Back to Tulum IV
I realized what it was as we descend the gangplank toward the docks behind the San Diego boatyard where Tulum IV is currently slipped. The sight of stately spars, the smell of the salt air from the sea, the wafting smell of diesel engines and moving boats and the cries of the seagulls hanging near […]
Top 5 reasons not to anchor near Tulum IV
My friend Brian is on a 3 week vacation taking his boat down the ICW. He did 9 straight hours downwind today, an epic run on his 36″ ft boat, making it all the way to an epic pirate hangout there on the ICW on the East Coast of the United States. One of his […]
Careful with your Hose
On a Boat,,,be careful with hoses (not hoes) connected to through-hulls, even if they’re just outgoing hoses. Take a look at my picture, then read below so you don’t get hosed too!!! Once we had the Freshwater Pump problem figured out (next blog), the very handsome and charming friend helping me decided to test […]
Dear Boat Surveyor
Dear Boat Surveyor: So that we don’t have another problem with the Air Conditioning on my sailboat in the future, could you do me a favor and look at the picture of the panel above. During the last survey done on my boat,,,,,you found a problem with the Air Conditioning System, in front of your […]
Great Service in Point Loma, San Diego
Lest you think that tomorrow’s post makes me sound bitter,,,,,I want to make sure you know how over it I am. While the boat has been sitting at the dock at Shelter Island Boatyard, I’ve dealt with some folks who provided world-class service for a fraction of what you might think of for cost. And,more […]
Hard work getting Tulum IV ready to sell!
Have we put in some work to get our boat ready for sale,,,,heck yes. Take a look through these pics and other posts about getting her ready and updated for sale- and, she is ready for sale and I’m willing to listen to all offers, cause we want to buy a bigger sailboat. Here’s where […]
Bottom Paint really does make a difference
Uhhh, I usually come home at night and write posts to be published the next morning,,,but I am totally exhausted tonight. You remember the old jingle from the commercial for Men’s Warehouse,,,,”What a difference a day makes”? Well, what a difference some bottom paint and TLC have made to our boat. Tulum’s Bottom Paint Job […]
New Bottom for Tulum
As I’ve said in another post, third time for an offer on our sailboat will be a charm, but we’re actively working to make it happen if I can. I was considering/thinking that lowering the price of the boat to spark interest might be just what we needed going into the spring time, but not […]
Your Opinion- Is this Dog Really to go Sailing?
Our Dog is a vivid part of our family and we’re thinking hard about how she’ll fit into our sailing and cruising life. I want your opinion via comments,,,,do you think this dog is really for a sailboat? This is Quincy, a 3 year-old Great Dane, 130 pounds. via Daily Prompt: Vivid
Will you help this Sailing Family?
Do you want your blogging voice heard loud and clear in order to help a sailing family with two young children ? On or about 19 Dec 2016 a young British family with a 7 and 10-year-old on board lost their sailboat rudder in the middle of the Atlantic on the way to the Caribbean, […]