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We are in the Water!!!!

2/9/2025

 
Our fabulously talented mechanic at Al’s Mobile Marine Service finished our engine rebuild late last week. It was a daunting job of putting the engine, damper plate, transmission, muffler and prop shaft back together. Seeing all of our engine and other parts scattered about our cockpit, awaiting installation, was intimidating. Somehow, all of these pieces needed to find themselves carefully puzzled back together and perfectly aligned. Yikes!! We were very thankful to have a professional on the job!

But it hasn’t been without challenges, of course.

First, the screw holes for our new motor mounts were misaligned. Yikes! Thankfully, the on-site welder a.k.a. Chuck-the-miracle-worker, saved our bacon. Not only did he expertly re-drill proper holes but he dropped his other projects to do it. In 10 minutes, we had perfect motor mounts for Al to install, and for a mere $20 charge by Chuck. He is incredible!

Second, the…ummm, wait a minute…there were no other challenges! Al was able to get all pieces installed and aligned without too many adjustments or obstacles. It took a full four days but he did it. Finally, on Wednesday, the engine test could be done. I held my breath as Mike turned the engine start key for the first time in over 9 months. But I shouldn’t have worried. The engine turned on and purred like a little kitten. She was quiet. She was smooth. She took our breath away. Al was very pleased with all of his tests and retests. There was nothing left to do but smile. We have a working engine again! Check out the video of our test engine run. 

But it is not just our old engine running again. No, Al added modern checks and balances into the system which will make it so much easier to troubleshoot. He also took the time to walk through how to maintain the engine so that it stays pristine. This was the most incredible part for me especially. I was very curious about this engine rebuild and Al eagerly answered all of my questions and patiently taught me some of the tips and tricks to make our maintenance and troubleshooting so much smoother and more thorough. Of course, he did the same for Mike but the incredible part is that he worked through the engine information with me directly. Al was very keen to get me involved. He handed me tools. He asked me my opinions. He answered every single one of my questions as though it was his life’s work that I completely understood. Brilliant and refreshing.
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Old engine parts looking very tired
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So many new parts!!!!
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Our mechanic Al hard at work installing engine parts
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Our pretty new engine!
​The few days that followed were a whirlwind of finalizing tasks so that Wild Horses could be launched. And she was. We were placed in the water yesterday morning and it was a wonderful moment for the whole Wild Horses crew. The next several days will be very busy as we finish prepping the dinghy and boat for life on the water. We plan to start heading south later this week 😊.
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Getting a new boot stripe painted onto Wild Horses
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Victoria helping remove the straps from Wild Horses after we were lifted so we could reinstall our rudder
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Our rudder is ready to be lifted into place
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Our rudder, engine, prop and shaft are installed and now it is time to go in the water
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Lots of cruiser friends watch our launch
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Ah, our view from the waterline
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Our favourite yard kid Joel stands in the wood blocks that used to support Wild Horses
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Our first dinghy trip into the sunset after our engine rebuild. It feels good!
​Now, the whole week wasn’t super easy. Ocean managed to dislocate one of her front toes rushing down the stairs from the boat. She was a week with a splint and is now working through the tenderness of the toe but her limping gets less and less every day. There is never a dull moment on Wild horses! 😉
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Ocean at the vet office after her splint was applied
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Lots of kids welcomed Ocean home from the vet
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Johnathan the yard chief gives Ocean a special get well gift
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Lots of love for Ocean!
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Ocean sports a splint full of well wishes!

The Roller Coaster of Living on a Boat

1/18/2025

 
Real life really happens. Yeah, despite what the 6/49 Lottery ads tell you, there isn’t some crazy magical nirvana-type life that happens when you live on a sailboat. And social media? You are not helping! Yes, we have those fantastic, magical moments. Yes, we do. And they happen day-after-day at times.
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But normally? Most of the time? Yeah, it is regular life. Stuff breaks. Lots of stuff breaks. It rains. It is too windy one day and then not windy enough the next. We bang legs, arms, heads on whatever and barely notice. Oh the bandages we go through!
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Rain rests on our cabin hatch
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Mike fixing things...
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...and fixing things...
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...and, yes, fixing more things!
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Victoria sporting a bandage from a recent head-into-chains-holding-boat-jack stands fiasco!
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Beautiful beaches and sunsets were aplenty at one time! And they will be again!
Just recently, I was chatting with a fellow cruiser in a very crowded laundry room. She asked how we liked living full time on the boat. My response? “Oh my gosh, we love it, love it, love it”. I paused as I thought back to the events of the morning and then quickly added “ish” (meaning “sort of”). It was honest. It was real. It hit the funny bone of every cruiser in that laundry room. They got it. It is a great life, for sure, but it isn’t protected from reality.
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So, what were the events of the morning? It began with trying to accomplish a few items off our to-do list. Simple enough. Mike was in our back cabin, adjacent to our battery display. We are plugged into shore power so our batteries should always be at 100%. That was the expectation as he quickly glanced at the battery display.

But they weren’t. We were somewhere around 85%. Not super low in terms of lithium batteries but, as I said, we are plugged into shore power so anything less than 100% is weird. And curious. And frustrating.

We immediately did a few tests of circuits and wires and it really seemed that our Xantrex battery charger had just decided to die an untimely death. Ugh. We stepped outside to clear our heads. We were wandering around the yard, talking to each other about this crazy battery situation, when a cruiser friend happened by. Mike gave a quick explanation of our charging issue and within half an hour we had a whole bunch of people on Wild Horses, including the yard manager who has the same battery charger as us. There was lots of chatter and various electrical testing tools were pulled out of pockets and bags. Reset buttons were pushed, electrical connections were tested, theories were put forward. The troubleshooting was in full bloom.

But alas, no solution. We even went so far as to get a price quote for a new Victron charging unit which could be delivered within a week (we have a Victron sales dealer as one of our cruiser friends). At the end of the day, the decision was that the charger was dead but we should call Xantrex Client Support first thing the following morning just to leave no stone unturned.
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We went to bed that night feeling very tired. Very tired of things breaking and very tired of our bank account getting a full workout.

