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#41
Boat Discussion / Re: Propeller has seen better ...
Last post by Godot - February 03, 2026, 09:41:13 PMQuote from: Bob J on February 01, 2026, 01:49:22 PMProblem with waiting to retire, takes one at least a year to decompress. That was my experience anyway. After not working for 5 years I couldn't just sit around this winter so picked up a part time job delivering auto parts. I need to get my boat down south so I never have to haul her for winter again.
That sounds like a reason to retire as soon as possible.
I was convinced I was going to leave this coming September. Now that it is only seven months away I am getting cold feet. Scary change.
#42
Boat Discussion / Re: Propeller has seen better ...
Last post by Godot - February 03, 2026, 09:38:52 PMQuote from: Frank on January 27, 2026, 10:03:48 AMHave you thought about GICs once you retire?What's a GIC?
At least it's guaranteed.....
#43
Boat Discussion / Re: Propeller has seen better ...
Last post by Bob J - February 01, 2026, 01:49:22 PMProblem with waiting to retire, takes one at least a year to decompress. That was my experience anyway. After not working for 5 years I couldn't just sit around this winter so picked up a part time job delivering auto parts. I need to get my boat down south so I never have to haul her for winter again.
#44
Boat Discussion / Re: An old girlfriend just cal...
Last post by Frank - January 28, 2026, 08:37:03 PMA few random from the last few days...
#45
Boat Discussion / Re: An old girlfriend just cal...
Last post by Frank - January 28, 2026, 08:06:03 PMWindy day so walked around New Plymouth.
Beauty is everywhere if you slow down and look...
Beauty is everywhere if you slow down and look...
#46
Boat Discussion / Re: Propeller has seen better ...
Last post by Frank - January 27, 2026, 10:03:48 AMActually, pulling the trigger to retire is quite scary.
It's literally a paradigm shift in your reality!
I don't know anyone who has done it and regretted it...
Most say, they wish they did it sooner..
Have you thought about GICs once you retire?
At least it's guaranteed.....
A friend of mine used to say:
This isn't a dress rehearsal, this is the final act
Time truly is your most precious commodity...
It's literally a paradigm shift in your reality!
I don't know anyone who has done it and regretted it...
Most say, they wish they did it sooner..
Have you thought about GICs once you retire?
At least it's guaranteed.....
A friend of mine used to say:
This isn't a dress rehearsal, this is the final act
Time truly is your most precious commodity...
#47
Boat Discussion / Re: Box boat
Last post by Frank - January 27, 2026, 02:52:52 AMI had told Josh about it last summer and a couple of weeks ago he asked me if I could send them a little article.
I miss when it was a magazine and not online...
I miss when it was a magazine and not online...
#48
Boat Discussion / Re: Box boat
Last post by Godot - January 26, 2026, 05:30:37 PMHey, Small Craft Advisor just sent me a picture of your boat in an attempt to get me to resubscribe!
#49
Boat Discussion / Re: Propeller has seen better ...
Last post by Godot - January 26, 2026, 05:28:51 PMNot rebuildable. It is brittle and has lost significant diameter as well as the chips knocked out of it. And it is for a planing boat, so isn't really a sailboat prop to begin with. The speculation is that a previous owner has replaced it at some point.
I am having another built at Miller Island Props. It will cost a princely $860 and take four weeks.
The boat lives at a marina and since it was in the murky Chesapeake waters for so long I was negligent in keeping the zinc replaced. I'm fairly certain this is the cause of the deterioration and is a mistake I won't make again. I do have a galvanic isolator installed, so I suspect if there is any stray current it came from another boat. Or the bubblers running in the winter. A bronze prop on a stainless shaft without a zinc would end up eating the prop I'm told, so simple dissimilar metal corrosion I guess could be the cause. I will be checking all the bronze thru-hulls carefully.
Poor Seeker has been badly neglected, I'm afraid. She still got used a little the past few years; but not as much as she used to. I'm hoping to get her all fixed up over the next year. If I can get the courage to retire this coming September (the numbers look good; but an extended stock market crash could wreck me) I expect Seeker is going to get a lot more use than she has since I bought the new house. She is due to have some miles put under her keel.
I am having another built at Miller Island Props. It will cost a princely $860 and take four weeks.
The boat lives at a marina and since it was in the murky Chesapeake waters for so long I was negligent in keeping the zinc replaced. I'm fairly certain this is the cause of the deterioration and is a mistake I won't make again. I do have a galvanic isolator installed, so I suspect if there is any stray current it came from another boat. Or the bubblers running in the winter. A bronze prop on a stainless shaft without a zinc would end up eating the prop I'm told, so simple dissimilar metal corrosion I guess could be the cause. I will be checking all the bronze thru-hulls carefully.
Poor Seeker has been badly neglected, I'm afraid. She still got used a little the past few years; but not as much as she used to. I'm hoping to get her all fixed up over the next year. If I can get the courage to retire this coming September (the numbers look good; but an extended stock market crash could wreck me) I expect Seeker is going to get a lot more use than she has since I bought the new house. She is due to have some miles put under her keel.
#50
Boat Discussion / Re: An old girlfriend just cal...
Last post by Frank - January 26, 2026, 06:49:10 AMProvisioning is very expensive here.
The big grocery store on the mainland not only has much more variety, but the prices are noticeably less as well. I tagged along with a friend last Thursday, so I could stock up.
Did the trip up to Manjack to visit old friends on land.
There were other cruisers there that I knew as well, one on a Cape Dory 27 and the other on a Watkins 27 pilothouse... a unique boat.
Proving you don't need a mega yacht to be out here!
I was happy that both my outboards started and my little fridge freezer fired right up as well. Extremely happy with my lithium battery and solar panel combination.
The big grocery store on the mainland not only has much more variety, but the prices are noticeably less as well. I tagged along with a friend last Thursday, so I could stock up.
Did the trip up to Manjack to visit old friends on land.
There were other cruisers there that I knew as well, one on a Cape Dory 27 and the other on a Watkins 27 pilothouse... a unique boat.
Proving you don't need a mega yacht to be out here!
I was happy that both my outboards started and my little fridge freezer fired right up as well. Extremely happy with my lithium battery and solar panel combination.