Blogs from New Port Richey, Florida, United States, North America - page 2

We have moved on board. We moved Paper Moon to a neighbors dock. We have rented house for $900 a week. We are experimenting with rentals. It will also show us what actually living in the boat will need. Trying to get ready to go sailing for a few months or maybe a couple of years, maybe the Caribbean.... read more

Here we are in April already. Pete has rewired most of the boat. A 35 gallon waste tank has been installed. The air conditioner is now working. We have transfered the equipment from Zoo, and it is up for sale. New main sail cover, all new canvas, propane tank installed in the stern. Pete is working on aft cabin making an anchor well. Pete will take drawers from front locker, install shelves instead, more useful. Will install drawers elsewhere in the boat. Pete has improved his skills in the carpentry, doing beautiful work. Pete is in process of installing a 6 gallon water tank on top of the front locker, this will be drinking water only. A Danforth is being install on the bow. My cousin, Maty, has sent us a beautiful Virgin of the Charity, ... read more

Left Marina around 0700. Came across St. Joseph sound with wind and seas. Cold, cold, cold. Arrived home dock around 1500 hours. John, Brenda and Lulu were there to help us tie up. John took pictures of us in our Alaskan get up. Pete said Maribel, Happy Birthday, this is what I got you. Our next door neighbors, Sherry and Rob came over. Brought us a bottle of champagne. Other friends, Kam and Mike came over to check boat out. Had early diner, and stayed warm in our house. ... read more

A couple of days went by, some heated discussion kept ongoing...Pete said again, set up a sea trial. Well, when Pete speaks in that tone of voice....Pete said set it up, let's see what a surveyor has to say. Maribel called around, their usual surveyor had just moved to Colorado. Finally found one near Sarasota. Set up a sea trial for Nov 19. Martin told us he wanted to take the boat to Light House for a bottom job. So this would be sea trial. Maribel wanted to back up the boat from slip and helm it awhile, wanted to check prop walk, etc. Full keel usually has a bunch of prop walk. This proved to be true. While underway, a rain storm comes up, Martin said he didn't want the sails up. Finally arrived at ... read more

While on our typical 2 week fall sail excursion we came across Paper Moon. Here is the short version of Paper Moon. We left the house on Zoo, our Morgan Out Island 28 headed South towards either the Keys or Dry Tortuga. A series of bad weather kept hitting us. We took refuge from a hurricane out in the Gulf in Boca Grande. While at anchor, Ilira comes in, 33 Morgan Out Island, we had previously met them , they are from the Morgan email list. We invited them over for pot luck diner on our boat. Lawrence says to us, he had been in Sarasota for about a month. While here he had met this character who was varnishing the bright work on a 36. He tell us this boat is up for sale, for ... read more