Pomaika’i is a Hawaiian name for girls meaning lucky, fortunate, blessed. Pomaika’i is pronounced po-mah-ee-kah-ee Why Did You Name Your Boat Pomaika’i? I lived in Hilo, HI for five years and it’s my adopted home. If there were employment there in my industry, I’d still be there. In January 2017 a 50′ trawler hit my first boat (a...
So I’ve been living on the land for the last six weeks at an extended stay hotel while I’m waiting for the transmission repairs to be completed on the Pomaika’i. After a year living aboard a boat, it’s given me a break to sit back and contemplate how much I enjoy living aboard a sail boat. Living Aboard A Boat Is Less Expensive One of the...
Another trip to Fort Myers Beach last week to move the sailboat to Olsen’s yard to have repairs done. BoatTowUS was great with a short trip across the channel to the yard. At first we were hoping that we would only need to replace the transmission cooler, but instead, it is the main seal that is blown. The transmission works if you fill it with fluid, so...
Did a walk in Downtown and South Beach areas of Miami early Saturday morning trying to find some photography shots.
I’m not a big fan of insurance services. I feel people don’t really assess the level of risk vs cost of what they are protecting themselves from in most situations. But one insurance I’ve found really valuable has been the towing service with BoatUS. When working with older project boats, especially close to the purchase date, before you’ve...
I finally sold my sail boat, the Palani last night. Paying two slip fees was a pain every month and just made it feel like I was stuck in limbo. Was a slow process grinding to get the funds to fix the Pomaika’i while having the huge overhead. I’ve scheduled the yard in Ft Myers Beach to haul out the Pomaika’i on the 20th of July (getting me away...
Traveler’s Curse is a story I ran across years ago that I connected very strongly with. Traveler’s Curse “I see. But have you ever heard of the Traveler’s Curse?” “No, what’s that?” “It involves experiences and their value. The more places you see, the more things you find that appeal and attract you. However, none of these places you visit have...
Nice pre-storm sunset picture at Beach Marine, the marina I live at in Jacksonville Beach, FL
Spent a week in Fort Myers Beach on the new boat. Mostly it was just some time to unwind from work but I did get a few tasks done. Figured out the old autopilot system. I’ll probably replace this with a more modern (energy efficient) autopilot from B&G when I upgrade the electronics.Figured out the windlass so anchoring won’t be an issue. Again...
Sitting here at the Fort Myers airport waiting for the flight back to Jacksonville (but via North Carolina for some absurd reason, Jacksonville is the redheaded step child of travel destinations) going over my simple “one day move” of the new sailboat from Port Charlotte to Fort Myers. This write up was supposed to be about sailing from Port Charlotte to...