The next morning at 9:00am we called Xantrex Customer Support. By 9:02am the issue was resolved.

What?????

It turns out that Mike had inadvertently pushed a button that changed the charging level of our Xantrex to 5 amps. Oops! The level was increased to 30 amps and, yeah, problem solved.
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We both smiled from ear to ear. Then we cancelled our order for that new Victron charger. And Mike promised to wear his glasses for all future button pressing of any kind 😉.
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One of many boat chatter moments where cruisers jump in to solve issues
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The battery display showing our batteries at 100%. Yay!
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Oh, Mike! Those glasses need to stay on!!!!
​And where are we with our engine rebuild and eventual launch? Still waiting unfortunately. But all is fine. We are thinking of getting wheels attached to our hull just so we can still explore the world by sailboat. Hmmmm. 😊
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Wild Horses with wheels? Maybe that is our future!
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Don't worry sunsets in distant locales. We will be with you once again!

Lots of Bling to Ring in 2025!

1/5/2025

 
As we await our engine rebuild, we have been hard at work getting small and large tasks done on Wild Horses.

We arrived at Wild horses in the Fall with a fairly large to-do list, which we have slowly been working through. The list has big tasks, small tasks, some weather or temperature dependent and others are personal-energy dependent. This last bit is huge. We have definitely learned not to take on a task if we are not feeling physically or mentally ready to do it. Not only will we rush through the process, causing mistakes which need correcting, but we just won’t be able to deal with all those little “surprises” that inevitably happen.

“Surprises” happen a lot so, yeah, you really have to have your head in the game.

Over the holidays, one of these scope-creep tasks popped up about our ground tackle but, thankfully, we were ready to tackle it head on. What is ground tackle? This is everything that is used to anchor a boat and on Wild Horses it includes an 88lb Rocna anchor, 250 feet of 5/16 G4 chain spliced onto 190 feet of anchor rode. This is a great set up that has carried us to Grenada and back, even keeping us AND another 47-foot sailboat set in Carriacou during Tropical Storm Bret when that other boat dragged into us at the height of the storm.

Although we love our ground tackle, we knew that it needed a good fresh water cleaning when we arrived at Green Cove Springs Marina in Spring 2024. Our anchor was clean but our chain was beyond salty and dirty and well, yeah, it could tell a story or two about the places it has been 😊. Last Spring, everything was pulled out of the anchor locker and washed thoroughly with fresh water and then a commercial “saltaway” product that is meant to remove all the last nasty bits of salt from everything was applied. The anchor and chain were looking pretty decent when we set them back in the anchor locker for the summer.
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It is what it is! An awesome product for getting rid of salt!
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Our chain at the end of two years in salt water, getting cleaned and revitalized
This Fall, our plan was to remove all the ground tackle from the anchor locker again and flip our chain around so that the unused bits of chain at the end of the 250 feet would be attached to the anchor and the really used end of the 250 feet would get re-spliced onto our rode, waiting for opportunities for deep anchoring.
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But surprise! The heat, condensation, and any remaining salt that hid away in the chain links all did a big number on our gear. Oh, Florida summers, you are some nasty stuff! 
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Oh, what? Is that chain debris clogging up our anchor windlass?
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Lots of chain rust sits at the bottom of our anchor locker
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Wow. Our anchor chain has deteriorated in the last two years in salt water!
​We decided that the best option was to revitalize our gear by giving it a zinc bath. That’s right, our anchor and all 250 feet of chain went off to Metalplate Galvanizing near Jacksonville to get a fresh layer of zinc. This re-galvanization process is an inexpensive way to bring new life to ground tackle and we were thankful for it. One week later, our gear came back shiny and new.
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Our anchor chain and anchor sits in our car trunk, ready to get cleaned.
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Mike waiting at Metalplate Galvanizing for them to pick up our ground tackle
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Oh wow, one week later, Mike is picking up the same anchor and chain looking much shinier!
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Mike getting an assist putting the re-galvanized anchor into our car trunk
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Lots of bling!
​But, surprise! The “dipping” of the chain in zinc meant about eight hours of hammering the chain to loosen the links. Metalplate Galvanizing doesn’t use a tumbler after they dip the chain so each link had to be hammered free of the one beside it. Mike was onto other projects so this task fell on me. It was definitely a good workout! Did I mention we have 250 ft of chain? That is a crazy amount of hammering! But, I cannot deny how shiny and new it all looks. Worth every blister! 
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People couldn't resist helping me with hammering out the chain
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Even our favourite yard kid Joel had to take a swing at it!
​Bling #2 is our new spare anchor. We have carried a 45lb CQR anchor around for awhile but we really felt we needed a good modern anchor (Fortress, Rocna, Spade) as our spare, you know, in case things got really wild 😉! Seriously though, a spare anchor is awesome to have if you happen to find yourself at anchor through a particularly strong storm, or if your primary anchor gets snagged and is not recoverable. We have encountered neither situation to date but, if we did, we feel better launching our brand new FX37 Fortress anchor that is meant to hold a 47 foot boat in strong conditions. We are ready for Mother Nature to bring it on, but, just in case she is listening, we are sending an "all hail to Mother Nature" (please don't bring it on!).
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Our new anchor arrives at the yard
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Mike talks to our friend John on "Key of Sea" about our lovely new Fortress anchor
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Joel and Mike have disassembled our new anchor for storage
​The other bling in our lives over the last week was a fantastic New Years celebration and light show here at Green Cove Springs Marina. The yard chief here had a truckload of fireworks that he had been saving just for this kind of celebration. It was our first experience with a non-city light show and we were amazed on a few levels. First, it was a beautiful show (we were stunned) and, second, it was incredible that it was legal to have such powerful fireworks without a permit (again, we were stunned). Florida is a different place! We were thankful that our yard chief had the experience to properly store, set off and clean up after the show. He did an incredible job keeping everyone entertained and safe 😊.
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Mike helps Joel's sister Lily light a sparkler
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Yikes! Fireworks being lit just feet away from us!
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Check it out! These are local fireworks set off by the yard chief at Green Cove Springs Marina! Amazing!
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That is a lot of spent fireworks cartridges!
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Our gang celebrating at New Years
​Now that we are past the holidays, we are awaiting confirmation as to when our engine rebuild will finally happen. Fingers crossed it is in the next few weeks. It is getting cold here! We need the Bahamas!!
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Mike and Ocean looking forward to being back on the water

Where is Wild Horses as we close out 2024?

