A tarp has been put in place awaiting Chris, from City Boatyard, to come and install the parts needed for our Gemini catamaran’s Westebeke engine to fire up. Meanwhile, I’ve started a stew. The Harris Teeter experience of yesterday was an inspiration for a stew to warm up on a drizzly winter afternoon. I’m a fan of All-Clad …
Laundry and Grocery Day- Nov 24th 2014
After Chris, from The City Boatyard, confirmed our engine problem to be the solenoid not activating the glow plugs, the day was a pretty basic boat day. First Diann and I carted a bag of laundry to the marina laundry mat- ½ mile of docks away (based on Google Earth “Path” ). Diann read her Kindle. I napped a bit. …
Charleston SC Weather Nov 23rd 2014
At 6PM it’s 66 degrees at Charleston SC at our 1997 Gemini catamaran “Yacht A Fun” which is tied to Charleston City Marina. The rain has stopped but thunder can be heard rumbling in the distance. Previously predicted heavy rain has changed to scattered thunderstorms. Locally cloudy tonight. Monday the chance of rain will drop to around 25%
Yacht Club Benefits- Nov 23rd 2014
In 2001 Diann, and I, joined the Peninsula Yacht Club on Lake Norman near Charlotte NC. We found the club to be an absolutely welcoming place to meet new friends and share boating experiences. The facility has just over 400 slips for “yacht members” and over 500 “social members” who may, or may not, have a boat located elsewhere. …
Engine Fails To Fire- Nov 23rd 2014
Friday came. Being half way to Beaufort, did not happen. The engine would not crank. It had cranked and fired fine, even on the two coldest days of the week. We were towed to Charleston City Marina so work can be done- beyond what I did all day Friday and early Saturday morning. My resources for diagnosis and …
Boat Frost before Charleston SC- Nov 20th 2014
Day break at Graham Creek anchorage. Today went better than planned. We made it passed Charleston, thru Elliot’s Cut, and anchored near St. John’s Yacht Club /Marina. It was cold this morning. 30 degrees, in fact. The deck to the boat was covered in thick frost as I worked the anchor bridle. Thank goodness for the inverted wok and …
Cold in Georgetown / On to Awendaw- Nov 19th 2014
Tuesday, we left Jericho Creek and headed to Georgetown Landing Marina to hide out, not from the winds, but from the coming low 20 degree evening. The ride on our Gemini catamaran was almost like being on a lake in that the water was basically smooth since we had the current with us and the wind blowing …
Thank You Hank Pomeranz- Nov 17th 2014
When Diann and I attended one of retired meteorologist Hank Pomeranz’s seminars on safe passage from Southport to Savannah, I was attentive to his warning of weather when crossing Winyah Bay at Georgetown SC. Hank owns www.CarolinaYachtCare.com in Southport NCThank goodness we attended his talk. The essence of his information about the Bay is that one needs to plan to …
Woe ‘d Out at Bull Creek- Nov 16th 2014
Years ago my maternal grandmother had a day helper once a week. Many times when my grandmother came home from work and took the helper home, the woman would exclaim, “Ms. Estelle, I be woe’d out”. This evening Diann and I are woe’d out! We got up at 6:30AM and left our Calabash Creek anchorage around 8Am as planned. The …
Southport to Little River – Nov 15th 2015
It was so cold this morning that it took a reading of our Westebeke diesel engine Owner’s Manual and six tries to get the cold engine of our Gemini catamaran to fire up and run. We pulled out from Southport Marina just before 9AM. It was 24 degrees cold when we first awoke and began departure preparations. It wasn’t much …