LandfallVoyages

Why do I feel like celebrating the fact that my box traveled nowhere in two weeks?

When we bought our “new” Perkins 4.108 engine, we knew up front that the fuel injection pump was leaking and needed to be rebuilt–that’s why we got a such a good price on the engine. The previous owner had been quoted $1000.00 to have it rebuilt by a marine outfit in the San Francisco Bay […]

Radar

Typically, I drive about 85 MPH on the highways. I know it’s too fast but I don’t drink a lot, womanize, or gamble, so I must exhibit a flaw somewhere. Surprisingly I don’t get many tickets because I have radar. I don’t mean that I have a radar detector, I mean that I have radar. […]

I would rather just go

Once I had to administrate the repairs to a brand new service truck that got hit really hard on the side of the service bed. The service bed was much like a tool box on a truck. The bed was made in Indiana. Since the truck was brand new it was valuable enough to warrant […]

Egg Salad Sandwiches

Olive and egg salad sandwiches are super tasty and really easy to make. INGREDIENTS: • Eggs • Pickles • Mayo • Olives • Dijon Mustard • Red Onion • Relish • Bread • Salt & Pepper   INSTRUCTIONS: Put desired number of eggs in a pot of water and boil for 7 minutes. Dice pickles, […]

How’s the new Perkins looking?

We bought this used and decided to reseal it and replace a few parts. It’s almost done!

Inflated

For $700 I kind of expected an inflatable boat like the first one we ever bought. It was, coincidentally, another Zodiac, however that poor limp thing had been abused and neglected to the point where all of the glue was letting loose of the fabric and the air had free license to move in and […]

Gill Rocks My World

It really was a dark and stormy night, some fourteen years past and I guess it must have been around 2 in the morning when a storm rolled in and engulfed our little anchorage off the oyster shell beach. It was our first winter living aboard our trimaran Night Heron. I slipped out of bed […]

The Uninflatable