We had a memorable time with Marc and Colleen the past two days. Good food! Good times!

Shell and I just walked around the facility here by River Street. The cold snap ended, so it is very pleasant at this hour (9:30pm).

The “Pumpkin Muffin”

The new dinghy’s name is finally revealed!

The sun is just about to cross the equator into the southern hemisphere for another six months.

Here’s a first for Ray… an eye splice of 8-Plait line. Making a “Snubber” to take the strain off the electric windlass.

Snubber deployed.

Its purpose is twofold: take the strain off the windlass, and to act as a shock absorber as the anchored boat sways left and right. The rode is still all chain except for the top 8-10 feet of snubber.

Heat shrink tubing can stiffen the lower 2-3 feet of the snubber making it easier for the admiral to hook on the chain.

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It’s only 61F outside. But under our canvas its like 80F! Very nice extended season… 2-1/2 more days till the Fall Equinox on Tuesday morning.

Sweet crabmeat harvested right next to our boat! Tnx Capt Mike Winter for the crab trap!!!

Seizing wire secures the shackle and teflon tape make for a first class job.

New anchor beside old.

Anchored at Cedar Beach cove for the night.

It works!

Vulcan 25 by Rocna (55lbs) will be deployed tomorrow morning.

Yellow paint marks 0, 50, 100, 150, and 200.

Red paint marks 25, 75, 125, and 175.

This way we know how much rode we have let out. Normally 5X one’s depth is a common rule of thumb. More if needed due to breezy conditions and bottom conditions.

We bought a new dinghy tonight from a fellow in Bayville NY. A very sweet area of Long Island! Enjoyed the drive to find him. He delivers it here tomorrow!

Photo by Dez!!!

The weather turned out to be a whole lot better than predicted. Shelly even went in for another test of her swim ladder!

Latest pic.

Lots of dirt from tunneling project.

Here’s what it looked like in May 2020:

https://shellerina.com/2020/05/17/big-clean-water-infrastructure-project-happening-near-our-hangout-cedar-beach-cove/

What a great day aboard Shellerina, nice weather too. We are looking forward to having Nick, Dez, Nancy, and Kirk aboard tomorrow!!!

4 telescoping steps, and ALL of them are in the water. This goes down much further than most boat ladders!

We will test drive this afternoon…

Test Results:

Notice also the new grab bar above the transom!

Easy up and easy down!

Great enhancement.

Final assessment:

Best GD boat ladder we have ever tried!!! It is only 304 Stainless Steel (not 316) so we expect to clean up some rust stains periodically. Still worth it.

Sunrise – Leaving our slip beside Precious Cargo.

Up with the sun – Absolutely the best time of day on the ocean!

Leaving Great Peconic Bay at the north entrance to Shinecock Canal.

Once we were outside of Shinecock Inlet, we saw huge “fields” of Bunker fish, I tried to capture in this vid

We love the fuel efficiency of our single screw diesel! Hardly a dent after nearly 150 miles.

The Sirois, Elbaums, and Romanos hung out at TreasurevCove Marina today taking advantage of all the amenities including the pool.

Great evening dockside with the Elbaums of Precious Cargo.

We cruise between 1800 and 1900 RPM, which is about 10 mph. Slower than many boats; but ours is a very fuel efficient craft. After 9 hours underway, our fuel gauge still shows FULL!

On long legs like this one, the new Auto Pilot really becomes an appreciated member of the crew!

One of my favorite prayers!

Nice night!

Two nights away from the Full Moon Sept 2.

There will be two full moons in the same calendar month, October, this year… so rare Blue Moon is October 31, 2020!