The good, the bad and the ugly
Inspired by our recent blast from the past, I once again scanned through 2.5 years of posts, this time to find the Good, the Bad and the Ugly (so-so) items and projects that we have written about. Let’s start with the Good. The following items, in quasi-chronological order, are things that have lived up to our expectations and we are happy that we invested our time and/or money on. The links will lead you to the post where it was initially written about.
- Offshore Sailing’s Fast Track to Cruising course
- Collins Bay Marina
- TRX
- Rocna anchor and ground tackle
- Fridge baskets
- Stitch-It Awl
- Mustang inflatable PFDs
- Ikea folding dish rack
- PDQ 32
- Canon D10 waterproof camera
- Honda 2000 generator
- West Systems epoxy
- GPSnavx navigation software
- Free boat cards
- Foot ascender
- Climbing gear
- Multimeter
- West Marine Binoculars
- Ray Odor pole spears
- Garmin 546 chartplotter
- Bebi Electronics LED lights
- Bebi Electronics anchor light
- Standard Horizon VHF radio with AIS
- Nesting pots
- Shoe racks for storage
- Necchi Sewing machine
- Synthetic lifelines
- Lewmar electric windlass
- Quick wireless windlass remote
- Link-lite battery monitor
- Scotiabank
- Fridge thermometer
- Mast racks
- HAM radio
- Alfa Wi-Fi amplifier
- Gill foul weather gear
- Lash boards
- SPOT
- West Marine fuel filter
- Rigid Bottom dinghy
- solar panels. Also written about here and here.
- Yamaha 9.9 2-stroke engine
- Fans
- Toaster
- 12 VDC cooler
- Sony stereo
- Fortress anchor
- Katadyn Watermaker
- Catch Phrase game
- Our new dinghy light
Next up, the so-so items.
I’ve noticed that our blog as of late has had way too many words and not enough bikini shots. I think that needs to be addressed! Rebecca’s new pink bikini courtesy of our friend Carl at Conch Republic Bikinis.
Wow – look at all those links I have to go through. This is like taking a class or something! You guys might have enough stuff to write a good book for beginners on how to make the move to sailing, and things to look out for. So many of your posts have been very helpful (or will be when i finally get a boat anyways 🙂 ).
And about that pic.. I think that is what is known as effective advertising! 🙂
A book… what a wonderful idea. Now if only I could free up some time between the volleyball and sundowners.
I think cruising agrees with Rebecca…..I would have thought she would of had a beer gut by now, but was i wrong!! Nice bikini Rebecca!
LOL @ beer gut. Way to workout obsessed for that.
A very helpful post but a little re-organization may be in order, having the words “Next up, the so-so items” followed by a photo of your lovely wife in a bikini may not be wise 😉
I see your point.
Rebecca looks fantastic, but I believe she’s got the bottom part of the bikini on inside-out. See the manufacturer’s tag? Great web site!
hehe… sorry Skip. There are made that way. 🙂
Great post! This will be a great reference for when the house is sold and we can really start getting our boat ready for cruising.
Read today’s post for what to really save your money on!
I’d love to hear more about the Necchi Sewing machine; how its holding up in the marine environment, what you’ve made with it, etc.
Hi Mary
Rebecca has sewn multiple items out of Sunbrella (jerry can covers, bar-b-q and generator covers, sunscreens) and repaired our sails on several occasions. The Sailrite machines “might” be better but they are also significantly more costly and heavy. We are quite happy with the Necchi sewing machine as it has done everything we have wanted it to.