Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Memorial Day Weekend

It’s Memorial Day, about 100 days before our scheduled Great Loop departure date on Labor Day

Kathleen and I said goodbye to Danielle today, who was visiting from North Carolina, after a delightful week together!

Spring upgrades completed on Dragonfly so far include:

*New (2023) Suzuki 50 HP outboard, from Smitty’s Marine in Lake City, MN
*New lead-acid batteries: Duracell Group 31, 105 amp-hr House and Duracell Group 27, 850 CCA Starting
*50W Renogy flexible solar panel, with 10A charge controller
*Mantus, M1, 13-lb anchor
*Full cockpit enclosure, with windows and screens
*New centerboard line and bottom paint,
*12-gallon gas tank, fuel filter and water separator. 




British Virgin Islands sailing

We took another British Virgin Islands sailing trip with college friends. Returning from 2023 were me, Kathleen, Mick, Sue, John and Katy. N...