Ranger Tug 21ec "Lil' Green Tug"

Lil' Green Tug at Pleasure Cove Marina, Pasadena, Maryland Saturday, September 08, 2012 Beautiful fall day, sunny, breezy, not humid, about 82 degrees here at Pleasure Cove Marina in Pasadena, Maryland. Been siphoning out the drain pan on the air-conditioner. It fills up after a night with the air on. I think there is a drain line that is disconnected or clogged. This is the first perfect day on the boat weatherwise--sunny, not too hot. I’m just laying back, enjoying the breeze. Been lazy all morning. It's 5 pm, and there is a severe thunder storm and downpour. I was out for supper in the car when the front blew through. I waited under the boat racks for 20 minutes for a slight pause in the rain. Been thinking, "This boat is perfect for Vero Beach, Florida—good for tooling up and down the ICW with friends, good for crabbing, big enough to live aboard for a few winter months. Maybe I’ll plan on moving it down next spring." At anchor, St. Michae...

Anchored at Baltimore's Inner Harbor Thursday, August 30, 2012 Motored to Baltimore from Pleasure Cove Marina in Pasadena, Maryland. My favorite dinghy dock by the water taxi next to the submarine had signs all over it, “No dinghies. Dinghies towed away”. What a disappointment!  I tied the dinghy up there for over 20 years every time I visited the Inner Harbor. I rowed back to the boat, and the paddle-boat concession owner zoomed up in his rowboat. "You will have to move out of the paddle-boat area."  I thought the orange buoys were marking the anchorage field. Oh well, moved out about another 50 feet. I called the dock-master on the vhf.   “You can tie up your dinghy anywhere but pier 4.” I thought that wasn't so bad--I could tie up the dinghy at a bulk head, just a bit more of a row. This weekend was the Grand Prix race. Things were jumpin’! I rowed ashore and scoped out the race course through the city ...

Monday, August 20, 2012 Motored to Annapolis from Pleasure Cove Marina in Pasadena, Maryland. 43.5 hours on the engine hour meter on arrival, about 2.5 hours en route. