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Quick update
By Mike Jastrzebski The Internet is down where we’re docked right now so this will be a short post from my iPad. Today is engine test day. The parts for the heat exchanger came in Friday, I’ve changed the impellers … Continue reading
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By Mike Jastrzebski We spent the first week back in Ft. Lauderdale catching up with friends, basking in the sun, and working on the engine of our boat. Since we lived here for six years there were a lot of … Continue reading
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Things happen
By Mike Jastrzebski When you live on a sailboat there’s one constant that you live with, things are going to happen. Some of those things will be enjoyable, some not so much. We left Harbortown Marina in Cape Canaveral on … Continue reading
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The best laid plans
By Mike Jastrzebski We have been shooting to leave Cape Canaveral this Wednesday the 9th and head for Ft. Lauderdale. We plan to stay there for a week or so before heading over to the Bahamas. So what’s the problem … Continue reading
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The truth about living on a boat
By Mike Jastrzebski To set the record straight, we’ve been living aboard Rough Draft for nine years now and most of the time I love living on a boat. At this stage in my life I can’t envision living in … Continue reading
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The year of the boat.
By Mike Jastrzebski It’s actually been the decade of the boat, since we moved aboard in September of 2003, but this year we’ve spent all of our spare time working on the boat. The first half of the year we … Continue reading
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Tropical storm warnings
by Christine Kling I’m sitting in my little Florida efficiency apartment tonight listening to the howl of the wind round the sliding glass door and the constant shushing of the rain pouring down outside. Yes, I’ve arrived back home … Continue reading
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Power up
By Mike Jastrzebski Mary and I drove to Fort Lauderdale this past week and picked up three 140 watt Kyocera solar panels for the boat. I mounted them on top of the davits and I’m hoping this will give us … Continue reading
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The trouble with deadlines
By Mike Jastrzebski I wrote in my last blog that we were planning to leave Cape Canaveral next month. I also listed the projects I hoped to complete before we leave. Well, it ain’t gonna happen. We made the decision … Continue reading
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29 days and counting
That’s November 6th, the day we hope to leave Cape Canaveral and head back south and over to the Bahamas. I’d like to say that I’m excited by the prospect, but that feeling will come later. Right now I’m just tired. … Continue reading
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