12/27/2024

 
Still in northern Florida. Still in the boatyard. Still waiting for our engine work to finally be done.

But we are hopeful, happy and surrounded by great friends. It has been a joyful holiday season for us.

To make it even better, we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel for our engine work. Yay! All of the major components that were removed from the engine by our mechanic have been assessed and are being fixed up and made new, or replaced. Phew! This was the nerve-wracking part for us. Throughout this engine drama, we have been plagued by issues of parts being back ordered, or, even worse, parts that they just don’t make anymore. This is normal in the boating world. Even though Wild Horses is a 2002 boat (she is “old” but not ooooooolllddd), getting parts has been an adventure. Days and weeks have been spent by our mechanic’s office, searching for parts amongst their vendors and, when that failed, we did our own dives into google and Facebook to find all the right parts that will fit our 63D Westerbeke engine.
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This past week, just before Christmas, we got there. Every part of the engine, propellor, transmission and rudder has been reconditioned and is now awaiting reassembly. Plus, everything we need is ordered and should arrive in early January. We don’t have a date for the engine rebuild yet but we are hopeful for mid-January.
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Mike hard at work on the inside of Wild Horses...
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...and on the outside!
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Some days are just hard and the "for sale" sign is contemplated (but not seriously)
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Adjusting to Florida has been, um, a bit of a challenge for some of us
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Although one-third of our crew find it quite comfortable
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And even ready to bravely battle some of those infamous Florida gators!
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Ah, a relaxing moment after a successful day of getting stuff done
To celebrate our success, we decided to take a couple of days away from the boat yard and explore Cocoa Beach, about a two-hour drive south of us. There, we met up with our friend Steve from the boat "Lola". He left the Green Cove Springs Marina boat yard on Lola at the end of November and has been working his way south through the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). He is now positioned at West Palm Beach to do the crossing over to the Bahamas. Unfortunately, the weather has been terrible for anyone trying to make that leap over the Gulf Stream. The Gulf Stream is shallow and has a strong 4 to 5 knot current pushing north. For a good crossing, it is recommended that you have winds less than 15 knots without a northerly component. In the worst conditions, you can get square waves aimed directly at your bow that can be terribly uncomfortable and even dangerous. Add elevated sea heights to that and you definitely have a mix of conditions that will stop even the saltiest of sailors in their tracks.
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The Gulf Stream currents
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Rough waters are no joke!
Cocoa Beach was a fun break filled with great walks, dining on delicious food and we even got to see a Starlink satellite launch from Cape Canaveral at midnight on Dec 22nd. We have seen these before from Titusville when transiting the ICW on our boat, but this time we were super close. Our hotel was a quick one-minute walk from the beach with the best views of the launch site. Fabulous!
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Ocean getting layers of yard dirt removed before our stay at the Cocoa Beach hotel
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An awesome reunion with Steve at the Long Doggers restaurant at Cocoa Beach. Good food and dog friendly!
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Our hotel was a sweet, short walk to the beach
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Enjoying some Cocoa Beach ambiance at our hotel
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The clouds ignite with the Starlink launch at midnight
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No matter where we are, Canada is just a road post away
On the way back to Wild horses, we decided to make a quick stop in at New Smyrna Beach. We heard good things about this Florida coastal town from our good friend Denys (who, incidentally was also the previous owner of Wild Horses so we know he has great taste 😊). Thank you Denys!
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The view of the ICW from New Smyrna Beach
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Enjoying the view of the Atlantic coastline from New Smyrna Beach
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The ocean, a beach, warm days and a cool beer. Good days indeed!
So, as we see 2024 come to a close, we are feeling pretty good. Not only is our engine work on the boat going extremely well, the rest of our boat work is also getting finished at a rapid rate. We are feeling pretty good about our dear Wild Horses.

And, we have met so many new sailing friends. It has been a pleasure to spend the holidays with them. They are all headed to the Bahamas sometime in January so it will be extra rewarding when we get to spend time with them on the water, at the beach and maybe even over dinner and drinks in the Bahamas, as we celebrate our boat successes and travels. 😊
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There is so much to look forward to in 2025! Happy Holidays!
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The gang celebrating the Christmas lights in old St. Augustine
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Yummy pizza at Pizzalley's!
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We love old St. Augustine!
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Une caleche (horse drawn carriage) in old St. Augustine
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St. Augustine loves everything old school but doesn't ignore modern transportation with its celebration of lights
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Soon we hope to be taking Wild Horses down the St. John River past the city of Jacksonville, Florida
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Each sunrise gets us a little bit closer. Yay!

