VALENTINE'S DAY GIFT

by Robin

Well, technically, this isn't my special gift but I thought I would blog it that way since he's working on putting it together this afternoon.

(Underside of the chair.  They do not make the original size any more so we had to do some changes here.)



Our boys are growing up and one is working and the other has a Valentine's Day dance to attend.





So, we find ourselves just hanging out and enjoying each other.  Little projects are nice and they help pass the time in the winter.


Since my chair was removed to put in the new live well, I got an entirely new base for my seat with a reinforced wooden "footprint" to help spread out the weight of weakening wood in the boat floor.



Happy Fishing and Valentine's Day!
Robin

LIVE WELL COMPLETE!!!

by Robin


I suppose it is also about time I show you our live well.  First, the new pump we put in.




Works great!!

Then, he filled this up to check it for leaks.




No leaks here either.   One little drip, but I think he tightened that clamp right away.




And it drains out nicely, also without leaks.  This is a new through-hull fitting.




And our batch of test shrimp were happy as clams  can be.  We have an adjustable knob for how much water flow you want for different baits.



Jack even put his last sticker on the barrel to "claim" it as one of our upgrades.



Happy Fishing,
I can't wait to fill this and catch something!

Robin

HAPPY PRE-VALENTINE'S DAY!

by Robin

Ok, my garden is set and we finished up with colds around here.  We've been facing high winds yet again this weekend, but Jack and I thought about fishing Sebastian Inlet.  Maybe inviting another couple to join us.




So, while I'm in complete homesick mode, I was looking at photos that I've not converted from raw to jpeg.  Here are some cute pelicans/ ibis/ heron/ cormorants birds.










I even have a great series of splash-downs.







Here is a doctored (color-wise) photo of a dolphin from last month.



Hope you all can get offshore soon!

Robin