This boat belongs to one of my neighbors. It is not sailing but it is a very cool little 26' tug. I could totally see doing the great loop in something like this.
Wednesday is Photo Day - 2022
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Me too! I looked on Amazon for "speaking osprey for dummies" but could not find it.
i call those character boats. i always figured the owner must be a big time character.
Funny.I totally misinterpreted what you were saying.
-Will
I came across a bit of "albatross erotica" today on my mountain bike ride. Here's a shot of "the bill dance". Screen grab from the video. I will post the video on Wednesday.
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Is that to say this is a Girl friendly site or that it is not for “The Birds”.This is a G rated site
The first week of June is coming up fast and we are almost ready to push off from San Francisco and head to Hawaii. Dobby is more than ready.
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Phil, just a point of interest.
I see you have dressed up your Monitor Vane. I wonder have you tested the vane with the added weight on the vane. I have read reports that say modifications to a vane can affect the sensitivity of the vane to maintain a steady course.
If you need to make any changes better to do them in port than on the open waters.
Those islands are so small when you view them from 3000nm.
I see you have dressed up your Monitor Vane. I wonder have you tested the vane with the added weight on the vane. I have read reports that say modifications to a vane can affect the sensitivity of the vane to maintain a steady course.
If you need to make any changes better to do them in port than on the open waters.
Those islands are so small when you view them from 3000nm.
Yeah..I played around with it earlier this week after adding a sticker to each side on one of the vanes (I have a spare light air vane) and the difference could not be noticed. The stickers are very light weight and I used a soft, flat edged squeegy tool to apply them so it follows the contours on the vane.
I got the idea from a cruising family that passed through my marina last fall. Their boat is named "Jedi", the Monitor is named "Yoda", and their dinghy is named "R2D2". They had Yoda stickers on the windvane. Talking with the dad who is also an engineering geek with some fluid dynamics experience I quickly realized that he did some extensive testing before applying the stickers. Weight makes a difference. Disrupting the air flow makes a much bigger difference. Your typical 7" x 5" bumper sticker makes no difference if it's applied correctly.
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Just ordered a Garmin InReach Mini 2 today. I will post the link to our tracker website once I have it. I was going to get a satellite phone as well, but my boss is making me bring two company provided satellite phones. I hope he's not expecting me to work
September 15, 2020 to April 13, 2022 that's how long my boat has been on the hard. Today was splash day. The mast is still off because the riggers want the boat to relax from being on jack stands for so long. I agree because there is one locker I couldn't open while we were on the hard. 
A poor Irwin 32.5 washed up after the last tropical front that came through. Salvage? Perhaps.
Great picture of a classic design. I instantly thought of the lyric from the old song "Monster Mash".... "Igor you impetuous boy!"
Still sleepy in my harbor. Bald Eagles view:
Is that Rockport Harbor? I don't remember it being so busy.
-Will
-Will