Our placing of The Fox back in the water – our reverse haulout, if you will – occurred in December, 2014, in Puerto Chiapas, Mexico. I was gratified to overhear a Mexican national on our incoming flight complain about "being back in the Tapachula sauna." At least I know it wasn't just Menopausal Me who…
Criminy. No posting in FOUR YEARS? Inexcusable. As is always the case, life got in the way. Amazingly, none of the life events was very negative. To summarize 2014-2018: On March 21-22, 2014, we successfully transited the Panama Canal from north (Caribbean) to south (Pacific) — no thanks to adverse breezes & currents, and a…
I figured poor GB could use a break after doing a very intensive 11 days of boat work on the hard in Green Cove Springs, Florida, during early January 2013. (That's him on the ground in pic on the right, painting the last of the bottom paint on the underside of the keel just before…
Thinking of hauling your boat at Green Cove Springs Marina? Here are a few factoids to consider. To reduce the potential of surprise when you show up there. Green Cove Springs is located about 35 miles south of Jacksonville, Florida, on the west side of the St. Johns River. To get there, a boat must…
We left Latin America for the US East Coast in May 2011 because The Fox was almost 10 years old then and was due for a refit. We were looking for a reasonably-priced boat yard with convenient access to the metric farkload of boat parts we needed, which ideally could also offer long term dry…
GB did an excellent job replacing thru-hulls.They are SOLID, baby. Too bad the toilet irreversibly packed it in as soon as we left the pier. Looks like it's "bucket-and-chuck-it" time on The Fox until we reach Brunswick. I pity the fools what anchor near us. m
I'm so glad you asked. The black plastic mesh landscape fabric we'd wrapped around The Fox before we'd left her, appeared to have successfully protected the topsides from the damaging effects of months of sun and bad weather. Upon removing the fabric we found The Fox grimy but with no obvious damage. Considering The Fox…
Scene 1: 7. Jan. 2013 – Today. Exterior shot of sky. A cool, overcast, winter Monday morning in the boat yard of Green Cove Springs Marina, Florida. Pan downward to boats in yard on jackstands. Sideways pan to ladder leaning against Gallant Fox. Our heroic duo have just climbed into The Fox's cockpit and have…
I spent some time in Stuart working on smaller sewing projects while there were no cushions in the saloon and I was farming out the bigger jobs to Canvas Works. It still left me with plenty to do: I visited a local upholstery shop and sewed new curtains and tie-backs out of some fancy-patterned, silky-textured…
Smaller projects continued while we waited for the contractors of the larger projects to complete their work. Stuart has an excellent repertoire of marine services and it seemed like we consulted almost all of them. Vic's, for example, is the place to go for repairing and refurbishing alternators, starter motors and such. Click on the…