Karma
| Vessel Name: | Karma1 |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Columbia 45 |
| Hailing Port: | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Crew: | James and Dody |
| About: | James has been sailing for most of his life, starting with dinghy sailing around 8 years old. Dody is a loving 1st mate who hopes that James knows what he is doing. |
| Extra: | "Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made" - Robert N.Rose |
21 October 2014 | Alberta, Canada
Salty dreams...
I've got a case of salty dreams and wanderlust. I can hardly wait til we cut the dock lines and chase adventure on the sea! @ back to Karma soon !:)
10 October 2014 | Alberta, Canada
Autumn Update
It is Indian Summer, and we are in the process of closing up our home in the beautiful mountainous and plan for our annual migratory trek to be on S/V Karma. It's been an adventurous Summer vagabonding around, tending to the Orchard, visiting family and friends out East and enjoying the east coast. You can catch a ray of our journey as we prepare to travel down the Cali Seaboard to be back in Guatemala! let the journey begin! ~~
11 February 2014 | Rio dulce, Guatemala
Strange tropical fruit make me happy!
There is no end to exotic fruit in tropical Guatemala. From one day to the next the selection changes. The nice thing about Guatemala is that Each time I go to town I'm surprised by something new! The other nice thing is that it's so cheap! Although they have fruit you'll recognize such as mango, pineapple, [...]
Boat Maintenance...ugh!
(ok, in hindsight, perhaps not everyone wants to read about this kind of stuff, but there is a dedicated following of boat maintenance people out there, and this kind of stuff is riveting to us, so if you aren't into boat gunk, skip this chapter...besides, in six months I can go back and remember what I did)
However...the septic tank is still emitting a slight odour, and this morning Karma gave me a little bite on the shin (bumped my knee on the doorway, drawing blood) to remind me to fix the couple of things that were bugging her to get fixed, particularly her underbits (ie: the bilge)
The old strap to pull the trash pump together snapped the other day when I took it apart, so I have kludged together a temporary fix to keep it intact for now.
I used a stainless steel hose clamp, which fit around the broken flange nicely. Tightened to a snug fit, and presto, done. Easy except for the messy sewage treatment compartment, which got a good bleach and clean as well.
I also glued some loose woodwork, and fixed the step that I broke in my rush leaving for Cancun.
Ok, so now back to relaxing with a gin and tonic. "Necesito una bolsa de hielo, por favor..."
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