IT'S GREAT ON THE GREAT LAKES!
After traveling over 4,000 miles and visiting relatives and friends in Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota and Wisconsin we arrived in St. Ignace, Michigan, on July 26th and launched Ticaboo in Lake Huron.
For those of you who haven't been following my posts on the Albin Cruisers website, I now have a First Mate aboard Ticaboo. In December of 2011 I got married to Mary, who is an avid boater and has owned two sailboats including a 40' Hunter. Mary has been a great help aboard and even served me hot tea, at the helm, one cool morning. After single handling for most of my life, I am most grateful to have someone handle the lines when I'm docking.
I'll try and post some pictures each day of our travels, which will include Beaver Island in Lake Michigan, Mackinaw City, the Les Cheneaux Islands, St. Mary's River, Sault Ste. Marie, the North Channel (Ontario, Canada), etc. We currently plan to be back in Arizona in mid-September, when the temperatures start to drop a little.
We have had a wonderful time thus far, with only a couple of trailer problems. I had trouble with the lights on the trailer and was able to sought that out and I spun a bearing and had to replace a trailer wheel. That's not really too bad for 4,000 miles. Ticaboo has been running great and we motor-sailed through Gray's Passage, on route to Petoskey at 7.4 knots and 2600 rpm. We are heavy!!!!
The 50' slip they put us in at the Petoskey Marina
That's me standing high above Ticaboo
A view from the Charlevoix, MI marina.
My new First Mate, Mary, at our slip in Petoskey, MI.
It's not all work, Mary relaxing with a book, in Charlevoix, MI
Congrats to your beautiful wife and in-great-shape Albin 25. Looking forward to see pictures from your trip and hopefully some interiours as well.
ReplyDeleteGreetings from the west coast of Sweden!
//Bjørn
Dave,
ReplyDeleteBy now I expect you're back in the Phoenix area enjoying our exceptionally warm Arizona winter. I almost bought the A25 trawler that was for sale in the same storage lot in Surprise where you had your boat for awhile earlier this year. But it looked like that boat needed too much work for the price that the seller was asking, & he wouldn't bargain so we passed on it. Instead we took our Catalina 25 sailboat out to Chula Vista for the summer and did a coastal harbor hop cruise up to San Pedro and over to Catalina Island. But we were intrigued by the A25 because it looked much simpler and lighter to trailer compared to our current boat, but not a gas hog like most power cruisers. There's another '72 A25 motor sailer for sale up in the 'Frisco Bay area. It has its original AD21 engine, but no trailer. Anyway, if you're around the Lake Pleasant area for the next few months check out the AYC Birthday Regatta and Leukemia Cup during the weekend of January 19th. Go to arizonayachtclub.org for details.
Steve E.
Peoria, Az
12/2/2012
Dave:
ReplyDeleteJust found your blog and enjoyed following your adventures. You did a great job on the restoration. I to am considering purchasing an A25 and would like to tow with an Explorer. Do you know the all up towing weight of your boat?
thanks
Tim