Or Zen Update Readers may recall an earlier post about our Zen30 watermaker. A few days ago we took another mid-week sojourn over to one of our favorite local “hangouts”, Isles of Shoals. We had a couple things in mind: foremost, just to get away for a couple days; and second, to complete a project …
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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 …
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 …
Salon Table
When we purchased Fayaway, she contained a recently updated salon table which was not what the original builder (Henry Wauquiez) had intended. While it was in nice condition, it used a single pedestal base, simply screwed (x6) to the sole. When at dock the table fit the purpose well, allowed easy access, and looked quite …
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