Hoses

We're replacing all the head hoses today. These are old, and old sanitary hose eventually gets permeated and smells. We're looking forward to a cleaner boat!

Helm Station

Today I disassembled the instrument pod at the helm station to make way for varnishing. And it looks like I have some work to do to put this "snakes honeymoon" in order!

Helm Station

The Pier

Thank god, the Tiki Bar is open!

Dogs Onboard!

Harley and Ivey, in charge.

Woodwind!

Wednesday Night Races!

Lunch on the Bay

We had a nice cruise down to the West River and lunch at Stan and Joe's with our niece and nephews.

A Day On The Bay

Goodnight Chesapeake!

Picnic Boating

We took some friends out for a picnic on the Magothy River yesterday.
We had some welcome relief from the hot weather and enjoyed an idle
afternoon at anchor.

LEDs

LEDs everywhere! Why bother on a power boat? I like sitting at anchor without the hum of a generator running. It's peaceful, and it saves a little diesel.

After the Storm

After a hot day and an intense thunderstorm, we walked home in cool air and on wet streets.

Whip It

Whip it good!

Heading Home

Sensei makes her way down the Chester River.

Cruising the Chester River

Chestertown

Another beautiful morning… it's cool now, but it's going to be another hot day as the sun climbs up the sky.

Wine Tasting

Friends at Casa Carmen.

Chestertown

Good morning, Chestertown!

Freezer

Our freezer came with an ice maker that wasn't working and it took up half of the freezer space. So, yesterday I removed it and doubled the available freezer storage! Ice cream anyone?

Hailer and Fog Horn

Replaced the hailer today. For some reason there were 3 splices in the
wiring! All fixed now.

Burgee #2

Burgee #2 depicts the 3 moons of Remulak… thanks Mike!

Name Boards

The name boards have been completed and reinstalled. They look great thanks to Jim, the varnish guy!

Seen and Noted

Sensei, leaving the Raftup…

Solstice Raftup!

This year we had Orlando Phillips aboard, cranking out the reggae for the annual Solstice Raftup. The weather was cool and windy, which made for a wet ride down to the West River. The boat handled the conditions well, but at times it felt like we were on a submarine because of the spray coming over the side from a beam sea. It was a good test for the wipers!

The music was great and it was good to hang out with friends.

GB

Here's our new Grand Banks pennant!

New Anchor

Today we replaced our anchor with a Rocna 25 (55 lbs.). The old anchor was a little undersized at 45 lbs. and the Rocna has better characteristics for setting and resetting. We had an experience recently where we dragged about 100 feet, so we're hoping not to repeat that with this new anchor!

Morning

We spent a peaceful evening on a friend's mooring in Weems Creek. After a warm afternoon, it was cool overnight, and the light breeze picked up this morning to about 12 knots.

Weems Creek

It's a warm afternoon on Weems Creek today.

Dinghy Chocks

We successfully installed some new  Hurley dinghy chocks today. The install was pretty easy, just 4 bolts and it's ready to go. Next step will be to fit the dinghy and make sure everything fits. There might be some interference with the swim ladder…