I’ve been busy aboard Nauticarazi lately. It all stems from one issue: the Attitude Attribute – Yaw, Pitch, Roll of the boat. Nauticarazi came with a standard (and now slightly dated) Raymarine instrument set up, to which I instantly began updating. There is nothing inherently wrong with what was here, it just wasn’t optimal. And,…
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Santa Cruz Island Overnight
With the girls gone for a night, the dogs and I headed out for a little Nauticarazi adventure. It was just a quick trip to Santa Cruz Island. On the way across, I had an uneventful trip, with my only excitement to dodge a freighter. Initially, I had planned to stay in Prisoner’s Harbor, but…
Read MoreThe Beginning of the End…
The beginning of the end of our fuel problems is at hand! After a long six-month period of fuel related issues, I can happily report they are almost over. In our previous post, I detailed the fuel issues we have faced aboard the good ship Nauticarazi. The final fuel issue was our fuel senders —…
Read MoreFuel Fever
We mentioned that upon delivery, we found Nauticarazi to have clogged fuel lines. Of course, this didn’t become an issue until we were off-shore in bumpy waters off the coast of Huntington Beach on our maiden voyage. No worries, as a few nights in a marina and a temporary rerouting of the fuel lines with…
Read MoreGetting Caught Up
Greetings Nauticarazians. Welcome back… First, we know we came raging into this world with our new boat, set up this site, then… (insert sounds of crickets here). Admittedly, we dropped the blog ball, but not without good reason. Nauticarazi has gone through a bit of a minor refit. We’ve had plenty of issues to over…
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