Author Archives: Dave
Yard Work
As mentioned previously, it had been almost two years since our last haul-out. In addition to needing paint, our zincs needed to be replaced. Actually, for 23 months in the water this zinc is not bad: Nice new prop zinc: The shaft zinc was still 50 percent: We installed a much larger shaft zinc: Greased the … Continue reading
Haul Out
For those of you unfamiliar with a haul-out… It had been almost two years since out last haul out. During my monthly inspections I noticed the bottom paint was getting pretty thin, so we decided to haul out and give Dea Latis a proper bottom job. We emailed several boat yards and decided to haul … Continue reading
And It…
And it begins. Bottom of the boat is sanded. Going to tape and, if it will stop raining, paint!
Trinidad
Quick update with some pics from Trinidad. We sailed up the East coast of Trinidad and ran out of wind at the Northeast tip of the island. We fired up the engine and motored the last few miles along the North Coast. Looks alot like The Dominican Republic: We anchored out, checked in with customs … Continue reading
The Last
Last of the Suriname pictures… The Suriname River, North of Paramaribo, is quite peaceful most of the time. Once in a while there is some pretty big traffic, and when they are going fast they put out quite a wake. River traffic: Dirt barges run around the clock, taking dirt from inland and bringing it … Continue reading