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Zipping Zippey

Scheduled with a group of friends to go out sailing tonight. Turns out most were unable to make it, but an old college friend and I pulled Zippey out of he

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Georgeous sunset sail

Had a fantastic sunset sail this evening. A few friends invited themselves along on what turned out to be a gorgeous evening. There was no wind, but we had

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Zippey enjoying the sun

It has been a few weeks since I have had time to get Zippey out sailing. I miss her. Snapped a shot of her basking in the sun today while.

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Scotch on the rocks

Now with video! Courtesy Automattic Last year a good friend, Mike Karikas, moved to Orange County right as I was coming back to Seattle. This week he is in

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Some good wind today!

Alcane and I took the boat out this afternoon as an escape from a hectic and crazy day. Zippey is getting a lot of growth along her bottom. I am still frus

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Moving the boat to Seattle

Today was the day! After waiting many months zzZippety Doo Dah has finally moved to Seattle’s Elliot Bay Marina :). Zippey has been moored in Bremert

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First outing of the year – Testing the new Yamaha 8hp outboard

The last log entry noted that I had purchased a new motor for Zippey. I am happy to say that one week later I had a chance to clean up the boat, mount the

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Finally! Time to sail again!

January 12ish of 2012 proved that not only is the old adage that women are bad luck on boats a real thing, boats are also highly jealous. “What the h

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Bilge pump install part I

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

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ZDD: Bilge pump installation part I

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

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ZDD: Haul out for refit and painting

I have owned zzZippety Doo Dah for about 6 months now and absolutely love this boat. Unfortunately the previous owner did not take good care of her and I k

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ZDD: Zippey the Gardener

Unfortunately it seems like the previous owner of zzZippety Doo Dah did not take proper care of her hull, but as with all positive thinkers, Zippey turned

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