Drift Away: Go Ahead, Smile

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Go Ahead, Smile

I've been posting about how nice the Spring weather has been here in Connecticut, which no doubt annoyed all our friends back in upstate New York where the weather has been nasty. This is for you, taken this morning...

I know it's hard to see in the pic, but it's lightly snowing. It's also only 35 degrees. In New Jersey, just west of here, some places have gotten several inches already, and it's heading this way. I know it doesn't sound like much to our NY friends, where they measure snow in feet, but here in the metro NY area, a mere six inches can be paralyzing. Businesses close, and all the Caribbean immigrants drive 5 MPH on the interstates.

Several people who follow this blog are "loopers" or are simply cruising on their boats in warmer climes. This is also for you. Yeah, go ahead. Smile. You earned it.

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Gerry EtzoldMarch 23, 2011 at 8:39 AM
Okay ... we're smiling -- big smiles here at Treasure Cay in the Abacos. Beautiful sunny skies, no wind and 77 at 8:30 in the morning.

Gerry and Linda
M/V Monk's Vineyard
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Bob MayoMarch 23, 2011 at 10:03 AM
Thanks.... 3 to 5 inches of snow forecast for this afternoon in Grafton. However, I just returned from a week in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. I'd recommend that as a potential permanent trawler port. I can suggest some good restaurants and where to find their resident "Jimmy Buffett" performing live.
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Drift Away Specs

Drift Away is a 1980 Cheoy Lee 46' LRC (long range cruiser). She has twin 120 HP Ford Lehman diesels, 15 kw and 7.5 kw generators, and carries 800 gallons of fuel and 400 gallons of water. She cruises at 8 knots and has a top speed of 9.5 knots, plenty fast enough for this old sailor.

She is somewhat unique in that the inside helm staion is on the main level, along with the galley and saloon. There is also a helm on the flybridge. The lower level has three staterooms, each with a full head, plus the engine room.

Drift Away sat on the hard for many years before we bought it from an estate. She has suffered considerably from neglect, but we are amazed at all the things that work, like the two Ford Lehmans, and the Naiad stabilizers. There was and is much work to do, but we will return her to ship shape condition. Eventually. As long as it doesn't interfere with having fun.