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Chapter 67: In Which a Motorectomy is Performed

We need a new motor. And transmission. Because of course we do-it’s really the only system we haven’t replaced. So it failed. Away we go! Removing a 750-odd pound engine from a sailboat at dock is not straightforward (no surprise… Continue Reading →

Chapter 66: The One With the Final Turn of the Screw

Well, we made it back. We are back in Brunswick, safely at the marina. It took us four days because of tides and low bridges. We managed to avoid any further damage from low bridges, so that is good. Yesterday… Continue Reading →

Chapter 65: Gratitude and Answered Prayers

Well if you have been following our journey, you know our last post talked about our MANY challenges with the ICW heading south.  When we last wrote, we had arrived in New Smyrna Beach and had plans to stay in… Continue Reading →

Chapter 64: The One Where the ICW Kicks Our Asses

“The Intracoastal Waterway covers around 5,000 km of canal length and extends from Florida to Boston, Massachusetts! This is an incredible, incomparable experience for everyone!” Well. That’s one way to describe it. Let me try: “The Intracoastal Waterway is a… Continue Reading →

Chapter 63: We Mean It This Time. We Think

Okay. Leaving. Again. Heading south. Again. Is this it? Who knows? If there’s one thing we’ve learned in the last 6 months, it’s that making predictions is a fool’s errand. We’ve gotten a lot of stuff figured out since returning… Continue Reading →

Chapter 62: Whiplash

By this point in the saga, I think we can safely say that our cruising adventure is NOT going to be like what you see on the YouTube sailing channels. So, either they are far, FAR more competent at this… Continue Reading →

Chapter 61: When plans go awry…

Well today has been a hard day.  We continued to discuss our engine oil leak and possible problems.  Without taking it apart, it is hard to diagnose and fix.  We also realized we have some battery charging issues and we… Continue Reading →

Chapter 60: Cruising the ICW and Delays…

Friday, December 1 – we finally said farewell to Brunswick Landing Marina in the early afternoon after a last visit from Drew to bring us some parts for the traveler.  Our amazing dock neighbors, Bill and Margaret saw us off… Continue Reading →

Chapter 58: Sam’s Club here we come!

This week brought continued preparations for departure from Brunswick for points south.  A big part of preparing for departure is ensuring you have the items you need onboard in adequate amounts-known as provisioning.  Honestly, this word has scared me for… Continue Reading →

Chapter 57: I’m Thankful I Didn’t Kill Myself

Sometimes writing these posts is difficult. Other times, they write themselves. This is one of those. Yesterday was a day when electricity and I were not friends. First, I had to run a new electrical wire through a bulkhead into… Continue Reading →

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