Narnia Christmas Lights
We decorated Narnia for Christmas this year for the Emery Cove boat lighting contest. We came in 12th place (yes there were more then 11 other boats!). We won 2 t-shirts.
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Diesel Fuel Polishing Day
Narnia is a Caliber 40 LRC (Long Range Cruiser) and as such she is capable of carrying about 212 gallons of diesel fuel in her 2 tanks. As we spend most of our time sailing, not motoring, we tend to not use a lot of fuel. This becomes an issue…
Narnia finally gets her new dinghy
2020-11-28 16:45:06 Emeryville We purchased Narnia’s dinghy early in 2019 but kept it at home as we never had an occasion to unpack and use it on board. Today we brought the motor and dinghy to Narnia for a test run.
Mounting Narnia’s Dinghy Outboard
We got the outboard mounted on the stem rail using the outboard lifting davit (worked like a charm). Also used the arm to lower the outboard onto the dinghy. Easy, at least at the dock. Motor is a Jonson 15HP 2-stroke.
Here comes the storm
2020-11-08 17:30:11 Emeryville We put the full enclosure canvas on just before the hail and high winds started. Rocking and rolling at the dock. Warm and cozy in the cockpit. Scotty doesn’t even notice.
So Many Zippers
2020-11-08 14:58:50 Emeryville Sunday happenings at Narnia: Lubricating zippers and snaps before we zip on the winter full enclosure (so we can stay dry in the cockpit when it rains)… 20 knot winds at the dock..
Narnia’s Life Raft gets Inspected
Dropped off Narnia’s life raft for inspection, packing and certification. Not too bad of shape for being 15 years old. Had over an hour walk through of the raft and how to use it, etc… We will make another trip to pick it up in a few weeks…
Quick single handed trip around SF bay
Discover’s Day in Hawaii allowed a day off from work to take Narnia for a quick single handed trip around SF bay. Was also an opportunity to try out the new dock bumpers when leaving and docking. They worked great. Weather was sunny and warm.
There’s always something to fix
A little boat maintenance today. Had to drill out and tap a couple of screws for the salt water wash down pump connector.
Taking Narnia’s kayak out for a paddle
Narnia carries both a small kayak and an air floor dinghy to use as general transportation from anchorage to shore. Since it was such a beautiful day, decided to take the kayak out for a paddle.
Working on the Tank Tender
Lunchtime project while telecommuting from Narnia. Needed to repair the Hart Systems Tank Tender system so that we can read water/fuel/waste levels (5 tanks total). System operates via air pressure. Needed to replace 2 valves(stuck open) and the air pump (precaution). Quick and easy repair (< 30 min) and all…
Protecting Narnia at her new dock
Sue and I Installed 40′ of hull hugr dock bumper on the “new” dock in Emeryville over the weekend. Now Narnia won’t get scratched when she leaves and enters the slip. Note that even though we own the dock, the HOA says we are not allowed to screw anything into…
Narnia Covered in Ash
Narnia covered in ash 🙁 . We spent 2 hours scrubbing her down while ash still raining from the sky….
Iceland Closed to Americans. Goodbye 2020 Bucket List.
Ok.. This COVID thing is getting old. Iceland open for travel, but not for Americans. Our bucket list is not going to happen this year. It looks like we can’t get our money back from Iceland Tours, but they will allow us to apply it to future travel. Iceland Air…
July Sail on the Bay
Socially Distant day on Narnia
Checking on Narnia. Shelter in place
Made a quick trip to the bay to check on Narnia at the dock. She’s doing well during “shelter in place/lockdown”, but she really would rather be out sailing ⛵ï¸. Technically we could go sailing in SF Bay as it is not locked down, but the Coast Guard has requested…
Capri Sail
With Covid limiting our travel I decided to take the Capri 18 out for a sail from behind our house.
Well That Didn’t Take Long. Iceland Canceled for April 2020. Maybe October?
COVID is spreading and countries, including the US and Iceland, are closing their borders to travel. Lets hope this clears up soon. We are rescheduling for October 2020. Let’s hope this works.
Change of Plans. China Trip Canceled. Iceland in April instead?
Our bucket list trip to China was canceled this month for obvious reasons as the country goes on lockdown. Iceland, which is also on our bucket list is still open. We are moving a self guided drive around the country to the top of our bucket list. We engaged Iceland…