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.
Marina Puerto de Navidad
24 February 2015 | Barra de Navidad
Pat - Sunny
We moved from the anchorage in the Lagoon to the Marina at Barra de Navidad yesterday. I took the chance to dive the boat and check our zinc anodes. I had one replaced a few weeks ago and I thought the zinc on our propeller needed changing. Once I got down there I saw there was still quite a bit left.
For those non-boater types the zinc anodes protect the metal bits exposed to salt water. Since they are "less noble" metal, they corrode instead of our propeller or shaft. It's a constant consumable item that we check regularly.
The water here at the marina isn't potable, so we have to get water from Maria, the water lady. She'll sell you 20 liter bottles (5 gallons) delivered to your boat. We ordered 10 bottles. It's not that we couldn't make water with our water maker, it's just that since the water in the lagoon and marina is so dirty, we'd clog our filters too quickly. That along with the dock water not being drinkable, makes 30 cents a gallon drinking water a good deal.
The mouth of the 20 liter bottle is too big for our deck fittings. I know from past experience that a Gatorade bottle makes a great funnel for this purpose. A shout out to the crew of New Moon from the 2007 Baja Ha-Ha who taught me this trick. Thanks Gerald.
It's nice having internet again at the dock. We have a Mexican cell phone for data, but we try to limit it's use. That way we can have internet when we need to check the weather.
Melodie brought back all kinds of goodies from her trip to the SF Bay area. Only problem is that most of the goodies translates into a project for me.
We've been trying to track down a leak in the overhead of our aft head. We think it's the deck fitting that protects the air vent (dorade). This morning's project is to reseal the fitting. The next rain storm will tell us if we are successful.
We see more variety of fish alongside the docks here in the marina than anywhere else we've been.
For those non-boater types the zinc anodes protect the metal bits exposed to salt water. Since they are "less noble" metal, they corrode instead of our propeller or shaft. It's a constant consumable item that we check regularly.
The water here at the marina isn't potable, so we have to get water from Maria, the water lady. She'll sell you 20 liter bottles (5 gallons) delivered to your boat. We ordered 10 bottles. It's not that we couldn't make water with our water maker, it's just that since the water in the lagoon and marina is so dirty, we'd clog our filters too quickly. That along with the dock water not being drinkable, makes 30 cents a gallon drinking water a good deal.
The mouth of the 20 liter bottle is too big for our deck fittings. I know from past experience that a Gatorade bottle makes a great funnel for this purpose. A shout out to the crew of New Moon from the 2007 Baja Ha-Ha who taught me this trick. Thanks Gerald.
It's nice having internet again at the dock. We have a Mexican cell phone for data, but we try to limit it's use. That way we can have internet when we need to check the weather.
Melodie brought back all kinds of goodies from her trip to the SF Bay area. Only problem is that most of the goodies translates into a project for me.
We've been trying to track down a leak in the overhead of our aft head. We think it's the deck fitting that protects the air vent (dorade). This morning's project is to reseal the fitting. The next rain storm will tell us if we are successful.
We see more variety of fish alongside the docks here in the marina than anywhere else we've been.
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