Follow my blog with Bloglovin Last weekend, we spent another gorgeous weekend at New Pass, our favorite close-to-home anchorage. We love it because we can get there in under 1.5 hours and it has plenty to do for Corey and his friend, Sam. We bring the kayaks and they can paddle to the beach with …
Blue Turtle Trawler
Looking for Blue Turtle Trawler content? In 2021, we sold our trawler and purchased a 44′ sailboat. All of the trawler content is still available on this blog. All posts prior to June 2021 are below (and following pages).
A few weeks ago I posted on our Facebook page that we had picked an inopportune time to pull the doors off Blue Turtle and have brand new ones made. We were in the middle of a cold front with 25-27mph winds and our replacement doors were thin pink foam insulation from Home Depot — I called …
Cruising to Franklin Lock and Dam is one of our favorite spots to visit in the winter here in Florida. So, last weekend we took Blue Turtle and crew + 2 (my parents) there to take advantage of the long weekend for Martin Luther King’s birthday. My parents used to live-aboard a 38′ Marine Trader and …
Randy and I have some exciting news to share! We announced yesterday on our Facebook page that we’ve been invited to present at TrawlerFest in Stuart, Florida as well as the Yachts Miami Beach show (formerly the Yacht and Brokerage Show). Our presentation, “Cruising to the Dry Tortugas”, will first be presented in a shorter format …
Every year between Christmas and New Years we take a trip on Blue Turtle. During this time, business slows down for both Randy and I and Corey is out of school. It gives us a good length of time to cruise and anchor out somewhere so we can all decompress and destress. But first, Captiva… …
This is a follow up to a post I wrote in February 2013, “Installing a WiFi booster antenna” I wrote a post a few years back about how we purchased and installed a marine WiFi booster from Island Time PC. We’ve been asked many times by folks how it is working and if it solves …
While I was busy wrapping Christmas presents, Randy was busy with the annual diesel engine maintenance on our Perkins 185 and Onan generator engines. Randy learned early on that it is worth every penny saved to do this type of work yourself. Hiring someone to do oil changes is costly and it really makes sense …
Blue Turtle crew and “Sophie Claus” hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas with friends and family. Our Christmas was spent at my sister’s house where we got to spend quality time with my parent’s and sister’s family. Sophie Claus even made a visit delivering all the presents for Santa. We are heading out to spend …
This past weekend, we took Blue Turtle to Salty Sam’s Marina to stay 2 nights and watch the Fort Myers Beach Christmas Boat Parade. We left Snook Bight on Friday afternoon and took a short cruise over to Salty Sam’s. On our way there, we were escorted by several pods of dolphin (Check out our …
When we first purchased Blue Turtle, the canvas and isinglass were very worn, the glass was cloudy and had several large cracks and rips in it. We knew we would need to replace it, so in May of 2013 we spent a week at Cape Coral Yacht Club to have it all replaced. We really …
Since we always take a trip on Blue Turtle the day after Thanksgiving, this year was no different. Usually we take the boat up the river to Franklin Lock and Dam which is a great spot in fresh water with a camp ground that offers plenty to do for the kids. This year, however, we …
Before I get into the holiday stuff I thought I would mention that our blog is sporting a new look. I’ve revamped it some to hopefully make it easier to navigate. I also recently changed our blog feed service (the one that notifies you via email that a new post is available to read) over …