Lake City Marina Sunrise
upgraded pearson 36-2 helmstation

Pearson 36-2 Electrical system and electronics upgrades

One of the things that has always concerned me when cruising is conserving battery power. In an effort to minimize those concerns, I have...
BVI Bareboat Sailing Adventure

BVI Bareboat Sailing Adventure Simply the Best

My wife and I are very enthusiastic sailors and it had long been our dream to go on a BVI bareboat sailing adventure. We are lucky enough to have...
V-berth cabin sole

Pearson 36-2 Upgrades For Comfort

My primary reason for upgrading from a 1978 Pearson 31 to our 1985 Pearson 36-2 is that our family had simply outgrown the 31. With three growing...
cap rail replacement

Pearson 36-2 Cap Rail Replacement

One of the more tedious tasks that I have undertaken towards the refit of my Pearson 36-2 was replacement of the cap rail that sits over the hull to...
Pearson 36-2 deck project

Pearson 36-2 Deck Repairs and Deck Hardware Replacement

Prior to buying my Pearson 36-2, I had it professionally surveyed. The surveyor spent more than four hours going over every inch of the boat. He...
Pearson 36-2 bottom job

Pearson 36-2 Complete Bottom Job

Another project that was completed during the first winter was a complete epoxy bottom job. When I purchased the Pearson 36-2, the bottom was coated...

Tall Ship Photos From Our Trip to Duluth

So as you can guess from my lack of updating, I've been rather busy lately. Oh well. Here are a smattering of the 806 photos Honey Bunny took mostly, but some from me as well on our recent trip to Duluth for the Tall Ship Duluth 2010 festival. We had a great time....

Mayflies – Caught on Dopple Radar

Last Sunday I awoke to find a few dozen, perhaps maybe 100 mayflies scattered about our Precision 23 sailboat. I am today feeling quite lucky. Lucky that the hatch associated with the below image missed Lake Pepin. The radar image came from down river about 45 miles....