tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post3910396020776139757..comments2024-01-28T05:20:01.172-08:00Comments on The Cynical Sailor & His Salty Sidekick: Heading Off To The Bahamas, Annoying Questions & The Importance Of BicepsThe Cynical Sailorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-72232733675776787752016-12-23T20:27:41.983-08:002016-12-23T20:27:41.983-08:00It was probably the Rapa Nui Reef Project.
http:/...It was probably the Rapa Nui Reef Project. <br />http://www.wptv.com/news/region-martin-county/stuart/rapa-nui-artificial-reef-reef-on-its-way-to-deerfield<br />Handmade Jewelry Havenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410753550148112360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-62240393122122305502015-06-24T05:50:26.992-07:002015-06-24T05:50:26.992-07:00I had to do a double take when I saw them. Quite u...I had to do a double take when I saw them. Quite unexpected on the St Lucie Canal!The Cynical Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-58877118564887841272015-06-23T11:20:52.157-07:002015-06-23T11:20:52.157-07:00That's really random that they have copies of ...That's really random that they have copies of moais from Easter Island, funny!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-28177695545602000202015-06-16T04:44:35.862-07:002015-06-16T04:44:35.862-07:00Oh, it's certainly doable. It just isn't a...Oh, it's certainly doable. It just isn't a lot of fun to pull up a 44lb anchor that's well set and 40-50' of chain, especially when you're going against wind and sometimes current. We were looking forward to having our new-to-us windlass and testing it out on our shakedown cruise, so it was a disappointment when it broke straight off.The Cynical Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-40675106649772055742015-06-15T19:41:15.356-07:002015-06-15T19:41:15.356-07:00Florida, Bahamas? you're in the land of shall...Florida, Bahamas? you're in the land of shallow anchorages.<br />And if even that is too much for you, then use your secondary anchor that's probably (.... I'm guessing here) 30 ft at most of chain with nylon after that.<br /><br />Who can't lift up an anchor from 12 feet of water?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-15873956115219261562015-06-15T10:18:25.409-07:002015-06-15T10:18:25.409-07:00Isn't that funny - it seemed so much easier to...Isn't that funny - it seemed so much easier to pick up a mooring ball than try out our new ground tackle for the first time on this boat. I managed to pick it up okay at Sunset Bay. We ended up picking up another mooring ball while we were in the Bahamas and Scott didn't realize he had left the boat going astern so it was a real struggle for me to try to haul it up while the boat was going backwards. You can be sure I'll remind him of this often :-) <br /><br />Good luck with picking one up in Boot Harbor. The nice thing about mooring balls is if you miss it the first time, you can always go around and try again (and again). The Cynical Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-7839407885509204752015-06-15T10:07:18.792-07:002015-06-15T10:07:18.792-07:00I love that you took a mooring because you've ...I love that you took a mooring because you've never anchored before. We always anchor because we don't know how to pick up a mooring! <br /><br />Maybe that's going to change this afternoon though...I think we're going to try out the Boot Key Harbor mooring field in Marathon...wish us luck!Bohttp://www.sailingba.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-75392094021348704402015-06-15T05:45:33.632-07:002015-06-15T05:45:33.632-07:00We did have fenders on the boat and I had a boat h...We did have fenders on the boat and I had a boat hook handy to push off the wall if we drifted towards it. It was weird to see all the water gushing in and out and how much force from the water there was inside the lock. The Cynical Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-54046034221508273122015-06-15T03:20:44.590-07:002015-06-15T03:20:44.590-07:00Congrats on getting out. Reading your description ...Congrats on getting out. Reading your description of the locks, they suddenly don't seem as cool as I always thought they were. Can you use fenders? Rhonda Albomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455873487349816911noreply@blogger.com