Centennial spent all of its prior life on a mooring, which made shore power hook-ups semi-irrelevant. Slips (with power included) are remarkably affordable and convenient at Meinke’s on Lake Erie, so I added shore power. Pretty cheaply, I must add. … Continue reading
Yeah, I think we got it sorted out. What you will need: A big onion. You’ve seen ‘em at the store. Besan (gram- or chickpea-flour). This is what South Asians make Pakora and Bhajis from. Flour. Plain ol’ white flour, … Continue reading
Jo and I went down to Meinke’s on Friday night. We checked out my wiring job (all the lights work correctly!) and sacked out on board. This morning (Saturday) we got up, made breakfast, and motored out onto Lake Erie … Continue reading
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We got the last sail — the main — on today, and we took a crack at hooking up the mast-head lights (won’t know if that worked until we are down there in the dark, but it feels correct). Sailing … Continue reading
There was light wind — and that right on the Centennial’s nose — so I was able to get the Mizzen put on (‘bent’) today. The lazy-jacks seemed to work OK, and the sail cover was easy to get on. … Continue reading
Gives a good idea of scale. This was an iPhone snap; I toned it a little.
As Mark Best tells us, it is every boat-owners dream to get their boat in the water before Labor Day.
And not taking on any water (as far as I can tell). (There’s a boat across the channel, a little powerboat, that has a bilge pump that kicks off every five or ten minutes; Centennial is drier than that, for … Continue reading