Classic Sailboat = Varnish jobs. Period. End of Story. No way to Avoid it. But that is ok, if it were not something we anticipated we would have looked for …
Teak Decks (Part 4) and a nice weekend Anchored out with friends
Sadly this week started like the last several and that meant I was covered in dust from sanding, chipping, pulling screws, pulling teak, and filling screw holes with epoxy. I …
The Teak Deck Project continues (Part 2)
You may recall from last weeks post, we started to remove the teak decks from our boat. (See that post here) After pulling the teak off a portion of the …
What to do with a Teak Deck Sailor…. (Sung like drunken sailor) – Teak Decks (Part 1)
From the day we bought this boat almost 2 years ago now, we have contemplated, thought, discussed, debated, researched, and waffled on what we would do about the teak decks. …
Brady Island Anchorage and cruising the bayous in the dinghy
We were invited by friends and marina neighbors to go out and do a little swimming just behind Brady Island. We were all going to take the boats over and …
Sailing Kemah to New Orleans – Part 5
Houma was a great stop, we like the Marina because it has power, water, a pump out and even a play ground right there at the city park downtown next …
Sailing Kemah to New Orleans – Part 4
We left the Morgan City dock in the morning to get in line at the next set of locks. Deb fixed a great breakfast again with eggs, potato and cheese …
Cruising Kemah to New Orleans – Part 3
We left the Morgan City dock in the morning to get in line at the next set of locks. We had a great sail for a little while after going …
Cruising Kemah TX to New Orleans (Part 1)
We decided to take “Last Affair” off the market and sail her to our current location near New Orleans LA. This decision was a long time coming, but for a …
Cleaning the Bilge and Pumps
Last week I came home to a rather full bilge. When I say full bilge there was about 2 feet of water in there, more than I have ever seen …