26 Aug Harbor East Marina (Downtown Balto)

09 Aug Slow & Steady….Adding Miles

Our old 2,500 nautical mile pennant has served her time...

28 Jul Mango & Ellie

23 Jul The Summer to Learn my Water Maker & Its Media Filter

Ophelia came equipped to me with an AquaMatic 900 GPD Watermaker.  I made a goal for this summer to learn how to run and troubleshoot the system.  It is a somewhat complex system (at least to me), with 8 various filters, a Media (sand) filter...

26 Apr Beautiful & Cold Cruise to Swan Creek

We had a great short run from Baltimore into Swan Creek, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.  We tied up at the docks of our favorite marina, Haven Harbour, in Rock Hall.   It was cold and the following day would be blustery at 20KTS NNW, with...

19 Apr Spring Commissioning Cruise

While its still cold on the Chesapeake, it is great to be back out on the water, after 5-months in storage. We spent 4 days biking the B & A trail, while working to get the boat dialed-in, on a mooring ball in Annapolis.  We...

09 Apr SPLASH TIME AFTER 5-MONTH WINTER STORAGE

APRIL 8th is a Big day!  Ophelia is finally getting put back in the water, after a long 5-months of being in winter storage.  She is dirty, and much improved!  Lots of great projects happened and a few are just getting buttoned up in time...

15 Mar ABT Bow Thruster Seal Replacement

My ABT Bow Thruster (Model 10-Trac, 24VDc, 10-HP) is an important piece of gear for helping me safely dock & undock Ophelia during high wind or situations with cross-current.  Ophelia has both an ABT bow thruster and a Side-Power stern thruster.  We modified the older...

03 Nov Starting Ophelia’s Winter Work Early This Year

We had a great season on the boat & it was a great tool for family time, exploring and having fun, during Covid;  Unfortunately, the season has begun winding down for me and it is now time to get many jobs started, both big and...