07 July 2015 | Starnes Island, Lake Travis
07 July 2015 | Starnes Island, Lake Travis
07 July 2015 | Starnes Island, Lake Travis
07 July 2015 | Starnes Island, Lake Travis
07 July 2015 | Starnes Island, Lake Travis
23 September 2014 | Lake Travis, Austin, TX
23 September 2014
23 September 2014 | Lake Travis, Austin, TX
23 September 2014 | Lake Travis, Austin, TX
23 September 2014 | Lake Travis, Austin, TX
23 September 2014 | Lake Travis, Austin, TX
23 September 2014 | Lake Travis, Austin, TX
23 September 2014 | Lake Travis, Austin, TX
23 September 2014 | Austin, TX
23 September 2014 | Austin, TX
23 September 2014 | Austin, TX
23 September 2014 | Austin, TX
23 September 2014 | Austin
23 September 2014 | Austin, TX
23 September 2014 | Austin, TX

Replacing the Ship's Compass

22 September 2014 | Austin, TX
Thomas
The old compass had obviously seen its day.

I constructed this base, again, out of mahogany. This creates space for the rear portion of the new compass and also gives a more "finished" appearance. As usual, no special tools were used here...just a plain ol' hand operated jigsaw, some sand paper, and elbow grease.

(Nov. '13)
Comments
Vessel Name: Sweet Oblivion
Vessel Make/Model: Columbia 8.3
Hailing Port: Lake Travis, Austin, TX
Crew: Thomas Robins, Lindsey Chastain
About: We're a couple with the itch to leave the fast-paced life, sail, make lasting relationships along the way, and basically REALLY live (at least for as long as we can afford it, heh).
Extra:
I only began sailing 5-6 years ago. I immediately caught the bug and have immersed myself in everything sailing, cruising, etc. as much as possible ever since. Our boat is small in terms of cruising vessels, but she's a great learning platform. She's old and had been somewhat neglected when I [...]

Sweet Oblivion

Who: Thomas Robins, Lindsey Chastain
Port: Lake Travis, Austin, TX