After my boat splashed again after two months on the hard getting a keel rebed and standing rigging replacement, I had all of three days off work where I had to complete a Herculean laundry list of tasks before we left on our fall San Juan Island's cruise. The biggest one as far as net-new work...
I am the happy owner of a Ranger 11 rowing-sailing dinghy which makes a pretty good tender - it's a bit too big for the 32-3, won't fit on deck, and is a constant threat of dings and danger when being towed through a tight marina. However, it's an absolute joy to row, fits my girlfriend, her...
My girlfriend and I, she being an employment victim of COVID, and me being a fortunate work-from-home tech worker, decided to make the best of it and head north for a social distancing trip to... wherever, really. It ended up being the San Juan Islands, where the county tourism board recently...
It's been almost two full weeks of living aboard Delightful now, here on Bainbridge Island. I still feel like I live in a fairy tale, most of the time. The Island itself is idyllic and gorgeous, and my marina location close to 3(!) quaint coffee and breakfast joints makes it easy to walk to...
With the bottom "U" piece out, and both screws removed from the top "U" piece, we are now just left with the 4-hole piece in the back.
This piece was held in by the two screws already removed from inside the lazarette, as well as two bunged-in screws on the bottom, attached to a small block...
I think everyone with Ericsons of a certain size and vintage is intimately acquainted with the signature wine rack, though I don't think I've ever seen any pictures of a boat here with wine in the rack. Happy to be proven wrong here. It's a charming detail and, as noted by Christian Williams...