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Fly home tomorrow....
Dingy is hauled out. My trusty old 8hp Evenrude flushed with fresh water, fuel drained and stored in the cockpit locker. (Bought the engine in 1989)
Dingy tarped to help with UV.
Final check below that hatches and ports are secure..
Pictures taken to remind myself how I left things..
Always feel I'm forgetting something, but thinks that's normal....
Looking forward to "home"...

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Boat Bits / Re: LiFePO4 batteries going ma...

Last post by Godot - April 21, 2025, 05:26:51 PM

OK. With the new tariffs I figure I better poop or get off the pot. I bought two wattcycle 100ah group 24 LiFePO4 batteries. I kinda wanted more amp-hours; but I really don't need it and this will greatly increase my usable capacity and only costs $380 all in.

Well...all-in is a bit of a stretch, I guess. I need to reconfigure my energy system which I'm certain will mean more money spent.

#25

Boat Discussion / Re: An old girlfriend just cal...

Last post by Frank - April 20, 2025, 01:39:57 PM

Thanks Bob
Another season is over for me here.
I stripped most of the canvas off while at Anchor. It is so much cooler prepping the boat while on the water than up in the yard.
Had very little to do once I was on the hard. Take down the genny to fold, flush the outboard and clean up.....
I'm still using the dinghy as a car here, so I will haul it up the day before I fly.
It sure looks bare in the yard!

#26

Boat Discussion / Re: An old girlfriend just cal...

Last post by Bob J - April 15, 2025, 01:56:17 PM

No matter what I did couldn't log back in to my account (misfits) so I created another account. Had to see the photos you put up of another winter in the sun. As always nice pictures Frank!

Have a safe trip back home.

Bob

#27

Boat Discussion / Re: An old girlfriend just cal...

Last post by Frank - April 14, 2025, 04:25:44 PM

Winding down here...
Haul out Thursday.
Many others have sailed west to haul in Florida or already hauled out here.
Lots of social gatherings as the herd thins... typically music is involved.
Sad time but will enjoy being "home" late month
Surprised to see the kids sailing around Deja Vu when I returned this afternoon....
Cute!

#28

Boat Bits / Re: Importance of hull speed.....

Last post by Godot - April 09, 2025, 07:25:21 PM

Seeker is not a great light wind boat. My father-in-law once just literally sailed circles around me in his Catalina 24. Someday, perhaps, I'll be able to justify some badly needed new sails, and we'll see if that helps at all,

#29

Boat Bits / Re: LiFePO4 batteries going ma...

Last post by Godot - April 09, 2025, 07:18:28 PM

CapnK, I have pretty much that exact system sitting at home with OpenPlotter installed, ready to be put on the boat. OpenCPN for some planning and looking at a bigger screen than my ancient little GPS. Internet via cell phone hotspot (no need to go looking for WiFi anymore) allows for a quite decent internet box. I'll use it as a media server if I want to watch a movie or get some tunes (I have a large, if dated, digital library). Portable refrigerators are becoming quite practical and affordable. With better batteries the power worries are significantly reduced. Lots of little problems we used to spend time searching for solutions to are now a piece of cake to handle.

I miss, in a way, the old days. I miss navigating with paper charts. I don't even think you can get them anymore. Heck, NOAA doesn't even do RNC electronic charts anymore. I feel like a lot of the art of sailing is being technologied away, for better and worse. I don't like getting old. Get off my lawn.

#30

sailFar.net Discussion / Re: Attempted around alone una...

Last post by wolverine - April 09, 2025, 09:22:09 AM

That is quite the undertaking, and his wife is very understanding. This is a book in my library I enjoyed reading.

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