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Cruise of the Ladybug: Pictures From The Delivery Cruise to the South Island
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Cruise of the Ladybug. Monday, January 12, 2015. Pictures From The Delivery Cruise to the South Island. We are comfortably anchored off a mussel farm in Orchard Bay, Forsyth Island. Here are a few pictures from the delivery cruise. Brian, the new owner is featured in the first two. I have a good video from the sail yesterday that I will post on Youtube when I have the bandwidth. Brian practicing climbing the mast unaided. View of Ladybug from old cabin at Orchard Bay, Forsyth Island. Free e-book download...
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Cruise of the Ladybug: Nature Sightings Update
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Cruise of the Ladybug. Thursday, January 8, 2015. Brian asked me to mention some of our nature sightings so far. On the way up from Opua we found ourselves in a current with hundreds of blood red jelly fish - maybe 20 cms in diameter - on which small birds were feeding. We also frightened a sunfish who had to flip to the side to avoid us as we had no time to adjust course. These strange looking rounded fish float in the currents feeding on jelly fish. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Free e-book downl...
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Cruise of the Ladybug: September 2014
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Cruise of the Ladybug. Friday, September 19, 2014. Ladybug II For Sale. Sorry to say that we will be taking a break from cruising for a while. We need to go back to work and want to spend more time with our parents. Ladybug is for sale in New Zealand. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Ladybug II For Sale. Around the World Single-Handed. Best read on an e-reader (PDF version not as well formatted), but you can download Calibre. To read e-pubs on your computer. Sailing blogs we like. Fog Bow near Bartlet Cove.
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Cruise of the Ladybug: Day 2 - Rounded the Three Northern Capes
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Cruise of the Ladybug. Wednesday, January 7, 2015. Day 2 - Rounded the Three Northern Capes. It is dawn on day 2 and we are are beating into a very short period swell, dropping into the shallow sharp wave troughs every few seconds. Not conducive to a relaxed breakfast! Our position at 0630 NZ time is 34 36 S 172 23 E. Wind is about 12 knots SE and we are bouncing along at around 4.5 knots. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Summary of Miles Sailed. Video of Ladybug II Sailing to the South Island. To rea...
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Cruise of the Ladybug: Day 3 Fair Winds and Milder Seas
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Cruise of the Ladybug. Thursday, January 8, 2015. Day 3 Fair Winds and Milder Seas. Rani wrote this morning to say that she was sleeping only 3 hours at a time. I told her that Brian and I could handle the watch schedule out here and to try to get some unbroken sleep. Position at 07:00 NZ time is 36 07 S 172 04 E. We are about 290 miles out from Port Hardy DUrville Island and should be there Monday morning or even sometime on Sunday if the winds hold. Hi Chris and Rani,. July 5, 2015 at 1:01 PM. Free e-b...
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Diesel Engine - Perkins 4-108 - Ramble On
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You’re Gonna Do What? Blowin’ Up the Bank Account. Diesel Engine – Perkins 4-108. You're Gonna Do What? Blowin' Up the Bank Account. Ocelot Cruising the World. Heat exchanger – $350. Engine mount bushings – $50/ea. Custom welded engine bracket – $90. Heli-coil thread inserts – $40. We upgraded the raw water strainer with a new Groco bronze unit, bronze full-flow pipe fittings, and new hoses from the seacock to the engine pump. Each hose also received double AWAB 316 stainless hose clamps. Sea Star Soluti...
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Photo Albums - Tayana 37 - Ramble On
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You’re Gonna Do What? Blowin’ Up the Bank Account. You're Gonna Do What? Blowin' Up the Bank Account. Ocelot Cruising the World. April 2, 2013 at 4:45 pm. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Dinghy and outboard (3). Ports and Hatches (11). Rails and Lifelines (1). To Helm with It. August 31, 2016. August 17, 2016. August 3, 2016. Press f for fullscreen.
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Safety - Ramble On
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You’re Gonna Do What? Blowin’ Up the Bank Account. You're Gonna Do What? Blowin' Up the Bank Account. Ocelot Cruising the World. You can never under estimate the importance of safety on a sailboat. Grab Rails, Lifelines, and Pulpits. Stay tuned for more info…. A man overboard pole is a deployable marker for those instances when someone falls overboard. Our boat didn’t come with one, but we’re planning to get one, just haven’t thought about it yet. Stay tuned…. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. To Helm with It.
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You're Gonna Do What? - Tayana 37 - Ramble On
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You’re Gonna Do What? Blowin’ Up the Bank Account. You’re Gonna Do What? You're Gonna Do What? Blowin' Up the Bank Account. Ocelot Cruising the World. Step one – learn to sail: Check (sort of). Step two – find old boat: Check. Step three – fix old boat: In progress. Step four – live on fixed up old boat while working to save money for this endeavor: TBD. Step five – We’ll cross this bridge when we get to it. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Dinghy and outboard (3). Ports and Hatches (11). To Helm with It.