Another Day in Paradise

12/5/2024

 
​It is now December and Northeast Florida is dealing with an early cold spell. Our days peak at 15 degrees Celsius and our nights are dropping to a very chilly 0 degrees. Boats have no insulation and are not air tight so the chilly nights really cool down the hull and the deck. The cold air seeps in through any slight opening and whispers its way across our floorboards, giving them an icy feel. Without our little ceramic space heater and our down duvet, we would be freezing. Not good! I praise our space heater often!
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Our new best friend...our little space heater!
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Mike cooking up some food while staying warm
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A stop at the marina office to say hey to friends and to pick up some Amazon packages
Even though it is very cool (for Florida), we have several things to be thankful for. There has been very little rain and very little wind. This makes it so much easier to be cozy, whether we are in the boat or making those late evening walks to the yard bathroom. Also nice is that the sunny days really heat up everything so we are able to throw off our jackets and toques as we work on the boat.
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And there is lots of work to be done! Our main project, of course, is the boat engine. When the engine was disassembled by our mechanic, that was only the beginning of the real work to be done. Even though most of the parts were ordered over the summer, our engine repair has grown to include the transmission, the muffler and the rudder so a few new parts were required. We are also having existing parts tested, cleaned up and repainted. Other parts, like the prop shaft, are being milled back to true (it had small wear etchings from use over 22 years). There are a lot of phone calls, emails and google searches as we search for parts or services. The good news is that, so far, we have no show stoppers. The bad news is that it is a slooooooooow process.
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Our transmission has now been removed for testing and any required servicing
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The Flex plate for our transmission showing perfect springs...
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...and one definitely damaged spring. Yikes!
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Ocean begging us to spend less time with the engine and more time playing frisbee with her
In between the calls and the emails and the waiting, are we twiddling our thumbs? Hell no! This has been the perfect opportunity to break out our long “to do when we have a spare moment” list.
  • The bottom of the hull is getting sanded to remove the barnacle rings and then we will give it a fresh coat of bottom paint. This is a project we have to work around the weather to get done.
  • The hull and decks are getting waxed and any imperfections are getting fixed up.
  • Our teak toe rails have dried out from the salt and sun, causing them to crack in a few spots. Mike is fixing the cracks and sanding them down to new. And then we are going to give them a fresh moisture bath with Howard’s Sunshield, a wood conditioner and UV Protectant.
  • We are replacing all of our Genoa fairleads (deck hardware) that became fragile from sun and salt over the last few years.
  • We have repaired a few of our stanchions that were slightly bent from a wayward docking in the Dominican Republic.
  • Mike fixed our leaking high pressure overflow valve for our hot water heater. Woo hoo we have hot water! Very important with these chilly nights!
  • The edging around our salon windows had degraded over time so I cleaned and sanded them up to new.
  • I have cleaned the engine block and will be priming and painting it back to its beautiful Westerbeke red colour.
  • We repaired one of our pantry lids that had been lying askew for the last year.
  • We are replacing and repairing our anchor bow roller and getting our anchor guard milled back to true.
  • And we finally found a locksmith who could make us new spare keys for our companionway lock. For some reason, it has a specialty lock and finding someone who could create the required custom keys for us has been a real journey. But we found him! Yay!
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Mike and Victoria suited up to do some sanding of the boat bottom
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Victoria in action
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A shot of the hull with the left side untouched (except by barnacles) and the right side sanded up
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New anchor bow roller on the left and old is on the right. What a difference!
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Ocean's paw has been sore from playing frisbee so she decided (on her own) to put it in a sling
​What else are we doing? Exploring the area and getting in lots of hikes. There are some great state parks and trails around us and it has been a real pleasure to take a break from our dirty dusty boatyard and breathe in the fresh air of the forests and the ocean.
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The sun shining in on a trail at Ravine Gardens State Park
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Ocean and Mike taking a break at Ravine Gardens
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Victoria and Ocean walk a trail at Vaill Point Trail near St. Augustine
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A Gopher Turtle hangs out at Vaill Point Trail. These turtles are exclusively land-based so, these days, we have a lot in common!
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Mike watching a large commercial boat navigating the narrow passage under the Bridge of Lions, St. Augustine.
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A walkway to the beach at Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine
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There it is! The beach! A taste of our future at Anastasia State Park
​And even in the boatyard, the days are not too bad. Of course, it is very satisfying getting lots of boat work done but it is made even better sharing the joys and sorrows of boat work and boat living with our newfound friends in the boat yard. Although we are not where we would have chosen to be in December, we are exactly where we are supposed to be. And that is pretty all right 😊.
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Ah, boat yard friends are truly special. Ocean and 9 year old Joel are besties!
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Wild Horses is ready for Christmas in the boat yard
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We still have water front property that gives us great sunsets...
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...and amazing sun rises. Each day brings new adventures!

Wild Horses is Looking Less and Less Like a Sailboat!

11/21/2024

 
On our way to getting our engine up to snuff, more and more of Wild Horses gets stripped off. It is unnerving but necessary!
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When our Westerbeke engine’s heat exchanger blew last spring, we knew it was going to be the start of something big. Our engine had failed a few times as we headed south to Grenada and it was the cause of much angst for Captain Mike. Every time our engine had to be fired up (arriving or leaving anchorages, no wind, or wind from the wrong direction), he held his breath. Inlets and narrow passages seemed to take years off his life. The stress was very real.

On the contrary, Mike never worries when we are sailing. In fact, that is when he is having the most fun. Strategically playing with the sail trim to get Wild Horses in a strong run while also managing the balance of the boat so that his first mate (me!) is comfortable and happy. He loves it!! Unfortunately, sailing isn’t always possible and the motor needs to be fired up every now and again. Even before our heat exchanger blew, Captain Mike’s main objective for our off season was to feel as confident in Wild Horses when motoring as he does while sailing.

From my vantage point, last Spring, it looked like a tall order. Mike wasn’t entirely sure that he didn’t want to just slap a “for sale” sign on Wild Horses. Yikes!

Then we found Al from Al’s Mobile Marine Service. A straight-talking guy with a jersey coast accent who overflows with knowledge of marine mechanics and all things boat-related. He came well-recommended and, truly, every interaction we have had with him tells us why people love him and his work.

