I turned the boat into the wind and set the tiller tamer to hold course. As I stood up, I noticed I was slightly off the wind, so I moved the tiller ever-so-slightly. I heard a small “pop” and watched as the line holding the tiller fell away into the cockpit.
Tag Archives: Boat Dogs
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Fashionable Boat Dog
The thing is….she can’t swim.
I learned that shortly after I adopted her. I was kayaking and when I left the shore she tried following me, but promptly began sinking.
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Well that was a fun sail
First thing I did when I opened the boat today was check the bilge. Not bad with only about 2 inches of water considering we’ve had some pretty good rain over the past several weeks. I did notice, however, that my ever-elusive v-berth leak is not completely gone.
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Well, I thought it was too windy
If only the wind had been straight on the bow… It was coming in slightly off the port side so I was being pushed at an angle, not straight out. Before I could get the tiller and the motor in sync my starboard quarter was rubbing the slip side.
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Wishing for wind, not wasps
While all this was happening, I decided to do some cleaning up in the cabin and was buzzed several times by a mud dauber wasp. Although these wasps look VERY menacing, I know from experience they’re not aggressive at all and usually won’t bother me, I didn’t want it on the boat.
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Pets on Board?
I have a Jack Russell Terrier mix, Karma. She’s a small dog, so she obviously won’t take up too much space. I’ve had her on road trips before and she got a little