Launched Mighty Quinn today from sandy point. Problems of course. The steering is sloppy, likely needs some hydraulic fluid. The trim tabs did not work. The pin connector behind the controller was either corroded or got disconnected by the aforementioned electronics installation. Electronic marine was over to check it out an hour after I called them. yea!
Century Club: mike pitchford
Monday, April 6, 2026 to Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Number of days:
2 days
mighty quinn ready for launch this week
I don’t normally log boat work days but... Our little Key west runabout, Mighty Quinn, was on a trailer shrink wrapped all winter because we were doing dock work. So, with spring she got all new electronics (MFD, Stereo and VHF) as well as a number of little fixes and improvements. Combined with a visit to the shop last November for annual engine maintenance and a fresh wash and wax she is ready to go.
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
This Spring the Mighty Quinn (Key West 203 DFS named after our first granddaughter) got all new electronics. Andrew at Electronic marine did the work in one day as promised and at the contract price. Always a pleasure to work with good people like Phil and Andrew.
Friday, March 27, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Winter was a lonely time on Martin's Cove. Many boats were gone for the winter and those that remained were mostly shrink wrapped. Spring has begin and so the baots are retiurning. Today I helped my Neighbor launch his 17' Key West and get it to her dock and lift.
Friday, January 16, 2026 to Saturday, January 24, 2026
Number of days:
9 days
Sunset from Cooper Island Beach Club
Nine days in the BVI on a 46' Cat from Moorings. It was all it should be; 80 degree days, warm water, constant 9sometiems too much) wind. Got to dock that 46x21 cat in a tight fairway slip in 15 knots of cross wind in Spanish Town on Virgin Gorda. All good.
Read more about the trip in the April issue of PropTalk.
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
empty home dock!
With almost all the tasks of winterization done and finally some nice weather, I took Winsome Winn to Rock Hall for winter storage on land.
Friday, October 17, 2025 to Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Number of days:
5 days
Oday Daysailer off the lift and preparing for winter on the trailer
empty lidfts soon to be removed for dock reconstruction.
'tis the season. I have been on the boas every day at the dock and out maneuvering. Two boats came off the lifts and onto trailers. The big boat will be winterized later this week and off to Rock Hall for land storage. They will all stay there for the winter while the dock and bulkhead are replaced. It will be great in the spring but, for now, not so much fun.
Friday, September 19, 2025 to Sunday, September 21, 2025
Number of days:
3 days
crab pickin!
nice weekend in Solomons with the yacht club
Friday, September 5, 2025 to Sunday, September 7, 2025
Number of days:
3 days
The Annapolis Yacht Club has long had an annual cruise in early September with an "Oktoberfest" theme. Over the years we have included a yacht club member and native of Germany in the planing making the event more authentic.
For the last eight years or so Haven Harbour Marina has been the destination. This year 70 of us enjoyed a spirited trip over from Annapolis and splendid early fall weather until the rain and thunderstorms set upon us about group dinner time on Saturday.
Boaters are 1) resilient and 2) used to adverse weather. And, so, the group gathered under the limited gazebo coverage we had and made it work.
The cruise leaders who made it all happen, were all smiles!
Sunday, August 31, 2025 to Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Number of days:
3 days
Tube ride anyone?
Our summer seemed full of long distance boating. We had a late return from south Florida in May. In June we cruised the Albemarle. In July we cruised Long Island Sound and Cape Cod Bay, getting as far north as Boston. In August we charter cruised in the San Juan Islands. Combined with local Chesapeake Bay cruises we have probably covered 3,000 miles on the water between May and August.
After returning from the Pacific NW we went two whole weeks NOT on the boat. Of course it included a family beach week so salt water was still a factor.
Finally back home and settled down for a near term future of purely local weekend cruising. Labor Daw weekend had no big boat crusie but we got our on the 20' runabout for some boating fun.