Sitting at the Navigator Inn, across the street and a stones throw from where the Audax patiently awaits her first test tomorrow as we venture to take her from the sure to be ice frosted wharf at 6 AM 90 nautical miles plus from Rockland to Freeport, exact number to be determined once I […]

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Ok, so at this stage I have begun to expect “so it looks like things are going to cost a little bit more due to x, y and z” or “the previous owners really F’ed up and it is not going quite so smoothly” From electrical rewiring by a nuclear electrician, new batteries, […]

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A leaking boat, rotted wood, loose stanchions and more. Who wouldn’t want to buy an old boat! Surprises and headaches for sure, but nothing a few more greenbacks can’t solve. A productive weekend (Sverre, Jordi, Kate, Steve, myself) with the top side now buffed, the bottom painted, raw water exhaust hose replaced to […]

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As the site continues to develop, picture functionality has been added and the first sail pictures are right here. The wind was howling, the sun was shining, the boat was leaking but did this stop the fearless Herrigel brothers… a wonderful time, one of the best moments in recent memory for myself […]

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Insurance has been secured, the deal is set to close next week, prepartions to paint the bottom and buff the sides are underway for this weekend. If you ever think that a can of paint cost you a lot of money, try buying anti-fouling marine, at $209/gallon, you don’t want to be spilling this […]

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After the anxiety of wondering if we might not be able to obtain that oh so critical thing they call insurance, a god looked down and said, let them sail forth and we said… we shall! A light in what has been a nerve racking last couple of days as BoatUS after review of […]

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Or is it 2 steps forward and one step back. hard to know as the up and down battle continues. Boat purchase price agreed on, check. Lining up the workers, check. Getting boat insurance, uh oh… Given my less than perfect motor vehicle record, the new boat owner syndrome, […]

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A foggy, fun filled, full day of time spend about the Audax yesterday with Don, my fantastic surveyor. What did we unearth, a lot and a little. No major structural problems to speak off, a little moisture here and there but overall the hull and deck were in good shape. Holding my […]

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Today enroute back from New Jersey and my grandmothers funeral, I got a call from Amanda, my most excellent boat broker that Steve the mechanic at Knights Marine where the boat is being stored had been aboard to change the impeller, a valve for pumping water through the engine, and that he had found salt […]

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The “Audax” lives! Definition: A long distance cycling formation and my home along with Jordi and Steve for the coming 6 months. Uncovering her for the first time in most likely 3 years, hoisting the main and genoa, a trip up the mast 60 feet and money flowing freely […]

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