First Family Overnighter of the year

Well the boat is back in the water and she floats!

We loaded up late Friday and set sail for Fleets Bay Saturday. Wind and other factors conspired that we didn't make it that far and ended up in Carter Creek.

We did get as far as the White Stone Bridge.


First Draft showed up after experiencing engine problems that were never solved.

After some Grilling and relaxing we spent the night on the hook.



The next day we towed First Draft back to the marina since there was NO wind (it is a GOOD thing we didn't make it to Fleets Bay). Then headed back out for a daysail as the wind had begun to come up.

We pulled Andiamo out of the water to give her a fresh coat of bottom paint.
















The Marina pressure washed her...just a little slime and a few barnacles...















A little scraping , a little sanding,...ok more than just a little!!!

(thanks Dad I owe you big time!!)















Some painting and a new zinc and she is good to go...She will be Green once she gets wet!

Spring is here and it is time to go sailing!

No huge jobs over the winter. Lots of little details attended to, the list never ends, just changes....

Favorite Web sites

Here is a smattering of what I think are the some of the best sites on the web for old boats. If you have more then let me know!!

So far these seem to be the ones that I end surfing everyday.



http://www.woodenboat-ubb.com/vbulletin/upload/

The Wooden Boat Forum.

There is about a billion years of maritime experience locked up on the WB forum. Just watch out for the politics and nutjobs...


The Classic Plastic forum:

http://www.triton381.com/forum/

and its parent site www.triton381.com

I really do blame Tim Lackey for me owning this boat. He inspired me when I saw his boat AND what he started out with!





































Yup....same boat. Read all about it at www.triton381.com (make sure you check out the Daysailer as well!)


www.goodoldboat.com

If you are attracted to classic old glass boats....just go ahead and subscribe!

Please subscribe to good old boat through the Alberg 35 website www.alberg35.org/ to help support it.

Sailing on Sunday! Got to get those days in before it gets too cold!!!


Ric

Some drawing of the Alberg 35

Andiamo

This blog has been set up to chronicle the vessel Andiamo. Andiamo is a 1962 Alberg 35 that we sail out of the Rappahannock River.

She has had two prior owners, Raul Frye and most recently, Ben Shaver. She was kept in the annapolis area..

We purchased her in Sept of 2005.

Her we plan to keep notes of any cruises, repairs and events regarding our ownership of the boat.