I served in the US Navy for a little over 12 years before we went our separate ways. The only thing I really miss about the life was being at sea and visiting foreign shores. Not the drills, or inspections, or whatever else some Admiral thought would be a good idea at the time so he could pin another medal to his chest. It was about seeing the world and being at sea. I've seen some pretty amazing sights and the two words that precipitated those great port visits was "Liberty Call"
Liberty Call is Navy parlance for quittin time! It means drop what you're doing and go have fun. Now normally, Liberty Call is also edited to include when liberty will expire (midnight or something close to it), but in my case, there's no expiration date!
Now I don't think I'll be seeing any foreign shores for quite a while, but at least I'll be able to enjoy the sea again.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Ok... What's this all about anyway?!?
I bought a boat. Specifically a sailboat. Actually, it's this boat.
You would be amazed at how many different questions I'm getting from people I know now. They range from excited questions about sailing, how big is the sailboat? are you going to sail around the world? When can we go sailing??? etc. to... Aren't you afraid of sinking? and you won't believe this one... "Aren't you scared that sharks might attack the boat?" No kidding, I actually got asked that question. That person has seen WAY too many movies IMHO.
Anyway. She's all mine. No bank note, nothin... I was able to get her for a good price that I could afford and I could not be happier. She needs a lot of work, don't get me wrong. When you get a boat for as good a deal as I did, there will always be some issues, but she's seaworthy with a solid hull and rigging, and the engine was just overhauled before the purchase. So she runs as well as could be expected for a 40 yr old boat.
Here's a link to Sailboat Data concerning the Morgan 33 OI. If you would like to know some of the particulars of the Morgan.
And now for a very short guided tour -
Sorry about the mess in the photos, I'm still trying to clear out all of the storage and clean Liberty Call from stem to stern, bilge to battens. It's taking a while...
The Starboard Settee has a large berth atop it (covered in sail bags and a microwave at the moment) Its large enough for a skinny adult, but not much else. I'm thinking of converting that into a pantry, but thats a future project. There is also a quarterberth located starboard side aft behind the Chart Table, but its so full of junk right now it wasn't worth taking a photo. Once its clean I'll add it to the tour. The same goes for the V-Berth and the head forward of the main cabin.
* I don't know what the "6" stands for so don't ask :)
The previous owner was a Marine, so I'm guessing it was a Battalion or Company number. You're guess is as good as mine. It will be removed once she's repainted.
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| '73 Morgan 33 Out-Island* "Liberty Call" |
Anyway. She's all mine. No bank note, nothin... I was able to get her for a good price that I could afford and I could not be happier. She needs a lot of work, don't get me wrong. When you get a boat for as good a deal as I did, there will always be some issues, but she's seaworthy with a solid hull and rigging, and the engine was just overhauled before the purchase. So she runs as well as could be expected for a 40 yr old boat.
Here's a link to Sailboat Data concerning the Morgan 33 OI. If you would like to know some of the particulars of the Morgan.
And now for a very short guided tour -
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| The Galley (Port side Aft) |
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| The Chart Table / Electrical Panel (Starboard Side Aft) |
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| The Dinette (Port Side Amidships) |
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| Settee and At-Sea berth (Starboard Side Amidships) |
The Starboard Settee has a large berth atop it (covered in sail bags and a microwave at the moment) Its large enough for a skinny adult, but not much else. I'm thinking of converting that into a pantry, but thats a future project. There is also a quarterberth located starboard side aft behind the Chart Table, but its so full of junk right now it wasn't worth taking a photo. Once its clean I'll add it to the tour. The same goes for the V-Berth and the head forward of the main cabin.
* I don't know what the "6" stands for so don't ask :)
The previous owner was a Marine, so I'm guessing it was a Battalion or Company number. You're guess is as good as mine. It will be removed once she's repainted.
1st Post!
Well how's this for exciting! I'm actually writing a blog... hmmm. Maybe I'll treat it as a type of unofficial ship's log*. As I figure this blogging thing out, I'll try to separate things into various articles that cover things from general interest items to maintenance and more... Here's hoping I can keep it up! In the meantime...
* For those of you unfamiliar, a ship's log is an official book used to document all manner of events that occur on the ship. These can range from major evolutions such as refueling operations to gunnery exercises to the extremely mundane as the Captain leaving or coming aboard the ship. This (B)log will not be that exciting.
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