This says it all

"The distinguishing mark of a yachtsman is that he never, ever, accepts advice from another yachtsman. He has to learn for himself the hard way, by bitter experience, again and again. I think it’s probably Nature’s way of keeping the numbers down, so that the anchorages don’t get too crowded."

spring is closer it's Daytona

just watching the longest Daytona ever.

back to work

had a great visit to Patties house in Naples, we went fishing on 12-31-09 put in Ch0koloskee, FL 20.00 ramp fee wow! stop & did a quick visit with Ronni & Marv in South Carolina, got home 1-3-10 back to work on 1-4-10, back to the grind its cold here & snowy.

almost Christmas

we are going to the outlaws for dinner & Christmas with Brenda's aunt & uncle, working on the 540 in the pole barn, replacing timing chain guides the book says 23 hours it a big job if I sent it to a shop its about $2,400 I am doing it myself its $400.00 I am giving myself a present by saving some money.

at home

watchin the Gators, going to put a new radiator in the wifes car, wishing I was headed south along the icw :(

Ready for Winter

Ruthie is ready to come out of the water its 42 degrees & partly cloudy at least it quit raining. I hope we get a real summer next year.

time to get ready for winter

we have not made it to the boat for two weekends in a row, the weather has been terrible, this Sunday we should make it there to start unloading all the odds & ends that seem to accumulate. This summer it was a cooler than normal, looking for a warmer summer next year.