As week three came to a close, we enjoyed our time exploring the North Miami Shores area as well as the visit to the Miami aquarium with an early dinner in Little […]
Week Four on the Loop
First Week on the Loop
Week one of America’s Great Loop cruise is now in the books; literally in the; logbooks, personal journals, and postings to our social media sites. Our itinerary began with our leaving on […]
The Saga of a Swim Platform, a Ladder, and a Dinghy
Christmas came early this year by a day and a half. With the help of my friend Tom, we were able to complete the final phase of the swim platform, aft deck […]
A Month To Go
Preparations for the Great Loop
Swim Platform is home
Makin Memories is back in her slip at Turtle Cove after a week of maintenance and cleaning. The swim platform turned out as planned and the engines received new water pumps each. […]
DinghyRamps Installed
DinghyRamps installed
The swim platform is on!!
After months of planning and building, we were able to install the custom swim platform on Makin Memories. We have the accessories to install yet and measure for the dinghy, but the […]
Last Haul-Out prior to Great Loop (hopefully!!)
Swim Platform
Swim Platform with blow-out holes cut-in
We are getting closer to hauling out Makin Memories and preparing her for her custom swim platform. Today we discussed cleat position and non-skid application. The swim ladder location will be on […]
New Swim Platform for Makin Memories
The mold for Makin Memories new swim platform has begun.Hurricane Irma put the brakes on the process due to the craftsman’s having to evacuate. We dodged a bullet and Doug is back […]
