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Monthly Archives: July 2015

From Round One. Round two of my fun times of buying new toys include additional equipment that are practically requirements if you plan on any extended sailing. When I talk about an extended sail, I’m talking about more than a few weeks to a month – more like a few […]

Ordering Equipment and Other Fun Stuff: Round Two

July 22, 2015 in Getting Ready by Captain Tom

The First Mate tells me that when I am ordering upgrades, I am like a kid in a candy store, and I think she is right. Our Morgan was pretty baron when it came to electronics, having only a broken VHF radio, a broken depth finder, and an autopilot that […]

Ordering Equipment and Other Fun Stuff: Round One

July 22, 2015 in Getting Ready tagged equipment / provisioning by Captain Tom

Busy weekend last week. We made some good progress on things that had to be taken care of. There is no better feeling (well, maybe) than crossing things off the punch list. From the really big things, to the smaller things that just need to get done at some point. […]

And the Sailboat Work Continues

July 22, 2015 in Getting Ready tagged teak / varnish / varnishing by Captain Tom

Now that we have the sailboat, it’s time to get her ready for our voyaging adventures. The boat is pretty basic, with mostly factory accessories aboard. She had a VHF radio, a depth sounder installed, and a stereo – none of which worked. With our plans we would have to […]

We Have the Sailboat so Let’s Get Ready

July 13, 2015 in Getting Ready tagged equipment by Captain Tom

We have pondered long and hard about when to leave and where to go first, the easier is where to go first. Most all our sailing will be in the South Pacific, being that there are some 30,000 or so islands to visit. I don’t think that we will be at […]

The Start

July 8, 2015 in The Journey by Captain Tom

This journey’s beginning starts with our decision to make a sailboat our permanent retirement home. From buying our first sailboat, to learning to sail her, to what we ended up with are all part of the journey to freedom and control over our lives. And so it begins… Getting ready […]

The Journey Begins

July 8, 2015 in The Journey by Captain Tom

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