Bilge pump install part I

December 28, 2012

I received a text a couple weeks ago from a dear lady who lives on her beautiful sailboat in the marina my boat is moored in. She attached a pic asking if my bow seemed low. Indeed it did. As it turned out when I was there a few days prior I had moved some

ZDD: Bilge pump installation part I

December 28, 2012

I received a text a couple weeks ago from a dear lady who lives on her beautiful sailboat in the marina my boat is moored in. She attached a pic asking if my bow seemed low. Indeed it did. As it turned out when I was there a few days prior I had moved some

Picking up the boat

December 25, 2012

My uncle Jimmy retired several years ago and as a retirement project he picked up a couple boats, one being a 26 foot 1976 Reinell cabin cruiser. His other boats were small day boats, however he wanted one he and my aunt could cruise around in for weeks at a time. The Reinell was purchased

New Toy ( Finally ): 26′ 1976 Reinell Cabin Cruiser

December 22, 2012

I ( finally ) picked up my new toy today. When I say new it really means that it has been mine for a year and today is the first time I was able to retrieve it from the boatyard. Back story: My uncle Jimmy retired several years ago and as a retirement project he

Outboard motors suck!

October 16, 2012

The 2012 summer has been a beautiful one on Puget Sound. Warm sunny weather, a nice breeze, and fairly calm clear waters. Every sailors dream, or your worst nightmare if you cannot get out on the water. My beautiful 23′ sailboat, Zippety Doo Dah, has been sadly stuck in the marina during all this fantastic