s/v Gracie's last reported position

Saturday, December 14, 2024

composting chronicles...

...after years of using a Lavac toilet with a holding tank aboard Gracie...it's time to try using a composting/desiccating toilet...eliminating the toilet, holding tank, the 1 1/2" thru-hull, and lots of nasty hose...


mocking up the bucket containment box with cardboard...
(this mock-up didn't work...)






...gluing up the plywood box...
fitting up the lid and toilet seat...

...installed in head area for "operations" check
 and any mods before final painting and install...


...so far have about $100 in materials and around $1000 in labor...  : )







Thursday, July 28, 2022

Gracie back at Indiantown for hurricane season...

 



s/v Gracie at Indiantown, Fl


Wednesday, June 15, 2022

...back to Stuart...

 ...after 6 months on the west coast of Florida, Gracie is back in the Stuart area...presently at Sandpiper Bay marina...



Gracie at Sandpiper Bay Marina...




newly installed starboard bilge pump



replacing the old non-skid strips...



tied up to Clewiston dolphins before crossing the lake in the morning...



newly installed port bilge pump...



Gracie at Franklin Lock campground slip



sand hill crane at Franklin Lock campground slip



Gracie at Fort Myers Beach city mooring



one of the residents at Port LaBelle marina



Gracie at LaBelle city free docks






Sunday, January 16, 2022

... Port LaBelle marina

 ...Gracie has moved to Port LaBelle marina near LaBelle Florida for a couple of months until the St Lucie lock re-opens in April after repairs...at a dock with no power, no water but a beautiful park like setting...


...at St Lucie lock campground a few days before the lock closed...


...entering the Port Mayaca lock on the east side of the lake...



tied up to the Moorehaven city dock for the night...



...on the way to LaBelle...



...tied up at port LaBelle marina...



Gracie in her slip...





Sunday, October 24, 2021

Hauled out at Indiantown...

Gracie is on the hard at the Indiantown marina boatyard for bottom paint, outdrive maintenance, dinghy repairs and whatever else can be fixed...




Monday, May 31, 2021

Indiantown...!

 ...Gracie has moved from Sunset Bay to Indiantown marina for hurricane season and much needed maintenance...


Gracie at the dock at Indiantown 




green algae in the marina...


Friday, December 25, 2020

back at Sunset Bay...

 Gracie is back at a mooring at Sunset Bay marina after leaving Indiantown marina and a brief stay at the St Lucie campground docks...


St Lucie lock docks...


foggy Sunset Bay mooring....