He is doing a bang-up job. All parts of our red Westerbeke engine have been removed and inspected. Parts that test well are being cleaned, serviced and repainted. Parts that fail are being replaced. Every inch of the engine is getting some love.
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Our mechanic Al is an awesome guy!
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Al's work space in the back cabin of Wild Horses
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Buckets of pieces of our engine
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Our bare engine block
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Even the muffler was removed!
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Al loading up his truck with all of our engine parts, ready for servicing!
While we are at it, we had him inspect our propellor and shaft, and also look at replacing our dripless shaft seal (stops water from entering the boat through the stern tube) that sits on the propellor shaft. Getting a new dripless shaft seal isn’t an issue but the propellor shaft was showing some signs of wear. We decided to remove it and get it milled back to perfection. Great! Except, removing the propellor shaft is only possible by first removing the rudder. This is a semi-big job that we could do ourselves (with the help of some awesome friends) and we were happy to do it as it gave us a chance to fully inspect the rudder and to replace the bearings that keep it gracefully steering our boat.
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Al discussing the propellor shaft with Mike and the yard crew chief John
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Mike doing the pre-work of loosening the rudder
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Our boat had to be lifted in order to have the room to remove the rudder and its long shaft
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Our friend Steve worked tirelessly to try to bang out a stubborn pin from the rudder shaft
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John the yard crew chief waiting for the pin to be removed so that the rudder could be removed
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2 hours later the pin is finally out!!
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And the rudder could finally be removed!!
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And our silly Ocean, who took on the job of making everyone smile!
So, that is where we are as of yesterday. We remain high and dry at Green Cove Springs Marina. Our engine is reduced to just its block. Our propellor shaft and rudder have been removed and are lying peacefully on the ground next to our boat. No engine, no rudder, no prop, no sails and no water beneath us. We are stripped bare of steering and propulsion. But, we are headed in the right direction and getting closer and closer to happier times on the water.
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I see a little bit of stress leave Captain Mike’s face every day. Awesome.
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Our rudder
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Our prop shaft
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Our very naked hull!
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And a very happy Captain Mike!

Living in the Boat Yard

11/13/2024

 
Sigh.

I honestly do not know where to begin. Something akin to “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” is probably closest to the mark (sorry, Charles Dickens, I am sure boat yards were not on your mind when you penned those iconic words!).
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We have never “lived” in a boat yard before. We have worked on our boat in boat yards, sometimes for very long days. But we always had a home to go back to where we could have a long hot shower, enjoying all the comforts that let you relax. We also lived for a short time at this very marina, Green Cove Springs, last Spring but that was a whirlwind experience of just patching together some semblance of life on land while also working to exhaustion trying to get Wild Horses ready for her summer in Florida. That Spring, a shower of any temperature and even a tiny bit of air conditioning made us relax after each long day. And there were only 10 days of that before we headed north to ever-present air conditioning and comfort at my brother’s home in Belleville, Ontario.

This go around will be much longer than 10 days. It will very likely be 6 weeks and, depending on how our engine rebuild goes, perhaps even longer. Yikes!
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Don’t get me wrong though. Our boat home is quite comfortable. We have unlimited power and water, and having Starlink means that we have unlimited data for streaming. We have our lights, fridge, freezer, and stove all working. And, Florida’s temperatures are far cooler in Autumn so we don’t crave air conditioning like we did in the Spring. We also have our car and the city of Green Cove Springs as well as Jacksonville and St. Augustine to explore. Each city is super close and well-stocked with everything you could ever need at your fingertips. Wondering how we get Ocean on and off the boat while we are on land? ​Check out this video to see how we do it.   
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The Green Cove Springs Marina Boat Yard
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Trying to figure out store hours in the city of Green Cove Springs
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Touring around old St. Augustine
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Ocean having lunch off the menu at the Barley Republic in old St. Augustine
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The flooding from hurricanes is real around here!
But there are drawbacks. One drawback is that we have to walk to the bathroom when nature calls. Not a tragedy but definitely inconvenient when nature decides to call in the middle of the night. The other drawback is the boat yard itself. It is dirty and dusty. It is loud and there’s junk everywhere. Yes, we have mail delivery, garbage, showers and laundry. The amenities are there but well short of fancy. The garbages  are old oil drums set about the yard. The showers and bathrooms are clean but very rough around the edges. Same thing for the laundry room. And life in the yard requires some acclimatization. There are a mix of boats and a mix of personalities and lifestyle choices. A pristine boat sits beside a semi-derelict boat that has been mostly taken over by stray cats (don't get excited. I mean actual stray cats and not the 80’s band). Discarded gear and work materials can be found around many long-term boats. It is not pretty.
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Being in the boat yard isn't full of pretty flowers and beautifully maintained grounds
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The bathrooms are a little rough but very clean! Besides a shower curtain is just as good as a regular door :)
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Ocean sitting at our bow and overlooking the back of the work yard
A funny thing happens, though, as you settle into Green Cove Springs Marina. You stop looking at the place and you start enjoying the vibe. That vibe? Well, it is a little difficult to explain. It is a little Mad Max in a gated community feel. Green Cove Springs Marina is very special. Of course, “very special” is somewhat open to interpretation, and swings from positive to negative depending on the events of the day.
  • A chili cook-off at high noon on a plus 30 degree Celsius day. Yes, Green Cove Springs Marina is very special.
  • The police stop by for some reason, blocking one of the cars from leaving and engaging in conversations with the marina staff. Yes, Green Cove Springs Marina is very special.
  • One of the long-time “I will never have a dog” residents rescues a starving and aggressive pit bull from the side of the road and rehabilitates him into a sweet, ride-along buddy. Yes, Green Cove Springs Marina is very special.
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Tasting hot chili on a hot day
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Gremlin the rescue dog!
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Watching boats being moved through the yard, from our vantage point high up on Wild Horses
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The Mad Max work truck used by marina yard crew
​There is a real cadence and community in this no-rules DIY yard. Some people live on their boats full time in the yard, others are transients like us (working to launch) and a third group live and work close by and just arrive in the evenings or on weekends to continue work on their fixer upper boat. Everyone is hard working, especially the yard crew and marina staff who keep things moving along quite nicely.
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An aura of respect and gratefulness hangs in the air around here. People tidy communal areas (laundry, showers) when they leave them. There is always a “hello” or “good morning” being thrown about as people pass each other. Tools are readily borrowed and returned, as are extra hands and opinions. And although there is a constant buzz of sanders and work equipment starting as early as 8am, it is quiet as a mouse throughout the yard as soon as dusk sneaks around. Even on weekend evenings, people keep their “sitting around the campfire” chatter and music at a low volume.

