New owners for Cygnet!

As of October 13, 2015,  Cygnet has new owners (although Tom and Anne will keep a small interest).  Welcome to our old friends Howard and Shag Crisp, who will love and take care of Cygnet into the future.  

Tom, Shag & Howard, 10-13-2015

Howard at the gas dock in Suttons Bay today.  You look good with that boat, bro.  

Father - Son Mini-cruise to Bowers Harbor

Graham and I sailed Cygnet to Bowers Harbor on the night of August 26.  We had a lovely sail, beating out of Suttons Bay, then a run all the way to Bowers.  A quiet night at anchor, except I was driven from my cockpit bunk by a misty rain in the wee hours of the morning.  It cleared off by sunrise and we had a motorsail back to SB.

The last of this weeks fall weather moving out.

Reading both pages

Snugged in for the night.  Life is good. 

Father - Son Selfie

Sand and cobble bottom.  Good holding. 

2105 Annual Power Island Sail

This year Anne and Graham came along.  Emma was teaching at the UM Bug Camp, so she could not go with us.

Some fine point of sailing lore shared from Father to Son

Sunset enroute

Landing place on NW corner of Power Island

Monster Morel

More fungi

Eagle's Nest

Romping through the swamp 

Back home in SB

Fuel Fill Hose Replacement

Here is what a 47 year-old fuel fill hose looks like (right in photo).  This came out of my Dickerson 35 CYGNET this week.  I replaced it with a USCG A2 approved hose (1-7/8" diameter).  I had to remove the deck plate, move the holding tank vent hose and cut away some of the seat locker bottom panel for access.  Key to getting the new hose (with a spiral wire embedded) on the fittings was a little Joy liquid on the fittings. I kept a clean rag in tank opening during the replacement process to keep little bits of junk out of the tank.  By the way, the 47 year old monel tank looks like new.  

New hose on left.  Old hose on right. 

Birthday Cruise (Singlehanded) to Power Island

With the entire family scattered across Michigan, I head out on the annual birthday cruise (June 13) with the only crew I could find, myself.

Looking aft using the mirror

Self-steering 

Wind died away at sunset

Approaching Power Island

Ashore for a walk after breakfast

Last winter's ice was hard on the dock

Power Island

Quiet morning in the cockpit

Thanks to Tina and Fred Tank for their usual warm welcome to their island home.

Early Spring, 2014

Completely iced-in at Center Point, Traverse City,  March 3, 2014

Refinishing workshop in laundry room

Aboard under cover

Modest chaos in main cabin - many projects underway

Capt. Tom

At South Fox Island

It seemed like a perfect night to stay at S. Fox....but that was not to be. We left at 0130 with wind and a big sea.