February 2024: Behind the Scenes
We visited Islamorada in Panama City and had them print two small-scale paper charts, one for our Pacific crossing and one for the islands of the South Pacific, for $50 per chart. Although… (read more)…
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Transiting the Panama Canal on our Sailing Catamaran (February 2024)
The line handlers tied the messenger lines to our rental lines, and before we knew it, the doors began to close behind us… (read more)…
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January 2024: Behind the Scenes
We hauled out at Bobby’s Megayard in Sint Maarten. The haul, launch, and storage cost $1,344.00. Additional work was as follows… (read more)…
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December 2023: Behind the Scenes
After going up the mast, Ray was able to identify the problem: a missing pin in the shackle. In preparation for our Pacific crossing and future remote cruising, we purchased a Portable 115V- High Output (cased) Rainman Watermaker for… (read more)…
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November 2023: Behind the Scenes
As Sabado ages, we’ve noticed many lower-quality odds and ends breaking. So, we spent an afternoon with some epoxy and superglue repairing busted cabinetry buttons and the thin plastic tachometer bezel. We noticed a squeaking/grinding noise when the boom moved… (read more)…
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October 2023: Behind the Scenes
We paid $15 per night to stay on a mooring ball outside St. George’s. We removed our Mantus chain hook and switched to soft shackles a couple of years ago after a line got caught under the bridle while we were furling in the gennaker, launching the heavy, metal hook through the air right toward Ray…
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September 2023: Behind the Scenes
Having recently purchased a new outboard engine for our dinghy, we decided it was time to upgrade our lock. So, we purchased some stainless steel chain, a new lock and shackles, and a chafe guard from Island Water World for $410.85. The case for our life sling broke. It appears the… (read more)…
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August 2023: Behind the Scenes
We replaced the bean bag chair we lost in a storm last month for ~$250.00. The generator compartment ventilation hose detached after the plastic grate underneath the boat broke off. Its location is hard to access (behind the generator, underneath our water tanks), so we… (read more)…
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July 2023: Behind the Scenes
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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