Yes, we will be here for a while but it will be time well spent. Wild Horses will have a rebuilt engine and many of our little to-do list items will be done. Even better, we will have spent some quality time getting to know some really fine people. Good days, for sure.
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Ocean getting some love from the marina yard crew
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A favourite activity in the yard is to stand around chatting about another boater's boat projects
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Woodpeckers BBQ is a popular and delicious eatery nearby.
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Mike and some of our fellow boaters having some delicious BBQ at Woodpeckers
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Our good friend Steve has launched his boat Lola. Next stop? The Bahamas!
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Sunrises and sunsets are beautiful no matter where we are!

Returning to Wild Horses

11/3/2024

 
Mike, Ocean and I returned to Florida and our lovely Beneteau 473 “Wild Horses” on Wednesday October 23rd.

Our summer in Canada had been incredible. My brother’s house is situated just north of Belleville, Ontario and it became our base camp for our summer land-life adventures (thank you Michael, for opening your home to us and being the most fabulous brother ever!!!). We were also lucky enough to find an affordable used Nissan Rogue that could get us around town and to visit family and friends. Perfect! For four months our heads and hearts were exactly where they needed to be whether we were in Belleville or Kingston or Toronto or Ottawa or even New Hampshire. We enjoyed every hug, every bit of news, all the fabulous experiences and so many smiles that really warmed our souls. Heck, we even learned that a couple of die-hard dog owners could fall in love with an African Grey parrot (shout out to our “pretty boy” Rafiki, my brother’s awesome pet bird). 
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Lots of visits with friends and family
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Reconnecting with Canadian boat friends
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Meeting brand new family members, like our great-niece Amelia
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The star of our summer - Rafiki the parrot!
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Frost covered the lawn and garden on the day we left to head south
In a nutshell, being able to reconnect with everyone this summer was inspiring. It was a heart wrenching and sad (and frosty!) day when we started our trip south to Florida.

And, we were nervous.
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We had no idea how Wild Horses had fared through the extremely hot Florida summer. Even more worrisome, three hurricanes had crossed Florida this season. It started with Debby (category 1 in early August), then Helene (category 4 in late September) and, of course, Milton, a category 3 hurricane when it hit land. This last hurricane came as close to Wild Horses as I would have ever wanted a hurricane to get. The eye of Milton crossed less than 100 miles south of our boat (by that time it had downgraded to a category 1 hurricane).
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Hurricane Milton heads across Florida (Green Cove Springs Marina is where the white dot is)
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An understated weather report for Green Cove Springs says it will be "very windy" on the day Milton crossed the town. Um, yes, very windy indeed!
Thankfully, our first leg of our trip south was first to go east to New Hampshire to visit our friends Dave and Lisa on Indigo Lady. We had met them and their all-electric catamaran in Luperon, Dominican Republic back in March 2023 and travelled with them extensively all the way to St. Bart’s. There, we said good bye as we continued our journey south to Grenada and they went to St. Kitts. We never would have guessed that, a year and a half later, we would be visiting them on land at their home in New Hampshire. It was a wonderful visit catching up and exactly what we needed to calm our anxiousness about Wild Horses.
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After a quick but fabulous two days in New Hampshire, we continued our trip south to Green Cove Springs Marina in Florida and to our beloved Wild Horses.
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Mike and Lisa stop to chat on a fabulous hike we took in New Hampshire
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New Hampshire is stunning!
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Mike and Dave celebrate a win by the Tennessee Volunteers, our adopted US College football (NCAA) team in honour of Caretta our Tennessee boat friends
And, yes, Wild Horses was fine. Actually, she was almost perfect. Truly, she was exactly as we had left her, sitting on land in the long-term storage yard, hurricane-strapped to steel bolts below ground, stripped bare of gear and sails, and with our dinghy “Ocean Transport” sitting tarped up and strapped down on her bow.

Whew.

We climbed aboard and opened the companionway door. I fully expected a waft of mold to hit my nose and to see remnants of bugs or dried condensation on the floors. But no. Her interior was wonderfully mold-free. There was no water in the bilge and no “boat” smell. Just one dead bug carcass laid alongside the bug traps I had put on the floor. Take that bug! You can’t mess with Wild horses!

Whew.

Our boat was moved to the work yard on the same day. Although we were anxious to get to our system checks, we needed to take care of priority number one which was to get some stairs so Ocean could go up and down the 9 feet to the stern of the boat. Mike was 100% ready to build the stairs, but we got lucky. One of the yard crew wasn’t using their stairs and they were the perfect solution for us. Yes!!
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Hurricane straps hold Wild Horses firmly in place
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Mike is first on Wild Horses and loves what he sees - no mold and no bugs!
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Chatting with Steve from Lola, who we first met in Bimini, Bahamas
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Getting Wild Horses ready to move from Long Term Storage to the Work Yard
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Wild Horses in the Work Yard with our much-needed stairs in place
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Oh boy! That is one dirty boat. We have our work cut out for us!
​Although all was going swimmingly (all system checks passed with flying colours), the boat needed a little tidying up and organizing before we could move aboard. We spent a few more days at our hotel near St. Augustine and then finally moved aboard exactly one week ago.
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Ocean and Cow relaxing at the hotel
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Hotel stays mean take out. We went crazy with a Japanese-Mexican meal...sushi and tex-mex dip. Yum!
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Of course Ocean had to get her share of sushi too!
How long will it take to get Wild Horses ready for the water and a winter of sailing playtime in the Bahamas? Not sure. We have a list of projects and tasks but the big driver of our schedule is our engine rebuild. Last spring our mechanic had estimated that he would need 2 days to tear down our engine and another 7 days to put it back together. In between that time, our fuel injectors need to be sent out for servicing, which he guessed would take 4 weeks. Ugh, that equates to about 6 weeks in the work yard. To add to the pain, the hurricanes have played havoc with our mechanic’s schedule so he has been delayed in starting the work on our engine. He is currently set to arrive on Tuesday November 5th. So, the six-week clock starts ticking on Tuesday.

