The second mini-cruise was just 4 days with one night at Block and 3 nights at Fishers Island.
We met new cruising friends, saw some old ones and did a lot of creative cooking, reading and enjoying some real peace and quiet post-season when the anchorages are not busy.
We will winter in Portsmouth, RI which is close to home and enable us to do many of the projects which will bring the boat fully to fine fit. The largest is the planned conversion of the guest stateroom to a "library". We first saw this long ago on the Northeast 400 boats designed by good friend Jim Eastland. Ours will replicate his ideas for a desk, settee, shelving and add some electronic goodies.
Also working now on a conversion of one alternator to 110 amps and that is a real challenge as Herk needs to fully understand the ship's wiring before starting up this powerhouse. Milly is looking forward to converting the electric range to gas.
So it has been less than six months since we acquired CODA. We logged about 1,000 miles and 1,200 hours on board. Next summer will be spent in Maine and Nova Scotia while we rent our Newport home to build the cruising kitty.
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| A warm October day in a Fisher's Island cove |
