Map borrowed from Wikipedia; Isles of Shoals is actually part of Kittery, Maine We spent a couple nights aboard Fayaway at the Isles of Shoals last week, for our first time away from Newburyport since splashdown only a few weeks before. We had been out day sailing, and had participated in several club races this …
Category: upgrades & installs
Shower and Scribbles
Imagine being at anchor, floating easily at a pleasant watery location, not having run the engine for a few days - ah, quiet and tranquil. Imagine also now one of those cooler mornings when the engine-heated water tank has run out of hot (or warm) water. And now you'd enjoy a hot (or at least …
Same-Year Boat Work?!
It was the last week of April, during a discussion with the yard manager, I asked if we could have help modifying the anchor rollor / stem head of Fayaway. We got a great deal last year on a new Rocna anchor, but realized it did not fit well into our existing bow roller. (The …
Shakedown Has Begun
With or without water, we decided to get started. At this time we're without. Lack of it is not stopping us. Fayaway has new equipment that needs water to operate, but plenty more that doesn't. Fayaway has a spankin' new bottom! While we await our new stem-head fitting, we got started with some equipment testing …
Thirteen Ways To Gain Power
We purchased Fayaway in a relatively unadulterated state. She had very few accessories. No autopilot, windlass, sailing instruments (wind, speed, direction), canvas, and not even a cooking stove. Just the bare necessities, and yet two items were quickly removed upon her acquisition: central air conditioning and a dorm-type (110V) refrigerator. She was a dock queen …
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