Monthly Archives: January 2007

Monday just before lunch time the new poles arrived, and UPS managed to ship them without any damage. Good job, it only cost me a week, but I put that time to pretty good use (and I was staying anchored … Continue reading →

Saturday I finished my pulpit support mounting project. It was the starboard base of the pulpit (the steel railing on the stern of the boat) that was supposed to be welded when I bought the boat, but the welder never … Continue reading →

Yes, time goes by while I am waiting for the next shipment. The scheduled arrival is next Monday. Hopefully the poles will be straight. I have been killing time with doing whatever comes up in my mind. Tuesday I spent … Continue reading →

Well, it wasn’t the missing 3rd package that ruined my day. It was worse. After I walked about 1.5km with the pole on my shoulder to my private dinghy beach, had to have the dinghy drained (the pounding waves had … Continue reading →

Had a number of relaxing days behind me, did a few things on the boat, got my first pump out (that is to pump out the waste tank, I was a little worried about how that would go, but it … Continue reading →

Vandaag maar een beetje genietsnut. Wel op zoek geweest naar een CO2 cartridge voor mijn zwemvest, maar die zijn absoluut niet in de winkels te vinden. Dus maar via het internet besteld. De rest van de middag een beetje met … Continue reading →

Today has been a day of drizzle and every now and then a real shower. Not that much one can do. Yesterday afternoon when I got back to the dinghy (after riding my bike with Peter to all marine stores … Continue reading →

Yes, I am in still in Stuart, FL.  There are a few reasons for that: first of all, until this weekend the weather was not favorable for someone heading south.  Secondly, I now have ordered some stuff that will be … Continue reading →

Here a picture of the dinghy and the outboard engine: The Florida registration numbers still need to come off. Feel free to come with suggestions for a name, I think I want this to be Dutch, now that I have … Continue reading →

Yes, so today I have gotten the outboard engine to work!!!! Turns out that I had overlooked on essential part of the carburator during the cleaning process. That part was so clogged up, that it looked like it was supposed … Continue reading →