I have tagged this post as a sport but I really should have categorized it as food. We fish to eat. I would like to catch “dinner for two” sized fish, not relive the “Old Man and the Sea”. We have no clue which end of the rod to use and that made us good victims for the sales guy at Captain Harry’s. Actually he was really helpful and gave us good advice. We met with him for 30 minutes at the Miami boat show. […]
Miami Boat Show 2013
This is the last time we will use the line at the boat show,” we do not have a boat”. This line works great to drive away aggressive salespeople hawking miracle cures for boat problems. While we are on this topic ,I have an idea for a company. First, the company creates a fake boat concern. For example, “Boat are often attacked by Martians with ray guns”. Next, the company will spend time with new boaters (read Two Fish) and create fears of Martians boarding Two […]
AIS – Could not go the easy way
The easy solution for AIS would be to buy the Furuno AIS. But we chose to blaze another trail. Vesper Marine offers a better mousetrap. We added difficulty by ordering the unreleased model. Pros: Looks very cool, has filtering to block non threatening boats filling up the screen, did I mention it looks cool? It also integrates with iPads. Cons: Does not exist. Seems the boys at Vesper have a marketing machine a bit out in front of the production line. Second con […]
Storing Clothes Onboard
So just throw a few T-shirts in a bag and you are ready to live aboard for months at a time? I will need a lifestyle change to prepare for living aboard when it comes to paring down my collection of clothing. (This is being written by Jason – don’t assume clothing reduction is only an issue for women.) I am not much of a clothing guy, but have enjoyed having many of the same items to prevent having to think. 30 French cuff shirts (mostly […]
After Market Modification
Antares owners want the best and thats how they ended up buying this boat. But with that comes a group of owners that are fidgeters and optimizers. Here are some of the after-market items owners have recently added to pimp their rides. No chance for a low rider and blinged rims but similarly cool stuff for boat owners. Digital Thermometer for the fridge to more accurately control the temp of beer. May be a good idea but also may be more stuff to break. Two Fish decided to […]
Sails – the true engine on Two Fish
My sail selection experience is from one design boats where the conversation with the sailmaker is “Can I have a new set of class legal sails please”. There is no choice of size or material since that is dictated by the class rules. But on a cruising cat you can fly anything your heart desires off the mast head from screechers to grand pa’s old underpants. Main Sail 606 sq ft : We added two reefing blocks sewn into the leech of the main to reduce friction […]
Christmas Vacation at the Boat Factory
I joined Gail for her third trip to the factory as we made it into our Christmas vacation. We made this video to share the lesson we got in boat building. After a few minutes you will be a boat builder.
In other sailing news…
Jason, NYC A one week old 45 foot catamaran (Lagoon) went on the wrong side of the reef. I feel sorry for the owner and hope this bad luck never strikes Two Fish. Sobering reminder to pay attention at all times. SAILING RECORD IS BROKEN I was able to meet a sailing star, Giovani Soldini. Giovani has an impressive offshore racing record. I met him in NY before he and his crew raced from NY to San Francisco. He successfully broke the record for […]
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