tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post8593201625496098796..comments2024-03-19T05:20:23.760-05:00Comments on Windtraveler: Transformation to "Marina Mode" (Or...our evolution to "Sailor Trash")Windtravelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11933432135694020418noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-16046279788011755052013-07-17T21:10:18.366-05:002013-07-17T21:10:18.366-05:00You are not nearly as trashy as you first indicate...You are not nearly as trashy as you first indicated, although the shower curtain did give me a good laugh. I wish you could be in the Rio Dulce with us, we have this AWESOME ranchito right behind our boat, a nice covered area with picnic tables, a hammock, and always an afternoon breeze rolling through. <br /> There's still time to get here... (Ok, there's not. And don't even think about trying it.)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445379860780365264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-53095624921442632102013-07-17T19:02:32.741-05:002013-07-17T19:02:32.741-05:00Great post! I could almost envision a dinghy up o...Great post! I could almost envision a dinghy up on cement blocks on the dock.<br /><br />Comfortable definitely beats pretty any day.Mike Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279932231094933575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-17091071511126999182013-07-17T13:49:20.662-05:002013-07-17T13:49:20.662-05:00Brittany you have to do a blog post that uses the ...Brittany you have to do a blog post that uses the phrase "If you....You might be Sailor Trash" Jeff Foxworthy tribute. Like, If you use your life-lines like a dryer in a marina you might be sailor trash. If you hang dingle-ball, multi-colored RV lights off your bimini and fly the confederate flag, you might be Sailor Trash. I think you could come up with some better and more funny ones. Loved the post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-35363312768873207512013-07-17T12:59:20.092-05:002013-07-17T12:59:20.092-05:00To complete the look, you need RV lights ... you k...To complete the look, you need RV lights ... you know the dingle-ball, multi-colored thingies that folks hang off the awnings of RVs at KOA campgrounds! I do like the budweiser shower curtain suggestion too ... Yup, that would dress up Asante for sure (or get you evicted from the marina). <br /><br />Hope to see you in mid-August.Donna Pawlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-39456165809221373592013-07-17T12:48:52.496-05:002013-07-17T12:48:52.496-05:00I love the "cherry on top of our hick sundae&...I love the "cherry on top of our hick sundae" comment. Add underwear on the lifelines and a NASCAR flag and you can be boat-billies!!Tim R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-56305276758476133242013-07-17T12:43:20.063-05:002013-07-17T12:43:20.063-05:00"...the cherry on top of our "hick"..."...the cherry on top of our "hick" sundae."<br /><br />LOVE it!Jenniferhttp://www.sailinglunasea.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-53022091569724790412013-07-17T12:06:13.740-05:002013-07-17T12:06:13.740-05:00So funny! Would love to have seen shower curtains ...So funny! Would love to have seen shower curtains with - oh, I don't know - Budweiser logos maybe.<br /><br />The laundry on the rail is also a nice touch for the "hick" ambiance you seek to acquire.<br /><br />BTW - we have found just running the AC for a couple of hours at night - say 8-10pm - really helps cool the boat for the entire night. Nothing like a good nights sleep to help face the next scorcher. <br /><br />Glad you guys made it there safe. Enjoy the summer and make a friend who has an air conditioned boat.<br /><br />Mark and Cindy<br />www.creampuff.usMark and CIndyhttp://www.creampuff.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-30402544805133019172013-07-17T11:34:25.978-05:002013-07-17T11:34:25.978-05:00Whatever works, eh? Have you seen those packs of ...Whatever works, eh? Have you seen those packs of 10 Emergency Mylar Survival "blankets" (for $6.00/pk.) . . . they would work similar to the foil/silver windshield reflectors that we put in our cars to keep them from getting too hot in the summer!! From reports, although the "foil blankets" are thin . . . they are pretty strong, and the reflective properties would work the same . . . to bounce the sun's rays back out and away from your cockpit and cabin!!! Or, you could always get heavy duty ones for a little more money!! Whatever you do, stay hydrated, and hopefully you have some beverages that can replace lost electrolytes, for you and Scott . . . and for Isla!! <3 :-) Carol Florida U.S.A. <br />Carol Florida U.S.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14586431076706190029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-91486519846165272732013-07-17T11:00:35.491-05:002013-07-17T11:00:35.491-05:00Funny : ) We have an A/C unit fiberglassed into pl...Funny : ) We have an A/C unit fiberglassed into plywood in our companionway - sailor trashy, but completely beneficial. Great post!<br /><br />Alison<br />www.liveaboardwife.blogspot.comthe Liveaboard Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16429023942622548907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-49905204145379673972013-07-17T10:58:23.693-05:002013-07-17T10:58:23.693-05:00This is so funny!! I love the term "sailor tr...This is so funny!! I love the term "sailor trash"!!<br /><br />I was a crew member on a catamaran back in the summer of 2008. We were sailing around greece in July and it was HOT. <br /><br />I distinctly remember being in the marina, showering at the stern with an entire audience of Greek fishermen watching. Ranks as one of the most awkward moments I've ever experienced :)<br /><br />Wish we had been as creative as you guys, and set up a shower curtain! Nice work!Mikaela Swedlundhttp://aplacelikemeinagirllikethis.blogspot.kr/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-62883739130653798972013-07-17T10:56:55.975-05:002013-07-17T10:56:55.975-05:00Ha! My husband and I are Boston liveaboards and h...Ha! My husband and I are Boston liveaboards and have matching silver tarps. At first I was mortified when I saw what they looked like, but once I touched the roof of the cabin on a 90-degree day, that sentiment quickly went away!<br /><br />Love the blog by the way...I read you everyday and silently cry that I'm at my computer at work instead of on the water like you!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18034452486636433422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-38021507011381550852013-07-17T10:46:21.893-05:002013-07-17T10:46:21.893-05:00You are braver than me! Being someone who does n...You are braver than me! Being someone who does not do well (translation: super sweaty person) in hot n humid weather (of course thats why I live in Virginia) I end up using my AC full time whenever I have the luxury of a shore power connection (when I have a boat that is)! Its one of the things that worries me about going to the Caribbean one day... I may hate it like I hate the VA summers :(Brett A.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-3960359466553444202013-07-17T10:31:37.799-05:002013-07-17T10:31:37.799-05:00So true ... and so funny! All of us liveaboards h...So true ... and so funny! All of us liveaboards have been there at one time or another.Dan N Jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910909942198901223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-86713612155240294232013-07-17T10:15:28.163-05:002013-07-17T10:15:28.163-05:00One bigger problem you have is that large condo do...One bigger problem you have is that large condo docked to your starboard, they block alot of breeze too. Marlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-40364778407918482312013-07-17T09:52:11.906-05:002013-07-17T09:52:11.906-05:00That there was some funny stuff right there, I don...That there was some funny stuff right there, I don’t care what ya all say! The story I would love to read would be the one from the owners of the cruiser next to you!! Now THAT would be interesting. Too bad you couldn’t find a lighter colored tarp to help keep things a few degrees cooler. As we are learning from Windtraveler, there is always a tradeoff. Thanks for sharing. Throw an old tire on top of the bimini!<br /><br />Paul and TerriPaul and Terrinoreply@blogger.com