Monthly Archives: January 2015

Look Ma, No Engine!

If you’ve followed this blog you will know that the generator – a Westerbeke 6.0 kw diesel – has been the bane of my existence almost since the day we left cruising.  If there was one “do-over” for this whole experience, it would have been to yank this stupid, leaky, Read On..

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Camp Evenstar

Our home is out of the water and has been for a couple of weeks now.  We pulled Evenstar in Opua to get some much-needed work done.  The basic list is: New standing rigging.  All the wires that hold the mast up are original to the boat and need replacing.  Read On..

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“Lacks Discipline, Motivation…”

That title may not be an actual direct quote from one of my high school teachers but it certainly could be a paraphrase from a lot of my progress reports over the years. I admit it, I sometimes really, really stink at this internet blogging thing.  It requires a discipline Read On..

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