How many of us wish we could sail on the Catina II? I know I would love it!
Dang! I went looking to see if they said how big the mugs were and I never found that. Thanks Dawg. I guess I only know about the really old Corelle cups. We got a set of Butterfly Gold for our shower nearly 40 years ago and all I remember from back then were very unmanly-sized cups.The description states the mugs hold 11 ounces.
Back the 8 oz was a normal size for a coffee cup. I have some of those little cups from a Duralex set of dishes I bought in the late '70s. The only time those get used for coffee nowadays is when I serve espresso in them.Dang! I went looking to see if they said how big the mugs were and I never found that. Thanks Dawg. I guess I only know about the really old Corelle cups. We got a set of Butterfly Gold for our shower nearly 40 years ago and all I remember from back then were very unmanly-sized cups.
Congratulations. I hope everything goes well and you have many more years of sailing. "God bless her and all who sail in her"We've got it!!!! Papa goes to pay for it tomorrow morning!!
The financier also took about $1,200 off the cost to rid of this for he needs the dry dock space for another boat. It will have to be towed to Constanta and that will take a long time.
I just knew if I could find a keel and empty hull it would be cheaper than to build it! Now I've got this extra money in the budget to redistribute it! I'm putting most of into the electronics for now. I want a state-of-the-art wheelhouse with the best equipment we can get for the money. This is the lifeblood of the vessel, the brain of it. It's so important to have good equipment!
Catina's survival suits, fire extinguishers, and other safety equipment will just be transferred. This hull allows for a very large rudder, nearly four times the size of Catina's rudder. It's because this was built for a cargo vessel and with all that weight compared to that of a luxury yacht/fishing vessel that there is this room. The keel is also backset, meaning the propulsion system can be very large with two screws instead of one. The engines can well support two screws.
NO SAILS! I told Papa if he wants a sailboat, go get one. This will be the best fishing vessel in the entire Black Sea fleet! HA! Two engines, two screws, large rudder, double hull construction, icebreaker bow....oh my gosh this will be the best boat ever!!
No cooking tonight! It is time for celebration and looking forward, while remembering our beloved Catina also. Her engines and many parts of her will be in this one, and as Papa said, she will be all mine!
He said she is mine because I proved myself worthy of her by working very hard on Catina and I never complained. But I love hard work! I loved working on her. Papa works hard also; he got just as dirty as I did on Catina, and he worked the deck and the reel and the nets.
I'm putting Mamma and DA into Joy and we're going to Outback, which we love!
Now I've got to reassess all the electronics, look up more stuff, I need to find shafts and screws and a rudder now that I have these accurate specifications and I have to find very good windows for the wheelhouse. Papa wants a two-bunk (upper/lower) space off the wheelhouse so I won't have to sleep on the floor any more.
So much to do! I'm so very happy!
With love,
~Cat
Beautiful boat.I think you would be happy with Corelle. They sure take a beating, pretty much indestructible.
Our boat is a Carver 325, named "Crews Inn II". It depends how you pronounce it.
It's a nickname. Roughly translated, it means "a rat in a kitchen." Someone started that about 20 years ago, I think, and it stuck to him. He likes it! His real name is the same for male and female, and he doesn't like that.
He also likes rats and other small rodents, but not on the boat. He always has a pair of rats at home. It's fun to see their cats frustrate themselves trying to get to their cage!
Look what I found! I think there's a way to stay in touch next season! We won't need it this year for she won't be out very much yet:
Marlink, Fishing Boats and Vessels, Sealink, MSS, Maritime VSAT, Maritime Satellite Communications, Fleet Broadband, Maritime Email, Maritime Broadband, Marine Satellite Communications, Marine VSAT, Ship Satellite Communications, Onboard Internet, On
With love,
~Cat
I'm starting on the recipe book. I'm printing these out now, and I will have to cover each page in plastic in case of spills. Books and papers become messy on boats in galleys and in rain. I have to convert these to feed many people.
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Uck. I feel like I have a large burden. But I'm so happy!!
With love,
~Cat