A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 7/30/2023 - 8/6/2023 We woke up Thursday morning to a message from Nick: their flight had been canceled, and the airline had put them up in a hotel until Saturday! ? So, we all agreed to have “one last group dinner” #3 the next night… (read more)…
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We noticed some chafing on the line that lifts our dinghy davits, so we purchased a replacement for ~$50.00. Palm Tree Marine performed valve adjustments and a coolant flush on both engines. We also had them rebuild our old raw water pumps (one for Yanmar engines and one for our generator)…(read mor…
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A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 7/23/2023 - 7/30/2023 I counted it all: he gave us 27 mangos, 10 star fruits, 1 bunch of bananas, 1 papaya, 12 limes, 1 soursop, and 4 bundles of guaya… (read more)…
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A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 7/16/2023 - 7/23/2023 We had decided to start paddling when a local on a boat nearby saw us struggling and came over in his dinghy to help. He offered to tow us, but we told him we had no money to give him in exchange. He chuckled and said, “Don’t matter. How’d all that mon…
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A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 7/9/2023 - 7/16/2023 On my way back to the boat, I saw a small octopus. I’d never seen one outside of an aquarium; I was so excited!? It seemed to be holding onto (or maybe eating?) something long and white… (read more)…
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A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 6/25/2023 - 7/2/2023 Hi! Have you seen our latest YouTube video? Monday morning, we took…
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One of the tiki torches we keep on the stern died! Ray took it apart to try to fix it but couldn't. We’ll order a replacement on Amazon and have it shipped to whoever will visit us next. We tested our new power system (900Ah LiFePO4 batteries + 1800W solar) through Tropical Storm Bret...(read more)…
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A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 6/18/2023 - 6/26/2023 Gooooood morning! I apologize for being a day late this week. I was…
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