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Finally Fun!: Building Skills

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Adventures Aboard the Motor Vessel Finally Fun. The Women Only week long class I took with 3 other women and a female Captain, in approximately 2006 in preparation for this lifestyle was very helpful. I learned to physically operate a trawler, docking it, turning it including check oil and fuel in the engine room. All of that was easy in hindsight. After all, that was NOT my boat I was aiming at a dock! I give full credit to YANG - that calm Type C handles this boat well, docking even backing in! The fat...

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Finally Fun!: February 2012

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Adventures Aboard the Motor Vessel Finally Fun. Friday, February 17, 2012. Idyllic Days in the Virgin Islands (US and BVIs). Jill and Hal, along with Cindy and Jim, relatives from Florida, joined us first for a week of cruising in the BVI’s. My cousin, Douglas and his wife, Margie, joined us from Tennessee the following week. Andy, Margie and my cousin, Douglas. Bar tenders see us coming and are READY! Pain Killers - the national drink of the BVI's. Douglas and Margie @ Soggy Dollar Bar. Foxy’s Tab...

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Finally Fun!: Our Inspiration

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Adventures Aboard the Motor Vessel Finally Fun. 8220;You are doing whatttttt? 8220;Buying a boat and living on it? 8220;Are you kidding me? You are going WHERE in that thing? Take one triple Type A personality and one Type at least a 'C 'personality, blend together in marriage and let the YING and YANG begin. One full tilt aimed at Adventure Go For It and the other more hesitant but game to always Try It. Throw in a decision to charter a boat - a Trawler - what IS a trawler? Why NOT live aboard a trawler?

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Finally Fun!: Great Guana Cay, Black Point Settlement & Staniel Cay

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Adventures Aboard the Motor Vessel Finally Fun. Friday, April 6, 2012. Great Guana Cay, Black Point Settlement and Staniel Cay. That line of waves is a large reef! Pulling out of Georgetown about 9:00 am on the 5th, we picked our way carefully through the reefs, one eye on reading the water, looking for dark patches that signal things that might be sticking up, tearing our hull and the other eye on the Chart Plotter and Depth Sounder. We finally got out into open water. Andy's 'done' with the lines.

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Finally Fun!: Back in the Bahamas

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Adventures Aboard the Motor Vessel Finally Fun. Sunday, April 1, 2012. Back in the Bahamas. Last time, we waited in Sapadillo Bay until the high tide.Shoulda, woulda. Beach off W. Planya Cay - Big cruising boat w guests set up the chairs. Amazing. Must be the fresh air. Sharon reeling, reeling. Andy taking over reeling one in. We arrived in Clarencetown, Long Island, Bahamas about 5:30 PM on Day Two. The only excitement today was catching THREE fish, as we trolled along the way! Subscribe to: Post Commen...

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Finally Fun!: March 2012

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Adventures Aboard the Motor Vessel Finally Fun. Friday, March 30, 2012. South Side Marina, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos. Youch The Turks and Caicos have changed their Customs and Immigration fees since we were here last year. Instead of $15 to enter the country it is now $50 and then $300 for a 'cruising permit' if you stay more than 7 days. They hit you again for another $50 upon checkout! Boaters sharing cooking the meal for all. This is the greatest marina EVER. Small, tucked in off the south ...

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Baja haha XXII and running on one (1) engine and howling like a banshee | "Western Flyer"

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41' Defever Trawler. Turning seventy (70) and hiking Mt. Baldy →. Baja haha XXII and running on one (1) engine and howling like a banshee. August 14, 2015. Subject: Running on one engine and howling like a banshee! For those not familiar, a banshee is a “fairy woman” who wails when someone in the house (or in our case boat) is about to die! Above is a picture of what it looks like running with one engine. Not much difference in the boats wake or performance. As we entered the Los Angeles breakwater, our ...

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Miscellaneous Other | "Western Flyer"

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41' Defever Trawler. Category Archives: Miscellaneous Other. This is where I will post anything unrelated to the other categories. Boredom Explored and the Cruising Life. June 12, 2016. Boredom Explored and the Cruising Life Someone I know recently told me they were bored. At first I thought, what? Then I looked internally, then externally, and without judging this one person tried to wrap my head around the … Continue reading →. Baja Road Trip – Day 3? June 3, 2016. Is this day 2 or 3? April 1, 2016.

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Rock Stacking 101 | "Western Flyer"

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41' Defever Trawler. Sharing video Oceans Episode 1: Sea of Cortez. Baja haha XXII and running on one (1) engine and howling like a banshee →. August 14, 2015. Retired former sailor, hiker and now trawler cruiser, personal watercraft offshore and long distance rider, racer and overall good guy blogging about most anything when the inspiration strikes; presently on a five year boating plan (2015-2020); blogging about what makes me feel good. Always in search of the next great adventure! 1989 41′ Def...