For Sale - '79 CSY 37' B-Plan

Here are the what's and the have's and some of the when's of the sailboat:


*54 hp Yanmar w/ 44 hours! Installed 2008
*Dual Raycor filters

*240 Watts Solar
*Sunforce wind generator
*Inverter - 2000 watts

*Full Bimini enclosure and dodger - isinglass and shade (2007)
*5 hatches + large "doghouse" hatch refinished - no leaks!
*All ports open/no leaks
*Custom made 2-pc awning for shade
*Original faceboards refinished, gold-leafed, and sealed.

*Lofrans tigress windlass
*Salt water wash down pump
*Vacu-flush toilet and new 36 gallon holding tank (07/2011)
*New rigging and sails - cutter rigged (2007)

*Garmin 3010C GPS
*Garmin radar
*Auto pilot
*Depth, wind, and speed

*Exterior and interior repainted (2010/2011/2012)
*Interior wood including floor refinished (2010/2011) and all cabinet drawers and doors resurfaced
*Temperpedic mattress for pullman berth

*Interior cushions (2008)

*Exterior cushions - closed-cell foam (2010)
*New A/C panel
*Original Marinetics D/C panel - all functioning!
*Rewired 2007

*New water lines 2007
*6 gallon stainless hot water heater (2008)

*2 burner propane stove (2010)
*Large and deep double sink with new faucet and sprayer
*MT80 chest-style Engle refrigerator

*Ex. Large Nav station/desk

It's a very spacious and roomy boat in the interior with a large cockpit...perfect for entertaining or relaxing.
Pull man berth has multiple drawers for storage for personal items and 2 hanging lockers.
Original bunk in salon modified to provide extra counter space on top and a "garage" (for tools, dive gear, fishing gear, etc.) with large drawers and a cover.

It's About Time...

Yes, I know I am way overdue on updating the blog so let's just call it better late than never and move on.


So, we'll start with the new dog: Ranger has become the newest participant in our live-aboard life.  She's become quite the boat dog!  She loves going on dinghy rides and as you can see, she's quite brave...and well balanced! She's been a little shy and slightly skittish around people, but she's slowly adjusting to her new environment and being a family dog. We have to figure that she's never ridden in a car with her head out the window, never been asked to come sleep in the bed, never had a squeaky toy, and certainly never eaten ice cream...which by the way, she is mad for!

 One thing is for certain...she adores her new daddy, and the feeling is quite mutual!

She's a beautiful dog, sleek and svelte, and she's incredibly sweet and affectionate.  It will be interesting to see how she develops now that she has a home.

Got a littler dog and a bigger boat!

 Alright...next big news:  we bought another boat!  It's a 44' Marine Trader, Mark II Cruiser and it's practically palatial! With 2 staterooms with queen sized beds, a bathroom, kitchen, and living room - we are living large!  I love having a living room!

Now it needs some work...it is a 1979 boat after all. It's had some water damage, could use a new coat of paint, and our recent bought of wet weather made it pretty obvious that it leaks like a sieve, but we are up for the challenge.  Jeff has already started work tearing up the teak decks and is revamping the narrow steps into the galley as I type.

Plans are already in the works for a new upstairs enclosure and hard top complete with solar panels and a wind generator.

The washer and dryer have been given away to a good home and shelves for storage have been installed...a much better use of the space. The antiquated TV's, microwave, VCR, and freezer have also been relocated to grateful recipients. I've already picked out the new fridge/freezer/ice-maker combo that is in our near future, and a giant flat screen is in the mail.

So here's a bunch of pics of "Ze SkunK" - the name the trawler came with - and I'll keep you posted with lots more pics of the progress of "DOGONIT"...the name it'll have on it soon enough.  I guess I'll be changing the name on the blog...next time it'll be Life on the M/V DOGONIT, and someone else can start a life on the S/V Thin line.  It is for sale.  Anybody want to buy a really nice sailboat?

Spare Bedroom

Master Bedroom...nice cushy, big bed!

Living Room/Salon [facing forward.]

Kitchen/Galley

Fly Bridge/Upstairs

Back Deck

Inside Driving Station/Side Door

Looking Forward

 

Old School VHF...My favorite for doing the Cruiser's Net!

