So, we finally departed Seattle -again – on May 16, 2007. Zipped over to Port Ludlow, then up to Echo Bay at Sucia Island in the San Juans. Why yes; it IS one of our favorite routes, thanks-for-asking. One thing about the San Juans: when the currents are in your favor, they can REALLY be…
The main reason we returned to Seattle when we did, was that a subcontractor had issued a manufacturer’s recall for the aluminum frame of our boat’s windscreen. We and four other boats had the refitting work done in Lake Union, Seattle beginning May 5, and it went very well. Even the broker joined in the…
Still catching up, here. The haulout with which we began our latest Urban Adventure in Seattle went quite well, all things considered. It had been 2-1/2 years since our last haul for routine maintenance, and we returned to our favorite Seattle boat yard, Canal Boat Yard to get ‘er done again. One need only obtain…
So, we’re out of Seattle again after GB worked on the raw water/engine systems failure for 9 days. The primary dilemma was the failure of multiple engine system components – either sequential or coincidental, impossible to tell. Local marine-engine pundits and some experienced mechanics were unanimous in saying, "Gee, we’ve never seen this before!" Here’s…
We left Nanaimo to move the boat 200 miles south in mid-April to go to Seattle for the Great Malo Windshield Roundup. We had a defective windshield, and Malo was sending out a specialist to rebuild the windshields of five boats. So, our trip was cut short. We motored south through wind and tides, waiting…
Meet Odin. He’s the construction barge-with-crane that the Port of Seattle has retained to rebuild the docks hereabouts at Shilshole Marina . Odin’s shown here, working on the dock next to ours. He’s been roughly 100 feet from the Fox since about the week before Thanksgiving 2006. He’s very good at what he does, every…
Following GB’s lead, I left The Job on December 19, 2006. Boy, I’m sure going to miss that paycheck showing up every two weeks in the checking account via electronic magic. Bye-bye, Nice Money. Bye-bye. On the other hand, there are a few things I don’t expect to miss: 1. Getting my sorry carcass out…
GB took his early retirement effective September 30, 2006. He’s been meaning to post, but his adjustment to The Retirement Lifestyle has kept him ever so busy. So, it’s up to me to describe the recent goings-on on this here boat. GB said the first three days of retirement were full of anxiety and sleepless…
We’ve lived aboard The Fox – continuously – for almost four years now. We’re beginning our third winter aboard here in the Pacific Northwest. We both expected that this last winter would be the most difficult, for no reason other than that we will have both stopped the jobs and are impatient to finally (finally!)…
Once again, we make an attempt to post a skymat e-mail message to the blog…