Foggy morning

Cupcake and crew are still living aboard in Freeport harbor. Having one foot on the water and the other on land (metaphorically speaking) is a bit challenging. It can be tough getting showered and dressed in a suit in time for court in the mornings, but strangely, nobody seems inclined to show me any sympathy.

To be fair, it is pretty excellent living on a boat anywhere.

This morning we woke up to a beautiful calm foggy day.

It is lovely living on the water. The boats, the birds, the fish, the scenery are all magnificent here in Maine. We’ve managed to get off the mooring and sail each weekend. Last weekend, in fact, we were out in gustier winds than we have seen for the past year.

Twenty-five knots of wind is one thing when it’s a steady trade wind, but when the weather is squally inshore winds it can make for a much more challenging sail. We met up with our buddies on Econo Win at lovely Long Cove in Harpswell last weekend. On the way there we only experienced a near broach (well, not that near) and a couple of thunderstorms. Econo Win got hail and lashing rain (they also claim sleet, but come on…)

In the maintenance world, I replaced the leaking Westerbeke coolant overflow tank with a design of my own. It’s cheaper ($8 instead of $30) and it probably won’t crack in a year like the last one. I used a bike water bottle and cage. Pretty pleased with the results, but I have no illusions…it’ll leak eventually.

Although it looks like the bottle holds a sports drink, don’t be fooled. It is coolant for the engine.