CaptMac
Well-known member
- Joined
- Nov 24, 2008
- Messages
- 303
- Fluid Motion Model
- C-28
- Hull Identification Number
- FMLT2715K213
- Vessel Name
- Passage Weaver
- MMSI Number
- 367558060
We're still working our way back north - and are currently in Northern California. Only a few days from Whidbey!
No - we were never boarded - or even approached by anyone in Mexican waters. Actually, it was reassuring to see the Navy out and about. They would be able to provide assistance if needed.
We did get a lot of help from a local as we approached the Nogales border with the truck. That's a long story - not easy to type on an iPhone.
Unfortunately no pictures of the slurpy pirate fish. It was dark - but the fish (squid/cuttle/fish/) would zip quickly across the surface - making a slurpy sound. One night, a snowy egret sat on Passage Weaver, and periodically dropped down and ate one. It was neat. We also had sea gulls walking across the canopy, and a blue heron stood on the bow pulpit for the longest time.
Turns out our autopilot didn't work correctly, so it was a lot of hand steering for me!
We did wind up broken down on the side of the road just north of Tucson. The truck overheated because we had a leaky radiator hose. After contacting potential towing companies ( for 58 feet of truck, boat, and trailer), I decided to use up all our drinking water to fill the radiator, drove to a campground to drop off the boat, and the next day got it fixed at a Dodge dealer in Phoenix.
Hopefully we've had all the adventures we need for this trip and will get home uneventful lay from here
Mac
No - we were never boarded - or even approached by anyone in Mexican waters. Actually, it was reassuring to see the Navy out and about. They would be able to provide assistance if needed.
We did get a lot of help from a local as we approached the Nogales border with the truck. That's a long story - not easy to type on an iPhone.
Unfortunately no pictures of the slurpy pirate fish. It was dark - but the fish (squid/cuttle/fish/) would zip quickly across the surface - making a slurpy sound. One night, a snowy egret sat on Passage Weaver, and periodically dropped down and ate one. It was neat. We also had sea gulls walking across the canopy, and a blue heron stood on the bow pulpit for the longest time.
Turns out our autopilot didn't work correctly, so it was a lot of hand steering for me!
We did wind up broken down on the side of the road just north of Tucson. The truck overheated because we had a leaky radiator hose. After contacting potential towing companies ( for 58 feet of truck, boat, and trailer), I decided to use up all our drinking water to fill the radiator, drove to a campground to drop off the boat, and the next day got it fixed at a Dodge dealer in Phoenix.
Hopefully we've had all the adventures we need for this trip and will get home uneventful lay from here
Mac