July 20 2012
Greetings,
I’ve been planning to write an update for some time now but every time I’ve been about to start there’s a change in plans and what I was about to write is no longer the case. I’m going to write this now but it may not be true tomorrow.
Since the last update Capt. Johne has finished the work he was doing for everyone else and has gotten back on to Second Star projects. The water maker (which has given us grief on and off since we first started this adventure) had issues before we left for Cuba the last time. We had tried to have parts machined in Cancun but the machine shop had not done a good job and one of the parts they had made was still having leaks. After many times of taking it apart and putting it back together, replacing this o-ring, fixing that leak with a little epoxy, and many hours of frustration, it has now run for over 4 hours with a problem. Knock wood and fingers crossed that it keeps on working without any more issues.
With the water maker working, the Captain has turned his attention to putting down the new wood on the aft deck. We’d had some damage to the first wood decking and it had to be ripped off. The aft deck has been bare fiber glass waiting for it’s new pretty wood for a while, but now the new wood is going down and, in a week or so, it will be a wood deck once again.
At this point, if all goes well, we are planning on heading to Cuba again at the end of July. We’ll stay there, mostly in the Jardines de la Reina, snorkeling, fishing and diving, until the end of Aug. After that we’ll go to the Cayman Islands from which I will fly up to my family’s “Beach week” get together. When I get back we’re planning to continue south to Providencia, San Andreas and Panama. (All plans subject to weather and life changes).
I’ll update again before we leave Isla Mujeres, after that it may be a while before I can post again. I hope all is well with all our friends and family and, as always, I look forward to receiving your updates.
Keep living you dreams.
Susie aeon
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This began many years ago for Johne. Somewhere along the way, he decided that someday he would have a boat and sail around the world. Through the years bits and pieces of the dream have changed, but the one thing that has remained the same was the desire to see the world from the deck of a boat. In July of 2000 the opportunity presented itself. Johne found a boat in Florida that was literally a "fire sale." The galley had caught fire and destroyed the housing, but the potential was there. Johne and Susie made the leap. They bought the boat and moved from Reno, NV to Ft. Myers, FL. Immediately they began the process of tearing down the old and rebuilding the new. By December of that year, all that was left, was a good, solid hull. For the past several years, Johne has build Second Star almost entirely by hand. Built with love and fueled by desire. Now that the construction has nearly reached completion we would like to share our dream with you. Please join us as we head out for the adventure of a lifetime.
What's in a name? It is supposed to be bad luck to rename a boat. In this case, however, the old boat died, and a new boat has reemerged from the ashes. "Second Star" comes from a quote, "second on the right and straight to morning." Recognize it? It is Peter Pan's directions to Neverland.
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This began many years ago for Johne. Somewhere along the way, he decided that someday he would have a boat and sail around the world. Through the years bits and pieces of the dream have changed, but the one thing that has remained the same was the desire to see the world from the deck of a boat. In July of 2000 the opportunity presented itself. Johne found a boat in Florida that was literally a "fire sale." The galley had caught fire and destroyed the housing, but the potential was there. Johne and Susie made the leap. They bought the boat and moved from Reno, NV to Ft. Myers, FL. Immediately they began the process of tearing down the old and rebuilding the new. By December of that year, all that was left, was a good, solid hull. For the past several years, Johne has build Second Star almost entirely by hand. Built with love and fueled by desire. Now that the construction has nearly reached completion we would like to share our dream with you. Please join us as we head out for the adventure of a lifetime.
What's in a name? It is supposed to be bad luck to rename a boat. In this case, however, the old boat died, and a new boat has reemerged from the ashes. "Second Star" comes from a quote, "second on the right and straight to morning." Recognize it? It is Peter Pan's directions to Neverland.