OK...so one last thing, but certainly not least, we had our first guests on the new boat.  The Chambers', Dammit Janet and Poor Donnie, came for a visit. You may remember them from past blogs...Donnie and Jeff were partners once upon a time ago on the Police Department and Janet was the one who wrote notes all over our stuff on a previous visit. [ See Good Food and Good Company & Panty Gram and a Haircut]

We didn't have the best weather while they were here, and our guest accommodations might have been a little drippy, but we had a great time nonetheless!  We took dinghy rides in the rain, dropped them off on a deserted island, rolled dice, ate a lot of Kale...brought fresh from their garden in Kentucky, listened to some awesome music, drank our livers into submission, and thoroughly enjoyed each others company!

One of the best things we did was Sunday brunch on Little Palm Island...wow! The food was fabulous, the scenery divine, the service impeccable, the champagne ice cold!

The weather...well, we'll go for so-so on that one...but beautiful anyway!

 Miss you guys!

Poor Donnie And Dammit Janet

Much love! ~~>








So, that's all I've got for now.

Until next time!
Everyone take care!

"Ranger" Preview

So, this blog should have been about the fabulous weekend I had for my 44th birthday with a music festival, a phone call from Turkey, and a decadent all-you-can-drink-champagne brunch at Little Palm Island...

             ...But I have breaking news and a video instead!

Jeff is getting a new dog!  Her name is Ranger and she's 4-years old.  She's half Dutch Shepard, which is what Janus was, and half Belgian Malinois.  She only weighs 45 lbs...half of Janus' size so she should be well suited for life on a boat. She's had hundreds of hours of training in handler and home protection and she athletic and agile...as you'll soon see in her video.

We've been assured that she is very social and well adjusted with a great personality...her people at Liberty Dog Camp hate to part with her, but it is what they do for a living!  She'll arrive at the Miami airport on Tuesday, February 5th, and we will be there to pick her up.  Jeff can hardly contain himself and I can't wait either!

Be sure to tune back in for an update of her arrival and lots of pictures!

 [Video courtesy of Liberty Dog Camp. Handler = Colleen Richling]

A Treasure Hunt and Piracy on the High Seas: A Short Lesson in Vocabulary

As we all know, we, here on the S/V Thin Line, live in a desired local which makes us the envy of all our friends and most of our family and makes us pretty content and happy on most days.  But, there is a problem with living in such a tourist destination...the tourists!

Now, I don't mean any of you all.  We love all of our visitors and never tire of showing you all around...you are welcome anytime. [Within reason.]

What irks me during our busier times is the long lines and no parking at the grocery and the additional traffic in this one road town.

More to the point, every now and then you come across that annoyingly rude individual we commonly refer to as a "touron" which is a combination of the words "tourist" and "moron"...the later being the more prevalent quality.

Let me tell you a story to illustrate our new vocabulary word:
Jeff, who we all know is a captain on the Starfish snorkel boat, got a call about a special request for his New Year's Day afternoon run.  A young man wanted to propose to his soon-to-be-intended in an interesting, and memorable way.  He purchased a moderately sized treasure chest and firmly affixed a diamond ring inside with the hopes that a helpful captain would secret the box off to a sandy location at the bottom of the ocean to be found by his unsuspecting, snorkeling girlfriend.  Jeff did so and once back on the boat, kept a vigilant eye on the buried cache.  Our captain was directing the young lovers to the proverbial "X" that marked the treasure spot and everything was going swimmingly...

... until Jeff observed a diver swoop in, open the box, take the ring, and swim away!

[WTH, right?!]

Jeff immediately donned his diving garb and pursued the fleeing thief.  It took a bit of time, but he caught up with the diver before he could make it back to his own chartered dive boat.  After signaling the perpetrator to the surface, Jeff took possession of the misappropriated ring.  The diving touron simply stated that, "people loose stuff around here all the time," and didn't bother to apologize for his horrendous act of piracy.

The ring was then returned to it's rightful owner and the proposal made and excepted.
The young couple didn't let the incident detract from their happiness and with the near-disaster averted, optimistically declared that they now had a story to tell when they arrived home and for years to come about a treasure hunt and piracy on the high seas!

As for our traitorous tourist, there were no reparation or consequences for his act of thoughtless treachery...not even a well-deserved thump on the head - much to Jeff's credit...but I am counting on Karma to catch up with him.

And now, we all understand the meaning of the word "touron."