Update to the update... Just another day after publishing the following post we received another email. Paraphrasing: "You are being offered a discount for purchasing a new "high performance" dish, and with discount only costs $1,900. Oh, and if you don't take our generous offer, your standard dish will become non-functional on the water." Incredible. …
Category: upgrades & installs
Elon Phone Home
I received an expected notification from Google Fi, our cell phone service. They’ve decided to enforce their international policy for subscribers who travel extensively abroad. No United States? Then no Internet for you! Put a fork in my email; I’m done. Now what? Yeah, we had a few options to consider. Fortunately, in part to …
Furler Anxiety
Preface: Fayaway is presently at anchor near Thunderball in the archipelago of Exumas, Bahamas, attending a cruisers’ rally. More about that later. If you continue reading below, you will backtrack with us to almost two years prior, as we were deep into the refurbishment of our “new” Fayaway in the Spring of 2021. Enjoy! Fayaway’s …
Whisker Pole Saga (Resurrection)
I’ve been pondering witty titles for this post, all on the subject of repairing a chafed pole. But decided on just settling for a basic matter-fact, not-too-cheeky version, not adding to the epidemic clickbait we all see now. “An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.” G.K. …
Another Lighting Upgrade
While here on the hook in Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten, I like to keep busy between all the sundowners and social sessions. We've done some hiking and visited our favorite restaurants, and then some new favorites too. But sometimes, we just sit around on Fayaway. The weather is usually perfect - and I'm not kidding. …
SV Fayaway 