Tag: Fort Pierce
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Bottom Paint Prep: Part I
The number one reason we had our boat hauled out was to apply a fresh coat of bottom paint. Boats that are stored in the water typically have a special bottom paint, also referred to as antifouling paint or ablative paint. The bottom paint is applied to the part of the boat’s hull that sits…
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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
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
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…