Category: Boat

Evolution of a Cockpit

One of our biggest issues with our boat when we bought her was the cockpit. One of the previous owners modified the boat in a big way. They filled in the cockpit and added...

Love our new cockpit

Our only concern with buying this boat was the modification that had been done in the cockpit. We had pictures of what it was supposed to look like and loved it. We accepted that...

Status update – The To Go list

Many have been asking for an update. We are getting close and it looks like our next big hurdle will be the weather. The list is broken into two sections. The first is stuff...

Masthead spreader looking northish

Yes I am still afraid of heights

The wind anemometer was not spinning, I thought a cup was missing, and the masthead tri-color/anchor light was missing the anchor and the stern white light. To check these someone had to go up the mast....

Loose rudder stock

When we got to the boat at 4am last Friday we heard a loud thumping. I did some initial investigation and found that there was nothing obviously wrong. I had my suspicions that it...

Our boat

So as some of our friends know, and many have gathered, we bought a sailboat last week. She is a 43′ Spindrift cutter, currently named Dolphin Song. She will be renamed Perfect Partner. We spent last...