S/V Queequeg

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Some shots from our recent shakedown.

Wow! I have really been neglecting my job.

Sorry it's taken so long. We've been through a lot since this blog was updated regularly.

In 2017, hurricane Irma hit us. The boat was spidered in the middle of the canal and we got out of town. Spent a few days in Hudson Florida with friends then two weeks in Kentucky with my sister.

The boat survived, but suffered some damage. It was only in March of last year that we got it all repaired. Then Covid hit.

In 2019 I had eye surgery to repair a macular hole. In September of last year, I was diagnosed with Afib.

One thing after another kept us stuck in Marathon. Now, we are finally getting ready to attempt to finish the loop. We hope to head out by May 1.

During our long layup, we built a new Dodger, bimini and sail pack. We upgraded the wind turbine with the blue blades. We also painted the top sides. .

We have a new dinghy that separates into two halves and nests on the foredeck.

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Check-in/OK message from SPOT Queequeg's SPOT

Device Name: Queequeg's SPOT
Latitude: 24.72233
Longitude: -81.32129
GPS location Date/Time: 03/17/2021 15:08:27 EDT

Message: This is Mike and Bev on Queequeg just letting you know that we're OK. Click to see where we are!

Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://fms.ws/1SikW2/24.72233N/81.32129W

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Social distancing

We just got back from a week of social distancing.
We took Queequeg out for a bit of a shakedown cruise. We sailed out past the 7 Mile Bridge to Little Pine Key.
On the way out, we were running the engine to get through the bridge when we heard a loud pop and water stopped coming out the exhaust. As soon as we passed the bridge we shut it down and sailed, under job alone, to Teakettle Key for repairs. It turned out that we burst a water hose. I was able to make temporary repairs by cutting away the split section.
That was good enough to get us over Little Pine, where we spent a - mostly- relaxing week. Two of the nights the winds were over 20 knots and the waves kicked up a bit, making sleep just about impossible. We worried both nights about the anchor but it held fine.
The rest of the time we spent relaxing, reading, watching quarantine concerts on Facebook and enjoying our adult beverages.
Covid 19 has put a crimp in our plans for the summer. We hoped to finish the loop this year, but it looks unlikely due to so many marina closures on our way.