December 20, 2010

December sailing on the St. John's

The weather wasn't too bad this late afternoon on the St. John's river. As we turned toward home dock (of course not in time to avoid some post-sunset sailing....!), the clouds created a diaphonous skyscape.

September 30, 2010

Water heater installation

Rick replaced the old propane water heater with a new electric one. It's AC-powered but should run via an inverter when we're cruising. He had to run hoses rather far, along the cabinetry that houses the port daggerboard, then down and into the head compartment and then up / over to the sink faucet and shower faucet. This also managed to hook into the plumbing hoses onboard in a way that brings hot water to the galley sink in the starboard hull.

Sailing weekend on the St. John's River

We went south on Saturday past the Buckman Bridge (upstream), and north on Sunday near the area of the zoo and Hwy. 9A bridge (downstream), along the St. John's River: