Sailing on Starshine
| Vessel Name: | Starshine |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Outbound 44 |
| Hailing Port: | San Francisco, CA |
| Crew: | Pat and Melodie Williams |
| About: | We have been "working the plan" since 2004 when Pat began taking sailing lessons. That lead to a few sailing vacations on sailboats. Melodie took some classes too. We purchased our boat in 2011. |
27 February 2019 | Alameda California
26 February 2019 | Mazatlan to San Francisco
26 February 2019 | Mazatlan Sinaloa Mexico
01 May 2018 | El Cid - Mazatlan
09 April 2018 | Marina Mazatlan
07 March 2018 | La Cruz de Huanacaxtle
23 January 2018 | La Cruz de Huanacaxtle
04 December 2017 | La Cruz de Huanacaxtle
24 October 2017 | Oakland, CA
04 September 2017 | South Lake Tahoe CA
04 September 2017 | Culver OR
04 September 2017 | Culver OR
04 September 2017 | Redmond Oregon
17 July 2017 | Polson Montana
31 May 2017 | Our new Camper in Ira Texas
04 May 2017 | Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit Mexico
04 April 2017 | La Cruz Anchorage
12 March 2017 | Chamela Bay
12 March 2017 | Tenicatita Bay
18 February 2017 | La Cruz de Huanacaxtle
Recent Blog Posts
27 February 2019 | Alameda California
Goodbye Starshine
Melodie and I have accepted an offer on Starshine. We close escrow on March 8, 2019.
26 February 2019 | Mazatlan to San Francisco
The Baja Bash
Preparing for the Baja Bash (the trip north from Mexico to California). They call it “The Bash” because the prevailing winds and waves are from the northwest. So you are basically going uphill (if that makes any sense).
26 February 2019 | Mazatlan Sinaloa Mexico
Summer 2018
As many of you who have followed our blog over the last four years you’ll note that I have not given it any attention since last spring. So let me fill in the blanks.
New Electronics
13 June 2014 | Alameda, CA
Pat
We ordered a suite of new electronics: B&G Zeus Touch at the helm and navigation station, 3G Broadband radar, GPS, T41 instruments (with new wind vane and speed/depth/temp transducer.
My Dad, Jim Damm, came to town to lend a hand. It took us nine days, working from 8 am to 5 pm to pull the old gear and install the new. It was hard work, but I now know where every wire and cable goes.
Our old system was Raymarine circa 2000. It had monochrome screens. When I tried to sell the old gear at the local consignment store they would not take the old displays. The guy said the CRT (tube weighing 10lbs) monitor could not be sold (no one would want it). Our Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) at the helm had a burn spot. He said he could not sell that one either. I mentioned a neighbor expressed interest in the LCD. He said it would be wrong to take money for the LCD. I gave it to our neighbor hoping he could find a use for it.
The upgrade included new communications gear. We now have an Inreach satellite text/email/SOS device (no voice, only data) along with an Iridium 9575 sat phone with docking station. A new ACR Cat II EPIRB rounds out the new gadgets.
There have been a few glitches and key strokes to work out, but everything is up and running.
My Dad, Jim Damm, came to town to lend a hand. It took us nine days, working from 8 am to 5 pm to pull the old gear and install the new. It was hard work, but I now know where every wire and cable goes.
Our old system was Raymarine circa 2000. It had monochrome screens. When I tried to sell the old gear at the local consignment store they would not take the old displays. The guy said the CRT (tube weighing 10lbs) monitor could not be sold (no one would want it). Our Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) at the helm had a burn spot. He said he could not sell that one either. I mentioned a neighbor expressed interest in the LCD. He said it would be wrong to take money for the LCD. I gave it to our neighbor hoping he could find a use for it.
The upgrade included new communications gear. We now have an Inreach satellite text/email/SOS device (no voice, only data) along with an Iridium 9575 sat phone with docking station. A new ACR Cat II EPIRB rounds out the new gadgets.
There have been a few glitches and key strokes to work out, but everything is up and running.
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