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BCC Elizabeth
http://bccelizabeth.com
Ben Eriksen lives aboard his 28' Lyle Hess designed Bristol Channel Cutter, Elizabeth. Discussions about simple living, boat maintenance, living aboard and world voyaging.
- Added on: Nov 5th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: benjiwoodboat
- Listed in: Sailing Environmental Activism
- Tags: world Simple living liveaboard circumnavigation voyaging bristol channel cutter
Recent Posts
The Business Of Cruising
Everyone’s got one nowadays. “Hi, I’m Ben, here’s my card”. Not sure what I’m selling, but we are often trading email addresses and phone numbers. So Boat Cards, as they are called, make it easier. It’s reall...
Charleston Part II: Setting The Dahonforth Anchor
So what could be my new engine issue? Is the starter fried? With all that smoke…how close did I come to having a fire aboard? Immediatly after dropping the hook, I dug into the engine room to begin troubleshooting. Visual inspection of starte...
Charleston Part I: False Ending, False Start
Charleston was the original destination for this trip. Most everyone I spoke to about Charleston said something to the effect of…”Oh, what a great city, it’s a good walking town, fabulous history, very cosmopolitan, you’ll lov...
Uncharted Buoys & Moonless Inlet Entries
It’s been weeks of trudging our way south through the dismal ICW. The engine hours topped the 1000 mark and the associated fuel costs toppled the budget. The thought of open ocean and even just a short offshore run made Elizabeth and I very exc...
The Shower Report
It’s been 7 weeks since I left Martha’s Vineyard. I’ve taken 3 showers. That’s 49:3. I do love a good pie chart, but not sure how to graphically display this data, perhaps this will do… The last shower I took has a cool...
Cruising Expense Report
Here’s a quick breakdown of my expenses for the first month of being ‘out there’. Groceries dominate… I’m pretty sure it’s due to these particular cookies I buy, to use in a dessert I make, to bring to social boat ...
