Blogs from Deltaville, Virginia, United States, North America - page 2

Yesterday we took our first trial run on Caribee. Although we had done a test run before buying her, at that moment we were not controlling the boat, we were just passengers. This time she is our boat. We started the motor a day or so ago. It started right away, ran beautifully- it's ready to go. It was a fantastic afternoon. We put on the genoa at the dock because there was no wind. The sail is in good shape, we are pleased. Although it is a very big sail it is also light, so I am convinced that with a few more muscles I'll be able to pull it in even under load of heavier winds. I'll have to work on those muscles :) After securing everything on the boat and making sure all ... read more

We are finally close to leaving Deltaville after about two months of non stop work on Caribee. The waste tank has been installed, we will test it tomorrow. Just that job alone took about two weeks, what a crazy exhausting project that was... mostly done by Marty. Trying to find place for the tube, cutting through bulkheads, fishing all the wiring for the tank monitor and the electric head, planning and building the platform for the tank in a geometrically challenging back locker, plumbing, connecting electricity..... the list goes on. It is amazing the work Marty has done for this waste system. I think that was the biggest project on Caribee, even bigger than stripping the bottom because there were so many different things to coordinate together. We hope all goes well on the test so ... read more

The weather finally behaved and warmed up enough for us to get the paint on. It went well considering the boat was cold leading up to the painting and also she is in the shade of a big shed for most of the day. Caribee is now super white and shiny!! We have to add a stripe or two at some point and then we're done with painting. What a relief! We were very worried we might not get another weather window in time. It is getting late in the year, and even though Virginia can get some warm spikes they will be fewer and farther in between. We also have to leave time for the boat to cure at least 10 days before it can go in the water, so time was definately ticking.We are ... read more

ITS OFFICIAL WE HAVE IT WERE IN, we have our business license. next step is getting there. wish us luck.... read more

Quick update in case we lose power..... Sandy as of this morning has veered north and we are now out of the driect hit range. We hope the track stays this way! The last few days have been electric here- the yard even pulled out 15 boats yesterday until the winds got too strong and the yard was too full. Gas stations are out of gas, stores are out of supplies, boaters have stripped their boats of anything that can catch the wind. We took off all our canvas, outboard motor, lowered the boom since it is massive and tried to get everything streamlined. we have cleared all loose objects from around the boat and tightened all the pads. We have no other boats around us to worry about because we are still in front of ... read more