That's when I first decided to live aboard a boat.
I hired a USCG captain to help me bring my new-to-me 1988 Bayliner 3818 up the Intracostal Waterway from California MD to Jersey City.
On our way... So beautiful, flights of small ducks to see us off at 7;30. Went from 30 degrees everything covered in frost to around 60. Full sun except for an hour long spell of overcast.
Wahoo! The Chesapeake has pelicans!!!I associate them with Florida, we don't have them in New England. The water was like glass, seeing them, somehow it feels like more of an adventure. Saw a few freighters and a ship stacked high with containers too, .not too many pleasure boats out, a few families in small boats trolling. Much of the time had the Cheasapeake to ourselves. Pretty amazing.
Short running day. Checking the (newly purchased) gas generator before getting under way, I learned the difference between a "RV 30 amp plug", and a 30 amp locking plug. So I wanted to make a cable stub and test the set-up before it got too late to go to a marina for the night
It is not a permanent solution, as it is not corrosion resistant. Over the winter I hope to build up a solar system to replace the block of rust in the engine room.
The weather has turned for today. Still warmish but low overcast and raining. Visibility not bad, a couple of miles at least.
One note that I'm sure surprises no-one... Wow, is this boat loud! The water slapping against the chines is - impressive to say the least. Pretty impressive range of motion, too, for last night's water conditions. I don't think my 18' outrage moved as much.
Somehow I thought it would be less. Ah well, I dropped my college physics major a very long time ago.😂
I hired a USCG captain to help me bring my new-to-me 1988 Bayliner 3818 up the Intracostal Waterway from California MD to Jersey City.
On our way... So beautiful, flights of small ducks to see us off at 7;30. Went from 30 degrees everything covered in frost to around 60. Full sun except for an hour long spell of overcast.
Wahoo! The Chesapeake has pelicans!!!I associate them with Florida, we don't have them in New England. The water was like glass, seeing them, somehow it feels like more of an adventure. Saw a few freighters and a ship stacked high with containers too, .not too many pleasure boats out, a few families in small boats trolling. Much of the time had the Cheasapeake to ourselves. Pretty amazing.
Short running day. Checking the (newly purchased) gas generator before getting under way, I learned the difference between a "RV 30 amp plug", and a 30 amp locking plug. So I wanted to make a cable stub and test the set-up before it got too late to go to a marina for the night
It is not a permanent solution, as it is not corrosion resistant. Over the winter I hope to build up a solar system to replace the block of rust in the engine room.
The weather has turned for today. Still warmish but low overcast and raining. Visibility not bad, a couple of miles at least.
One note that I'm sure surprises no-one... Wow, is this boat loud! The water slapping against the chines is - impressive to say the least. Pretty impressive range of motion, too, for last night's water conditions. I don't think my 18' outrage moved as much.
Somehow I thought it would be less. Ah well, I dropped my college physics major a very long time ago.😂
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