Category Archives: Underway

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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A LONG List

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Bill Kinney

You haven’t seen a lot of postings here from us for the past several weeks. We have been BUSY. This has been the most intense (and expensive!) maintenance and project stopover we have yet had on Harmonie. She is getting … Continue reading →

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Insurance Examples

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Bill Kinney

A few days ago we started seriously searching for a new insurance policy because our old underwriters have quit the business. We are shopping with nine different insurance companies and been learning a lot. Reading through policy language is tedious, … Continue reading →

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Keeping the engine ticking

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Bill Kinney

We arrived here in Fort Lauderdale knowing we needed either a new or rebuilt transmission. That was as expected. Getting a new one was the cost effective thing to do. Of course, it’s a boat, so there is ALWAYS something … Continue reading →

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Everybody Hates Insurance Companies…

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Bill Kinney

We have had the same insurance brand for as long as we have owned Harmonie. Up until a few days ago, all was well. We sent them money and they… well… they took it promptly and efficiently. If you have … Continue reading →

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Back in the Water Again!

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Bill Kinney

On a rainy morning the day before Christmas Eve, we got the Christmas present we were really wanting, and Harmonie was picked up and dropped back in the water.  We are not yet finished with the projects, by any means, … Continue reading →

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