Tag Archives: Sailboat

Keeping the Water Out

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Bill Kinney

When tied to a dock for an extended period it is really handy to connect the local city water supply to directly to your boat, and bypass the tanks. It is convenient, no running out of water in the middle … Continue reading →

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How Fast Am I Going?

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Bill Kinney

For most landlubbers, most of the time, this is a question that is quite simple, and a variety methods will all give you essentially the same answer. When you are standing on, or rolling over, the ground, the ground is … Continue reading →

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Now this is a fine mess!

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Bill Kinney

We have surely mentioned it before, but the Chesapeake Bay is Ground Zero for Ospreys, aka “fish hawks.” They are far more common here than seagulls. Within site of where Harmonie is docked right now there are at least four … Continue reading →

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Compare and Contrast: The Amel 54 vs. the Super Maramu

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Bill Kinney

After our recent delivery of the Amel 54 we have been asked to give our impressions of the differences between the Amel 54 and her older sister, the 53 foot Super Maramu. We were only aboard the Amel 54 for … Continue reading →

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Landed…

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Bill Kinney

We have made out landfall in Herrington Harbor Marina in Deal, MD, safe and sound and without complication. We had four days of beautiful, fast downwind sailing, and 14 hours of getting paying the piper while we beat upwind into … 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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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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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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