Finally Some Decent Photos

We had a beautiful day on the river on Saturday, and finally remembered to take our good camera with us. For some reason, it ends up back at the house most of the time, and all we usually have with us is our phones. The stars aligned and we had great weather, our camera, a clean boat, and plenty of time on our hands. So...here are a few shots of Sandrobber for your perusal. Thanks to Sandy for taking these great pics!

The able crew stands at the ready!

Amateur Video Time...

OK...we figured out how to get a couple of videos off of our phones into this here blog...so here you go. First a few specifications on Sandrobber for those who want to know:

Overall length - 36' 6"
Height above waterline - 15' 2"
Beam - 13' 3" (this is the width of the boat at it's widest point)
Draft - 3' 5"
Displacement - 20,000 pounds
Fuel capacity - 400 gallons
Fresh water capacity - 150 gallons
Engine - 330 hp Cummins mechanical engine

 

 

 

                                    

                                     

 

                                    

 

 

                                     

 

 

                                    

 

Alright folks...that's all for now...

 



Never thought we'd be blogging!!

Well, we've now had Sandrobber for almost 3 months...it's really still hard to believe! We feel very blessed to have the opportunity to enjoy this great vessel, and look forward to many wonderful adventures both grand and small. So, now that we have 3 months of getting to know her, we figured that we'd try a blog...it is however not at all clear how often you'll see a posting, but it's a start!

We have had many friends and family members "inform" us that we need to send them pictures. So, we thought we'd take it one step further and offer up this blog as a means to keep anyone who has an interest up to date on what we and the boat are up to.

This entry is more or less just to get the ball rolling. And as we are new to this, we'll get more polished with time...and the first order of the day is to figure out how to post a picture, so here goes:

OK...so it's not that exciting to you, but it is to us. This is our new dinghy! It is a 10 ft long RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat) with a 10hp outboard on it. The bottom of the boat has a fiberglass V-hull, and as well, a second flat bottom inside the boat for comfort and safety. We haven't named it yet, but it will largely be used for puppy-shore transport when we are out and about for extended periods of time.

All for now...test is now complete and it looks like this blogging thing is doable. Not sure when you'll hear from us next...

And yes...we'll post some more pictures...that'll be next.