Blogs / Cruising the South Pacific with Tackless II

(Remember, Tackless II is now listed for sale! For info, follow the first link in the list at right!) Our first week in Mooloolaba has been almost hectic. First thing, Don rented a local storage locker and we have been excavating our forepeak and stall shower from the mounds of stuff that have filled them these past years. …

So far…so perfect. Yes, kiddies, the two captains lucked out on this one. Mooloolaba has quickly revealed itself to be a place of almost exactly the sort that we have for many years fantasized about as a retirement spot. …

Unlike cruisers from the Pacific Northwest (or, of course, Australians) Don and I don't have that much experience with bars. Before you guffaw, remember that I am speaking of the kind of bar that forms across the mouth of a river or estuary, not the kind where a cold draft beer can be had!! …

PROP TEST SHOWS THAT 4 BLADE SAVES FUEL AND HAS BETTER PERFORMANCE THAN A 3 BLADE.3.0 mercruiser prop test 3 blade 21p prop at cruising speed burns 6.9 gallons of gas per hour but 4 blade at cruising speed burns 6.5 gallons ........................ Week Two - The Destructo King and the Yard Princess - By Tackless II(Tackless II) ---Tackless II is a big boat to sand when you can't use your electric sanders and you are working instead with small squares of sandpaper. Don says the guys reminded him of the animated "scrubbing bubbles" of TV ad fame,