Still Here..........

I feel like the pregnant lady and every one wants to know if she delivered yet. The good news is that Jim has gotten most of the electronics installed. He is waiting on a satellite antenna to come in and a set of spare props. All should be here by Tues. which means, maybe Wed or Thurs. we can leave. So we will celebrate one more holiday at home, and then with any luck, hit the waterways. Thanks to everyone for their well wishes, & support.

Have a safe & Happy 4th of July to all.

Still in town

We are still in town, a few more issues. While the boat was tied up with the leaks, we lost our window with the marine electrician, now he is not available until the end of July. Jim has decided he will put the electronics in him self. So now, and I hesitate to say this, we are looking at the end of June for a departure.

We had a great weekend, Dan & Brian spent the weekend on the boat with us, in put in bay. The weather was great, in spite of the forecast. The boat ran great, and it was good to spend time with the guys.

I will keep you posted.

June 11, 2009 Getting Ready

We welcome all our family & friends to follow along as we embark on our big adventure. This cruise is called "America's Great Loop". Throughout this blog site we will post pictures and hopefully a daily log of what we are doing, seeing and all the interesting people we meet along the way. This is an interactive blog site, we encourage you to add your comments and questions for us. We look forward to hearing from you.


Our departure date is almost here. We are planning on leaving around June 23rd, depending on the weather. The boat has been in and out of the water twice now, a small issue with some thru hull fittings leaking. I guess it is better to get a little later start than to have problems along the way. As of today, all looks good. I will start cleaning this weekend, and packing the boat next week. I have enlisted the help of my sisters Lisa, & Joann, and my Mom, hopefully between all of us we will have some good ideas as to where we will fit everything. Jim has to meet with the electronics guy to get the computer and TV hooked up, and a few miscellaneous things.


A little information about Sales & Nails II, our home for the next year. She is a 346 Carver Motor Yacht, powered by twin volvo penta 8.1's. Her overall length is 37 ft. and her beam is 13' 2" (width). She carries 196 gallons of fuel, 70 gallons of fresh water. There are 2 State rooms (bedrooms), 2 full heads (baths), a galley, (yes, I will cook) and a salon. The back of the boat has a generous size deck which can be enclosed in bad weather. Then of course there is the bridge, which doubles as the "time out room". We have full electronics which include radar, GPS, chart plotter, VHF radio, generator, raymarine E 80 multi function navigation system, dept sounder, direct TV, wifi capability, and lots of paper charts. We also have a Brigg 10' dinghy to get to shore when we anchor out. I feel like I just wrote another real estate ad.