Hold on Bahamas! We will get there!!
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In the meantime, how are we managing life in a dirty, dusty and noisy work yard in hot old Florida? Check out the next post from Sailing Wild Horses to find out! 

Busy, Busy, Busy!

5/27/2024

 
We finally arrived at Green Cove Springs Marina last Wednesday May 22. This will be the last stop for Wild Horses for several months. We will have the boat hauled out on June 1, prepare her for a hot Florida summer and then leave her be as we drive back to Canada for a much-needed visit with family.

I know what you are thinking – Wild Horses arrived at Green Cove Springs almost a week ago and I am only posting about it now? Yes, yes, yes. It has been a very busy few weeks for us.

Since arriving, we have:
  • secured a rental car for getting around the area (nothing is in walking distance of our marina)
  • booked an offsite climate-controlled storage unit for all of our boat stuff (getting our mattresses, sheets, cushions and off-season clothes into storage will guarantee they remain mildew-free)
  • half-emptied our boat into the storage locker.  Keep in mind, we are doing this by dinghy!
  • found a boat canvas guy to fix our front windshield (which cracked during a recent storm)
  • booked a mechanic to do a thorough once-over of the seals and hoses for our Westerbeke boat engine
  • reserved another rental car for our trip back to Canada in a few weeks
  • did several much-needed loads of laundry
  • managed to stay cool for most of the day in the windless 35-degree Celsius Florida heat (thank you to all the air conditioned stores, lounges and restaurants that welcomed Ocean)

But, let’s back up a bit. I am skipping over the last half of our trip to Green Cove Springs and some of the best parts of the ICW!
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Just over a week ago, we left Titusville and continued our way north. On this part of the ICW (Titusville to St. Augustine), there are very few bridges and even fewer that need to open for us. Not having to call bridge after bridge means that we have more time to look around and soak up the beautiful landscapes that border the ICW. It is a twisty snake-like route that takes us through quiet mangroves (along the Indian River) and in the heart of busy cities (Daytona). And the dolphins. They appear everywhere and all the time, and thankfully so. They offer a wonderful distraction from the constant motoring.  
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One of the few bridges that had to open for us
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Anchored by one of the many Daytona bridges
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Beautiful neighbourhoods line the ICW
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Lovely homes to watch as we motor by
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Dolphins!
​One of our last stops on the ICW before we headed west to Jacksonville was the lovely town-like city of St. Augustine. This is easily our favourite stop on the ICW. Why? It mixes old world charm and a fun downtown vibe. St. Augustine is the oldest city in the United States and it does a great job creating a historic downtown area that embraces tourists. Cobblestone streets, boutiques, distilleries, cafes and tours. There is something for everyone and the best part is that all of it is just a stone’s throw from our boat.
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The captain and his crew are happy to arrive in St. Augustine
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Wild Horses on her mooring near town
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Mike and Ocean walking through historic St. Augustine
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Beautiful streets
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Lots of history
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And even some snakes!
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Ocean gets a new lifejacket at Adventure Pets
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And we get to enjoy some "pour your own brew" for 0.44 cents an ounce!
Oh, wait, did I mention dog-friendly? Ocean was welcomed everywhere in St. Augustine. The three of us shopped together, walked everywhere together, did a rum tasting together (um, well, Ocean was there but not actually doing the rum tasting. She is underage!). And, of course, we dined together. The best was the Barley Republic Restaurant where we could actually order a meal for her off the menu. Plus, she was offered the best seat in the house, right beside the Hostess Table so that everyone could greet her as they arrived at the restaurant. So much fun!
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We stayed four glorious days at St. Augustine and, truly, it was tough to leave. Our only solace was knowing that we would be able to visit again next fall on our way south to the Bahamas. Now, however, we had to keep moving.
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A distillery in historic St. Augustine that offers free shots...
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...and allows dogs! We have found a match!
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Ocean gets treats instead of rum!
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The Barley Republic
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Ordering off the menu for Ocean
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A yummy puppy meal was served!
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It was gone in 60 seconds!
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Meeting people at the hostess table
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Everyone wanted to meet Ocean!
Our last night on the ICW was spent at Sisters Creek, which is just a little northeast of Jacksonville. In the morning, we started down the St. Johns River. This is a busy waterway for cargo ships and we did see a few as we made our way, first, to Jacksonville, and then onward to Green Cove Springs. The weather was lovely, making the trip an easy one for us. Until we got to Green Cove Springs. Yeesh. The wind picked up just as we tried to grab one of the mooring balls in front of the marina. Big wind coupled with a mooring ball attachment that just wouldn’t budge, well, we lost a boat hook, one of our headphones that we use for anchoring and I have a lovely collection of bruises on my arm. 100% yeesh.

Anchoring Wild Horses went much, much better 😊.
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So, there we are. Anchored and preparing Wild Horses for our haul out. It is a super busy time for us, made even more challenging with the high heat and having to use the dinghy to shuttle our gear off the boat. After we haul the boat out on June 1, we will have another week of cleaning up the boat and having it ready for a long summer of Florida heat. We have several busy, hot, and challenging days ahead but we are buoyed by the reward of seeing all our family and friends back in Canada in just a few weeks. Bliss 😊!
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The beautiful boardwalk at Sisters Creek
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Good morning Sisters Creek!
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Jacksonville is in our sights
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Getting the Main Street bridge to lift for us!
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No pictures of our mooring ball fiasco. Just know that it was frustrating!
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But every new day gives us a fresh start and a fresh perspective. We are ready for the challenge!
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Who ordered a side of “drama” on the ICW?

