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Maybe I bit off more than I could chew on this project.  None the less - learning MUST go forward.

   Yesterday I went down to the marina and installed a new VHF..I bought this boat knowing good and well it had many things to be fixed. The electrical system was a nightmare. The wiring was well thought out and neat but damn at the corrosion...I found the battery to be in good condition so after a charge it was ready to go. I ended up rewiring the switch panel. I was amazed to find that after a little work all systems worked. I now have running lights,cabin lights,spreader lights ,VHF and one auxillry...I had one circuit in the panel that was completely destroyed by corrosion.

Hello everywhere,

I`d like to find other sailors, who are interested in daily or weekly short wave contacts. This time I am on the Canary Islands and want to go up to the Azores in June.

+34658331308

hei.ei@web.de

Greetings, denoerder

I wonder if this is a way of beating the 10 Rule.

My daughters website contains more information than could be put on here.

 www.helgasailing.bravehost,com

It has now been two weeks or so since the purchase of my Barberis Show 38 - "Hello Gorgeous". Since the docking at her new moorage at Elliot Bay Marina, there has not been a sail as of yet. Mainly for two reasons:

1. I want to have hands on deck when I take her out the first few times, as I do not have my autopilot yet installed, and getting in and out - its a huge boat and I am a bit intimidated by it. That means that mistakes will be had and there is nothing more foolish than not respecting ones own acknowledgements.

After 2 years of silence from my muse, I was suprised this morning, to hear it's call. Now I know, that I'm at last, past the issues that kept it silent for so long. It's a good feeling, as I prefer to live with hope and optimism, than doubt and worry. And like the rising sun, I can feel it rise within me once again.

This blog will be a continuing saga of the refit of a Columbia 22 that I never meant to buy..It is amazing how some boats just cry out for you. This was the case with this Columbia 22.

   ANY ONE WHO HAS LINK OR INFO ABOUT THESE OLD BOATS PLSE  HELP I'M THINKING ABOUT BUY ONE THX GREGG WARREN

Sometime from January to March the humpbacks arrive in the coastal waters of the Big Island. In less than an hours sail from the mooring we met this whale who put on a quite a show for us that lasted nearly a half of an hour. This was the the first time that I have been so close to the whales, and now I find that I would like to learn more about these creatures.