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Captain Joe's Columbia 26: Bye, Bye Blues (and Bye, bye Shazam)!
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Thursday, April 17, 2008. Bye, Bye Blues (and Bye, bye Shazam)! I originally scheduled 2 weekends for repainting (one weekend being a rain date). Fortunately for us, the first scheduled weekend was sunny and in the 60s! Perfect for painting. We arrived at SHM. At 9:30am. Prior to that we stopped at West Marine. Chris joined me for this trip as usual, and I also brought my other best buddy Jesse (who owed me a favor). After that it was time for the acetone again. With a few more pulls and sprays, Chris fi...
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Captain Joe's Columbia 26: October 2007
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Monday, October 8, 2007. Last Sail of the Seaon. We arrived in Sandusky early Saturday morning. My marina. After we got back, I did notice some boats moving a bit out there and thought, "well if nothing else we'll fire up the Tohatsu and motor around a bit.". Cool, consistent wind! Not enough for my taste, but perfect for my somewhat green crew! We raised the sails, killed the motor and sure enough we were doing 4.4 knots in no time! I returned the favor and took several shots of his boat as well. The ne...
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Captain Joe's Columbia 26: August 2008
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008. Captain's Log: August 8th-10th, 2008. Friday, August 8th- Destination: Kelley's Island. This was to be THE trip of 2008! Seaway is a decent marina with powered slips, showers, fuel, store and a place to rent golf carts. After checking in we walked to a boater's favorite, The Village Pump. The restaurant is a boater's paradise: great food, good people, free Wi-Fi and the best Brandy Alexanders on the planet! Saturday, August 9th- Destination: Put In Bay, OH. After a few drinks we...
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Captain Joe's Columbia 26: Spring 2009
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009. 2 days from splashing in! Right now the forecast is looking raw; about 43 degrees with a 60% chance of rain. Not planning on doing any sailing this weekend. I promise to share more adventures this year! This comment has been removed by a blog administrator. March 23, 2010 at 5:23 AM. I continue my adventures, now with some wonderful company. : ) I was captured by a wondeful wench! Weve adopted a new (old) vessel and begun a new blog. Zombi - now The Pirate and Lady Grace.
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Captain Joe's Columbia 26: Prepare to launch!
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Tuesday, April 1, 2008. The boat will be launched on Saturday, April 19th! Crunch time has officially begun! Chris and I once again made the trek up to Sandusky to finish the winter projects. My credit card has begun feeling the pinch from all of the new toys and supplies; including a depth sounder, Windex windvane, outside speakers (magnetically shielded to avoid throwing off the compass), topside paint, accent lights, and lumber to build the new locker seat doors. First things first! The process starte...
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Captain Joe's Columbia 26: Happy 2008!
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Monday, January 14, 2008. As the days start getting longer and the winter chill begins to bite, my attention turns towards spring! Remove old Signet wind gauges. Add a new sound system. Replace incandescent lights with LED (except nav lights). Strip the tiller and repaint. Build new locker doors (old ones are rotting). Repaint deck and nonskid. Add furler for jib and recut the 150 genoa. With the gauges removed, Chris went about removing the wind instrument wiring. While he did that, I installed the ...
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Captain Joe's Columbia 26: November 2007
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Saturday, November 3, 2007. Now it was time for the fun part. The lift came back for the hull. They manuvered into position and hooked up the straps. With the throw of a lever and the revving of the diesel engine the hull was lifted in the water. Her blue bottompaint was brown with slime. After she was clear of the well, over she went for a bath. In no time the bright blue of her antifouling paint was revealed. She is a beauty! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Lady Grace and The Pirate.
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Zombi Boat: August 2006
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A sailor's foolhardy adventures and efforts at making an old pocket cruiser seaworthy. I will post from time to time other endeavors I think are entertaining. Friday, August 11, 2006. I sailed today in Dorchester Bay. My son sailing with the new sail from a Hobie 18. Corita's paint job on the old Boston Gass tank. The launch ramp is really just a gravelly beach. U/Mass Boston in back. Under sail headding out by U/Mass (still using polytarp sail). Headding back in looking at the gas tank from off U/Mass.
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Zombi Boat: September 2006
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A sailor's foolhardy adventures and efforts at making an old pocket cruiser seaworthy. I will post from time to time other endeavors I think are entertaining. Friday, September 29, 2006. A late seaton quickie. I tossed in tonight after work at Lake Massapoag in Sharon, MA. I didn't know how shallow that lake is! My wife showed up with a camera and got a few pictures berfore all the light was gone. Posted by Zombi at 7:12 PM. Links to this post. View my complete profile. Adventures of live aboard couple.
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Zombi Boat: December 2006
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A sailor's foolhardy adventures and efforts at making an old pocket cruiser seaworthy. I will post from time to time other endeavors I think are entertaining. Wednesday, December 13, 2006. I addopted a new project! I saw an add on Craigslist.org for a free sailboat and couldn't resist. The great new beast sitting on my friend Eddie's truck. Posted by Zombi at 3:42 PM. Links to this post. View my complete profile. Adventures of live aboard couple. A pirate's call to arms (or beers, whichever).
