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Bright Yellow and Green
Our bright yellow dinghy is now a plug-in hybrid! While it lacks the sophisticated control system of a modern hybrid automobile (switching from electric to fossil fuel motors involves physically swap… more →
Log of the Sailing Vessel Cindy's Island
Bright Yellow and Green
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cindysisland wrote 8 months ago: Our bright yellow dinghy is now a plug-in hybrid! While it lacks the sophisticated control system o … more →
Small Victories
cindysisland wrote 8 months ago: In the midst of the bigger, ongoing projects (and the copious distractions of land based living), Gr … more →
The Great Battery Refit
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cindysisland wrote 1 year ago: Over the course of the Spring, we noticed that our batteries were holding less and less of a charge. … more →
Bug and Rain Proof Windscoop
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cindysisland wrote 1 year ago: Front of windscoop (with Gray) This hurricane season, our highest priority canvas project was a wind … more →
Bug Screens
cindysisland wrote 1 year ago: The new companionway screen in place Before leaving Florida, we gathered the materials to make scree … more →
Winch Covers
cindysisland wrote 1 year ago: One of Cindy's Island's new winch covers While winch covers can extend the life of a winch b … more →
Nassau Propane Adventure
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cindysisland wrote 1 year ago: While in Highborne Cay, we discovered the propane line running from the tank to the regulator had cr … more →
Boat Project: Gray Versus the Autopilot
cindysisland wrote 1 year ago: Our autopilot started acting up again in Spanish Wells, so Gray decided it was time to take serious … more →
Solutions!
cindysisland wrote 1 year ago: The macerator installation is a success! A macerator is a pump with a grinding blade inside. It pu … more →
What Fresh Hell is This?
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cindysisland wrote 1 year ago: Let’s see, what broke first? The gear shift lever and the autopilot were pretty marginal. An … more →
Propane and Propane Accessories
cindysisland wrote 1 year ago: Cindy’s Island has officially tripled its propane capacity. Gray found two propane tanks in t … more →
Waiting for a Weather Window
cindysisland wrote 1 year ago: We’re ready to go. Really. Okay, maybe there are a few tiny things left to do before heading … more →
V Berth Storage
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cindysisland wrote 1 year ago: When we were threading hose for our new water tank, we discovered that there is a great deal of unus … more →
Second Water Tank
cindysisland wrote 1 year ago: To help us be more self sufficient, we decided to add a second water tank. Those of you who have ha … more →
Oh Say Can You See....
cindysisland wrote 1 year ago: The flags are up…. finally! It sure feels good to check one more item off the pre-Bahamas ch … more →
New Depth Sounder and Electrical Panel
cindysisland wrote 1 year ago: Some of our faithful readers might be dismayed to learn that we have been sailing without a working … more →
The World's Strongest Fruit Basket
cindysisland wrote 1 year ago: The Cindy’s Islanders are pleased to announce the installation of the world’s strongest … more →
Plate Racks
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cindysisland wrote 2 years ago: Before we moved aboard Cindy’s Island, we decided that we would like to have civilized dinners … more →
Cork Table Cover
cindysisland wrote 2 years ago: We love to report completed projects. While this one didn’t take very long, it still gives us … more →