5/14/2024

 
I will admit that when we decided to make the return trip to the US, I said “whew”. In terms of travel, all I could think about was how we would get some great sailing in the Bahamas and then we would plan a comfortable Gulf Stream Crossing, followed by a few weeks of easy motoring in the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AICW). I felt we had earned a bit of an easy run, motoring along and enjoying the inner coastal sights, including the bottlenose dolphins that frequent the ICW in Florida. 
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A sure sign that you are in the ICW are these green (and red) markers!
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Bottlenose dolphins at play in our anchorage
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Back in the USA and eating like kings. These were our first nachos (for Cinco De Mayo) in over a year!
Great sailing in the Bahamas? Check. A comfortable Gulf Stream Crossing? Check. Easy motoring in the ICW? Yes but…

Then we went aground.

Ugh.

No, we didn’t exactly go aground in the ICW but turning off the ICW (and the “Bob423” navigation tracks we follow religiously). We went aground trying out a new anchorage in Jensen Beach, which was the first anchorage for us after leaving Lake Worth. Reviews of the anchorage in Navionics were split between “This is a lovely anchorage” and “Don’t anchor here. Charts are wrong!”. So why try an anchorage with this kind of review? It was a good staging anchorage for us and had easy shore access for Ocean. We rationalized that we would approach the anchorage slowly, while carefully watching our depths and we would bail out if anything looked to “skinny” for our 1.7 metre draft. Well, it didn’t quite work out like that. The depths went from 2.5 metres to 1 metre in mere seconds. And the charts were extremely wrong. We went aground right on a sounding showing that the depth should be 2.4 metres. For those new to charts, “soundings” are actual depth measurements taken at low tide. Soundings are generally pretty accurate except for two reasons: The first is at low-low tide (when the tide might go lower than normal due to a full moon or a new moon). The second? Shoaling. Ah, we have a winner. Jensen Beach is adjacent to the St. Lucie inlet which moves the sandy bottom around with each tidal change coming and going from the Atlantic Ocean. Shoaling. Oops.
Okay, now we are aground. Out come the tactics. We first try to rev the engine (64 horsepower Westerbeke) in order to maneuver our way out. Nope. Next, knowing that we have a strong westerly wind, out come both sails. The hope is to have Wild Horses leaned enough to one side to release her keel and float off. Nope. Okay, could we perhaps wait for high tide and let the flooding waters lift her keel? Well, that would be several more hours.
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The only answer was to call for a tow. Thankfully, we bought insurance for this. We have a membership to Tow Boat US. We went aground at 3:45pm, tried our own tactics until 4:15pm, then I made the call to Tow Boat US. The Tow Boat operator was at our boat in 20 minutes and had us unstuck 10 minutes after that. But that’s not all! He then escorted us through the shallow waters to a nearby mooring field. He only left the scene once we were attached to the mooring ball. By 5:15pm, we were enjoying cocktails in our cockpit. So how much did all of this cost us? The annual insurance to Tow Boat US is $250 CAD. That’s it. No additional cost for the on-site towing or escort to the mooring ball. There are no exclusions, excessive questions or delays. Just awesome service from an awesome company. Best money we ever spent on insurance. For me, I would never do the ICW without Tow Boat US. Ever.
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A view of our anchorage in Navionics. We went aground on the 2.4 mark.
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Shoaling in the ICW. Check out the beige bits of water. That's sand!
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Sails are coming out, trying to lean the boat and lift our keel
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Tow Boat US to the rescue!
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The Tow Boat Captain chats with Mike about what we want to do
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Ocean watches while we are being towed out of the shoal
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Whew! Attached to a mooring ball in slightly deeper water.
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Good bye and thank you Tow Boat US!
The next morning, we moved along to Vero Beach and spent 6 wonderful days at anchor, enjoying great food, shopping, the nearby dog park, and chatting with our fellow cruisers. It was a great stop to rest and relax.
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Easy dinghy parking near the dog park
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A Florida dog park needs lots of accessible water for the pups!
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We were also a sort walk to the local library
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Ocean's first squirrel sighting in a year and a half!
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The ICW doesn't have the cleanest water. After six days at Vero Beach we had a very dirty stern that attracted a local crab.
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Pizza pick up in the dinghy!
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Cheers to Vero Beach!
By last Monday (May 13), we were on the move again. First to Eau Gallie for a night and then to Titusville. But what is the fun of motoring along in good weather? No, about half an hour from our planned anchorage in Titusville (beside the Max Brewer bridge), the weather alerts sounded off on our phones. A squall was making its way across central Florida and we were right in its track.
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Within 15 minutes, the sky darkened to a menacing grey and the winds started to amp up. Mike immediately made the call that Wild Horses needed to turn around and go south. We were minutes from our anchorage but also minutes from the bridge. If the wind increased any more, we could be in danger of hitting the bridge. Turning around was the right call. We motored back on our tracks, into a part of the ICW where there was no traffic, no bridges and enough space to allow us to maneuver without going aground.

The wind hit 45 knots. We were leaned over hard, with salty waves slamming our starboard side. Heavy rain meant that we had to rely entirely on our instruments. Wild Horses and Mike are a well-oiled machine and they handled the conditions beautifully. Our only concern was the lightning. One wayward bolt hitting Wild Horses would not just mean that our electronics would be disabled but our engine as well. I believe a few prayers may have been uttered during the ordeal.

A half hour later, it was all over. The lightning tracked east, away from us. The rain stopped and the wind died. We motored to our anchorage with calm seas. The only sign of our harrowing time fighting the squall were our frayed nerves and shaky legs. That was just a few hours ago.

Tonight, we will have a nice dinner, sleep well and then be up, bright and early, ready to move along to Daytona Beach. Hmmmm, I wonder what adventure the ICW will hand to us tomorrow….? 😉.
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Going under our last bridge before the squall hit
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Blinding rain!
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Mike keeping his eyes on the chartplotter to navigate us through the squall
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Victoria getting the anchor down. Whew! We are safe!
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All the dramatic rain and lightning really takes it out of a girl!
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It takes more than a squall to wipe the smiles off these sailors!
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Good night ICW! Can't wait to see what you are cooking up for tomorrow.
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