Author Archives: Bill Kinney

Who are those masked people?

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Bill Kinney

One of the rules in the city of Fort Lauderdale is that when you in an “essential” business, you have to wear a face mask. Since this is Florida, marinas are “essential” so anytime we are out and about in … Continue reading →

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Less than “Super”

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Bill Kinney

It might be the rantings of a curmudgeon, but the world of journalism has decayed dramatically in recent years. (I’d have said “old curmudgeon” but that would be redundant.) Once upon a time, most people bought a newspaper without knowing … Continue reading →

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Lizards!

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Bill Kinney

It’s a bit of a cliche that everything grows in Florida, but it is kind of true. Being a warm, usually damp, semi-tropical climate with lots of bugs, there are a lot of critters that eat bugs, including a wide … Continue reading →

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Flying the Q-Flag

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Bill Kinney

In the traditional sailor’s flag code a plain yellow flag represents the letter “Q” and is flow by a ship entering harbor to show that they are “healthy” and wish to be cleared in to enter the country. We fly … Continue reading →

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Things are busy!

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Bill Kinney

I have finally completed the written description of the window replacement project on Harmonie. Hopefully, the details with help someone else with the same effort! Read all about it here: Harmonie‘s new windows. We have been working with new owners … Continue reading →

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Insurance–Conclusion.

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Bill Kinney

Quite the frustrating ride we have with insurance. I suspect a lot of the issues come from the basic assumptions of the insurance business. It is about spreading risk between a large pool of more or less similar customers. Some … Continue reading →

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Hey! What’s he doing up there?

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Bill Kinney

Another one of our major projects is complete: New rigging for our Harmonie. In the original plan this project was going to be next year when the parts all had their 15th birthday, but needing to shift to a new … Continue reading →

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Washing Day.

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Bill Kinney

I guess this comes under the category of “First World Problems,” but yesterday our laundry machine came to a clanking halt. Checking carefully, we found the drum would turn a few times, then jam. This machine is 25 years old, … Continue reading →

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That Worked Out!

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Bill Kinney

I had alluded to the possibility of us needing to move the boat away from this marina due to infrastructure work that was coming up. For a lot of reasons, that would have been a pain in the butt. Well, … Continue reading →

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More with Insurance…

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Bill Kinney

We are having had soooo much fun with boat insurance. We are learning a lot, and are rapidly weeding out policies based on what we are learning about insurance companies, their policies, and their brokers. Not a lot of what … Continue reading →

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