Category Archives: Boatyards
Two months to launch…
C.E. Grundler The boat, I mean. Not a book. That was last year. This year has been a bit bumpier, and one can only spread themself so thin. For the sake of what little sanity I have left, I’ve been … Continue reading
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Tetanus shot?
C.E. Grundler It seemed like a good idea, all things considered. So I called my doctor yesterday, and asked to set up an appointment. I can’t remember the last time I’d had one, though I know it’s been at least … Continue reading
Share on Facebook‘Ham’ing it up
By Mike Jastrzebski Ten years ago, when we were wrapping up plans to move aboard Rough Draft, Mary and I both got our General Class Ham licenses. We bought an Icom IC-706KIIG transceiver with an AH-4 antenna tuner with the intention of mounting the … Continue reading
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Winding down
By Mike Jastrzebski Things are winding down here at the yard for us. We’ve been doing odds and ends work, splicing some ropes, making sure everything can be latched down properly, etc. We’ve been doing this all in anticipation of … Continue reading
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Still hanging in there
By Mike Jastrzebski We’re still in the yard, the leaky shaft connection has proven to be much more of an issue than we expected. After hours of drilling out the two stainless steel bolts and a couple of hundred dollars … Continue reading
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Getting close?
By Mike Jastrzebski We’ve been in the yard for ten days now and we’re beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The bottom is painted–that’s good but we did find some blisters. We chose to put … Continue reading
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Yard Sailing
By Mike Jastrzebski Roughdraft is in the yard for a bottom job and and so I can pull the shaft and replace the hose that connects the shaft stuffing box to the boat. Because of the cracked hose we had to … Continue reading
Share on FacebookRunning out of time
By Mike Jastrzebski Wednesday we haul Rough Draft and we’ve been racing the clock every day trying to get projects done so we’ll be ready to go to the Abacos by mid May. So far the clock is beating us. … Continue reading
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Mind Demons free on Kindle
Mike Jastrzebski Mind Demons is free through midnight Pacific time today, Monday, April 16th. If you haven’t read it, I hope you’ll give it a try. On the boat prepping front, we have run into a couple of mechanical issues. The … Continue reading
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17 days and counting
By Mike Jastrzebski We scheduled Rough Draft’s haulout for April 25th, seventeen short days away. We haven’t hauled the boat or painted the bottom since we arrived in Ft. Lauderdale 6 years ago so it’s definitely time. If all goes as … Continue reading
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