Welcome to yet another person's build blog!
I'm a few bricks short of being a bricks and mortar tinyhouse builder.
In fact it's JUST ME so don't expect much progress right now.
September brings back camping weather so check back in a couple of weeks.
Cocoa Village
I know that doesn’t look like a village. We don’t have a camera that works right now. The picture is of the new heat exchanger attached to the recently painted exhaust manifold that I installed on the recently painted engine. The motor started and worked so well that we decided…
Sea cow
They are still around in spite of the cuts caused by boat traffic. We saw this one right next to us in Titusville.
The beach east of here
The beach at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge has some nice waves.
The sky is on fire
A career in signing
Marilyn picked up an extra job pointing to the speed hump. Times are hard here in Titusville.
A-Team builds a golf cart enclosure
We got a good look at this custom enclosure and it seemed to fit like a glove. The loft will remain when they redo the building with new offices and bathrooms.
Titusvillle
This is a pretty good place to break down. Westland Marina is one the only DIY yards in the area. They have two travelifts, a big storage lot and the staff is very friendly and helpful. There is also a canvas loft here that goes by the name of A-Team…
The heat exchanger
Two items that I had worried about before leaving were the heat exchangers and the injector pump. Last summer the heat exchanger for the transmission had corroded through and now the main engine one has done the same. Elfin at Complete Marine Services in Savannah sends them off to a…
Got sick in Georgia
We are in Titusville now after a real trial bringing the boat down from Georgia. Marilyn started feeling sick before we left and then I got real sick. By St. Augustine I had to visit the hospital. Now we are holed up in Titusville waiting on another heat exchanger to…
Some great sunsets on the marsh
Houses of the ICW
Most of these places looked empty and a lot of them had for sale signs posted in the yard.
Georgetown,SC
We made it to Georgetown and hooked up with Kent yesterday. He had shoved off right after Thanksgiving and has gone way farther than most of us imagined. Now he is seasoned and appears to be making very good decisions. A strong front is moving into the area so both…
Snow on deck last night
Tomorrow might be the day to try this winter cruise idea. The next two nights will be in the lower 20’s with 20kts of wind but the Neuse River is the only open body of water. Turning around will be an option for the first few days.
Some kinda cold. (for here)
Of course people in cold climates are going to think this is nothing. Highs in the 40’s and lows around freezing. Big deal. But it is having an effect on departure plans. The batteries couldn’t turn the engine over fast enough to start. The manual suggests a 4D size battery…
Almost ready for the water again.
I sure haven’t been around the internet lately. Sometimes I can sit in a car and answer some emails but most of the time has gone to the boat. The shaft had to be replaced along with the cutlass bearing. A new waterline is painted and all the bottom has…
Savannah to Oriental
There are a few weeks work and a house-sit job waiting back in Oriental. The week in Savannah was during some great weather. This was my first time going into the downtown after dark and I was very impressed. The buildings were beautiful and there is enough outdoor dining to…
On the hard
River Cruise
Jeff, Marilyn and I went floating down the river in a Jon boat powered by a 20hp motor. We stopped on the way upstream to swim in the docile waters of one of the lazy rapids. On the way back we hit a rock in the same previously lazy area…
Lugoff
Driving to Lugoff,SC to visit a blacksmith/farrier friend that has been in Colorado for the past year. Nights have turned cool so camping out is the plan.
Moved to a different server
I had some difficulties moving this site to a new server but things seem to be back to normal. I am going to update the pictures of “Spark” on the for sale page. She has been hauled to do the bottom and is in the storage lot owned by Triton…