Pulling one’s car into a parking space is usually pretty simple. Just steer the car between the yellow lines. Two Fish decided to “park” (anchor) in a spot which had no guiding lines; in boat-speak, that means it is uncharted. Instead of depth readings, the chart only contains some Portuguese text that we translated to something about not having gotten around to measuring the depth. The cruising guide write-up was appealing: great views, palm trees, nice water and calm seas. Since our fancy charting system was useless, we relied on […]
Replacing a lost Propellor Zinc
60 second video on changing a zinc on a Max Prop propellor.
Zinc Change from Two Fish on Vimeo.
Everyone wants Two Fish in their photos
Years ago I read about a cruising boat that offered the villagers of the San Blas Islands a ride to a nearby village. The twist to their story was that the villagers brought their dead elder on the boat to be transported and then buried in the village. As New Yorkers, we are trained to avoid contact with people carrying dead bodies. Actually, our ignore RADAR tries to avoid most other humans. One of my goals for the cruise is to exit my comfort zone and […]
The Neophyte Cruiser
(written January 26, 2014) I am still a bit anxious when the breeze “freshens” as our sailing instructor Michael liked to say. So for those of you who consider 20 knots on the nose just the start of a breeze, you live in a different universe from me. There is no typical “day in the life”. Today, it is 6:30am and I am sitting in my pj’s on our deck lounger working on the computer (for those of you who don’t know me, that means I am enjoying myself). The […]
Powerboats – aka Stinkpots
STINKPOTS Motorboats do not have the greatest reputation in the sailing world. It is a bit like cats and dogs. Gail quickly joined the fraternity of sailors on this point. We have suffered our largest and most disruptive waves from passing boats – much more violent than a 40 knot wind. The wind was 4 knots but stinkpots the size of homes were passing our exposed cove at 25 knots. While Gail was cooking dinner, I called the waves. 60 seconds … 30 seconds … 15 […]
Two Fish is hooked by a fishing line
At the end of one of my almost daily swims, I grabbed a scrub brush to clean up Two Fish’s water line. She still had the brown tint of the Rio Plata and some orange by-product from the engine exhaust. The proper technique is to use the paddleboard and our suction cup clamps as a sturdy platform to vigorously scrub the topsides. However, my focus was on goofing around more than on proper boat work. The less efficient technique that I employed was treading water, and swiping at the […]
Photo Tour of the boat
In response to requests from our readers to see more photos of the boat, I have posted a few photos. It did require cleaning the boat and finding internet. Both are tough jobs. My tips for cleaning an Antares are to get on your hands and knees. I use swiffer cloths for the wood and no soap. (Yes, I am shocked that I am sharing cleaning tips, but this is the new Jason. Sorry, no photos.) The second tip is to keep shoes off the […]
Keeping Watch, or, Is Someone Moving my Market?
A while ago, early in the morning, I (Gail) was on my first solo watch. I began thinking about some of my friends back home and started writing an email to tell them what I was doing. Usually, these emails in my head are one-way conversations. This time I wrote it down. When on a passage for multiple days, someone needs to be on watch at all times. This is like today’s world of 24-hour markets where someone always needs to be holding the trading book. But how do you […]
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