemini sailing catamaran. The new water heater has a “normal” drip from the pressure / purge valve. So, a drip pan is needed to keep the resulting water contained until sopped up. It also makes sense to have a drip pan under the generator so that oil changes don’t create …
Catamaran Joker Valve- Oct 28th 2015
Back in April the Raritan Joker Valves had to be replaced and so I blogged a more detailed review of that effort. Though our Gemini sailing catamaran has been dockside (no salt water flushes) for six months- the Joker Valves still gave up the ghost. Joker Valves may have been called “choker valves” since the duck bill aspect is supposed …
Back and Forth- Oct 20th 2015
Off our Gemini sailing catamaran, we’ve definitely taken advantage of being close to family this month! As we came back from business obligations in Hickory, NC we stopped by to see our family in Chapel Hill. That visit included joining our granddaughter for a trip to the NC Zoo. She loved the kid’s area tire swing. Alligators, Buffalo, and other …