We were invited by friends and marina neighbors to go out and do a little swimming just behind Brady Island. We were all going to take the boats over and …
Sailing Kemah to New Orleans – Part 5
Houma was a great stop, we like the Marina because it has power, water, a pump out and even a play ground right there at the city park downtown next …
Sailing Kemah to New Orleans – Part 4
We left the Morgan City dock in the morning to get in line at the next set of locks. Deb fixed a great breakfast again with eggs, potato and cheese …
Cruising Kemah to New Orleans – Part 3
We left the Morgan City dock in the morning to get in line at the next set of locks. We had a great sail for a little while after going …
Cruising Kemah TX to New Orleans (Part 1)
Taken by our friend as we went under the Kemah Bridge heading out We decided to take “Last Affair” off the market and sail her to our current location near …
Cleaning the Bilge and Pumps
Last week I came home to a rather full bilge. When I say full bilge there was about 2 feet of water in there, more than I have ever seen …
Refinishing the Butterfly Hatch
We decided we needed to see a little more progress on the boat given that boat projects have slowed down quite a bit with the grandsquids moving in with us. …
New Dinghy
Deb and I had always thought it would be great to have one of those dinghy’s with a little steering wheel and a bit more comfortable ride. We never really …
Good ole’ Crawfish Boil with our Marina Friends and Neighbors
Today was a great day. Last weekend, Deb and I made salmon for dinner and ate up at the picnic table with the girls (grand-squids). We invited Keith and Debbie …
5 ways to use Butyl tape to keep the water OUT of your boat
See 5 ways of using Butyl Tape to keep water out of your boat through leaking deck hardware, ports, hatches and all the other places that water seems to find …