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 …
Martha’s Vineyard Doesn’t Stink
Herman Melville entered Edgartown Harbor in 1841, after a long voyage aboard the whaling ship Acushnet. Moby Dick was later published in 1851. I'll bet you think this post is about the island southeast of Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts. Or maybe from the first sentence perhaps a brief discourse of Herman Melville? Of course, I'd be …
Project Management 101
My past "work" life was immersed in managing resources and projects. While my role was not dedicated to PM (Project Management or Project Manager), I had some responsibility to see things getting done in a timely and cost-effective manner. Fortunately, I had a lot of help from a talented and experienced team, including a professional …
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