Tag: boat problems

  • Water Damage on our Yacht

    Water Damage on our Yacht

    After our longer-than-anticipated maiden voyage, we returned to Tom’s family farm and rested for a few days. We hope to complete all major boat projects in two months, but we have to split our week between the boat yard and our shop in central Florida, two hours away. Luckily we have Ogre to travel, live…

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  • Zinful’s Final Haul Out

    Zinful’s Final Haul Out

    Arriving at the DIY Boat Yard After our ~200 nm journey to get our new boat a final haul out, followed by 12 days of anchoring and waiting nearby, we finally got the call to come to the boat yard. Just as we arrived to the boat yard and marina entrance and were about to…

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  • Days 5-16 | Final Voyage of M/Y Zinful

    Days 5-16 | Final Voyage of M/Y Zinful

    What we thought would be our last night on our final voyage with Zinful, turned out to be only night 7 out of 18!!! Wow, we had not seen that coming and we were unprepared for such a long stay. We had made arrangements with a DIY boat yard in Fort Pierce to be hauled…

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  • Day 4 | Final Voyage of M/Y Zinful

    Day 4 | Final Voyage of M/Y Zinful

    Our fourth (and final day!) moving Zinful was our longest day at 50.7 nm, but also our shortest day at 6.5 hours of travel time. Today was wonderful cruising, and without the bridges and hustle of large cities. Almost at the very end of this ~200 nm journey, we encountered boat problems – Tom lost…

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