Monthly Archives: May 2012

May 31, 2012: Trip to the Doctor

Today’s trip was one more for convenience than requirement, as time spent on the Rose sometimes has to be divided between use or maintenance.  The generator, still ailing from the last trip out (see http://edickent.com/boatblog/?p=253 for reference), was one of … Continue reading

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May 25, 2012: Memorial Day(s) Weekend

Planning for the “big weekend” was actually pretty-minimal; no big plans to go anywhere, no big plans to meet anyone, no big plans to stock-up on filet or lobster… just a carefree trip wherever the currents wanted to take the … Continue reading

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Installing Kayak Mounts

May 26, 2012… While most people have dinks, dinghies, ribs, inflatables or whatever they wish to call them, along with their associated davits, winches, tow-bars (or garages, for those fortunate enough to own such a boat) for managing them, a … Continue reading

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May 13, 2012: Family Time

With the grandparents still in town, plans had been made for a follow-up to the previous day’s Baltimore run far in advance of any weather forecast, usually a sure-killer of any event planning. However, the cosmic-alignment of all factors boating … Continue reading

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May 12, 2012: Baltimore or Bust

Sometimes weeks of preparation and planning for a boating weekend never seems to work out, whether it be the fault of mechanical or supplies or weather or simply scheduling conflicts… fortunately, this wasn’t one of those weekends! This was one … Continue reading

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