Category Archives: Interior Cabin, Galley, Head

Les Îles Sous-le-Vent (Leeward Islands), French Polynesia – Our 2nd Season Here Begins

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Here it is, May 26, our wedding anniversary.  What have we been doing since I last updated our blog on April 10?  Good question!  Sitting inside our boat cabin being gently rolled on our mooring ball on Bora Bora by the unsettled weather … Continue reading

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Back in the South Pacific!

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Greetings from Taha’a, the “vanilla island.”   Our Return Journey  We closed up and left our home in California on March 19.  We have temporary tenants living in our house.  This all happened at the last minute.  They moved in … Continue reading

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Raiatea, Taha’a and Bora Bora; August 25 through October 14, 2018

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These three islands, all within less than a day’s sail from each other, represented the end of the rainbow for our sailing season this year.  Specifically, Bora Bora, the furthest northwest we would be heading, was our Bali Hai.  It … Continue reading

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Watermaker complete!

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After two weeks of installation, we finally have fresh water being made from salt water!

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Trip back to KKMI, the boatyard, September 2 – 5, 2013

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Since last fall when it was installed, the galley discharge thru-hull was ever so slightly weeping salt water.  Not a good thing.  We finally got it fixed under warrantee by KKMI. They handled it well and it now looks good, … Continue reading

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Memorial Day Weekend on the boat

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This was our first “free” weekend where we weren’t preparing the boat or ourselves for a US Sailing certification of some kind.  Finally, we could just do whatever we wanted to do!  We had some thoughts about joining Club Nautique … Continue reading

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The Cruising Outfitting Has Begun!

Watching our friends Nancy and Rob take off in Shindig for their world cruising adventure last weekend inspired us to get moving on getting Cool Change ready! So, October 1st or not, we have started buying for our long term … Continue reading

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December 3, 2011 Finished Interior Teak Restoration and Installed 12V Chargers At Helm

We worked on the boat all day, a satisfying and joyful experience!  Cindy finished the last 1/3rd of the interior teak restoration – it looks beautiful!  She used Howard Restore-A-Finish applied with cheesecloth and enhanced by 220-320-400 wet-dry sandpaper as … Continue reading

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