During our hiatus, Maerin underwent some maintenance, refit and some upgrades of some systems. The maintenance on a cruising vessel is never ending; as the old saw goes, cruising is repairing the boat in exotic places. Since we planned the time away from cruising, we wanted to take advantage of not living on the boat […]
Tropical Storm “Irene” passes through
Aug 28th 2011Life aboard & Location & Northbound '11
“The worst hurricane to hit the eastern seaboard in many decades” So, all the hype about this monstrous hurricane prompted us to prep for a storm, always prudent to prepare for the worst. Our slip neighbors across the pier had arrangements made to pull their boat anyway, so we occupied their slip, the same one […]
