Spotted this beauty on the other side of the marina today. Only a few things look slightly different than our boat, yet still not sure that it is a Spindrift. Definitely Ron Amy designed, but can’t tell if it is an actual Spindrift or not. Probably just an early version. … Read More
Thirty-nine
Thirty-nine today. God I wish I had something to show for it. Since it was my birthday Ali filled me up with pancakes and sausages. Then she took the kids out exploring so I could have some time to myself—to work on the boat. I dove right in on the … Read More
Living Small
On a pretty regular basis we get asked questions like, “How do the kids like the boat?” or “Did your kids adjust pretty well to living in such a small space?” The questions aren’t meant to be funny, and I’m sure they are just worded wrong, but they make us … Read More
Mexican Weight Loss Program
Ali was up all night puking, and for some reason both kids were up a bunch of times last night. It was pretty awful—especially for Ali. Then we got up this morning and I immediately started in with the cold sweats. This was basically a repeat of our little episode … Read More
Bumfuzzle — Just Out Looking for Pirates
I usually give my once a year appeal to buy Bumfuzzle a couple of weeks before Christmas, but this year things just got too busy. And one of the things we were busy with was putting a new cover together for Bumfuzzle — Just Out Looking for Pirates. Our Bum friends … Read More
A Bucerias New Year
La Cruz is a sleepy town. After a couple of weeks I dare say a boring town. There’s nothing wrong with it, but wandering its streets doesn’t take long and chances are good that unless you go inside a store you won’t see anybody. So today, New Year’s Eve, we … Read More
TackTick/Raymarine, Where Are You?
So yeah, I bought into the marketing on this one. Basically TackTick wind/speed/depth instruments sold me on the fact that I wouldn’t have to run any wiring. They are wireless instruments, designed for the lazy boat owner—me. Garbage is all I have to say about these things. They have one … Read More
Around La Cruz
Ali and I are continually remarking to each other, “God, she is getting so big.” I’d say ten times a day Ouest does something that causes us to say that out loud. She’s just changing and changing. She’s tall enough to do things that just weeks ago she wasn’t able … Read More
Boats, man.
Well the feedback I’ve gotten on the rudder post has been encouraging. Overall it doesn’t sound like something to get too freaked out about. I’ll give repacking the stuffing box a try, and if that doesn’t work we’ll just have to make sure the bilge pumps keep working. The plan … Read More