April 2007
Making a splash at the docks
When we returned from our most recent trip to Bedwell Harbour, we were a little apprehensive about docking the Big Boat for the first time by ourselves. The wind was blowing fairly strongly, even in the harbour, but as we made our approach, things seemed to be going well. Thankfully, Donna Gail, the very large […]
A visitor and a diesel
Marc A few weeks ago, our friend Marc visited us from Vancouver. Now a librarian, Marc once apprenticed as an electrician, and we hoped we could press-gang him into service. As it turned out, he was a great crew member, and we'd be happy to kidnap him have him back any time. We poked at […]
Our first gale
After finally getting the engine up and running, we set out for part of the April long weekend on our first trip by ourselves. As usual, we were hoping to get to Montague Harbour, and as usual, we ended up at Bedwell Harbour. We had some trouble with the placement of our new dinghy, so […]
Diesel Maintenance
We knew when we bought the boat that there was some maintenance that needed to be done on the engine. But, in our haste to use the boat, we put it off. Of course, like all things, that meant that a couple of weeks ago, the engine stalled, right as we were trying to leave […]
Run Aground!
We acquired a fourth boat, or fifth depending on how you want to count them. In addition to Scream, we own Wai Whare, two dinghys and an offshore life raft. The latest arrival is Gone Fission, an 8 foot Walker Bay plastic rowing dinghy with inflatable tubes on the sides and sails! Scream came without […]
Surveys
We hired a surveyor to inspect Scream before we purchased her. We're not experts in boat maintenance and we were enamoured with the boats, so we wanted an objective, expert opinion. We called a number of surveyors. They were recommended to us by our broker, our insurance agent, and by friends. Surveyors supervise repairs paid […]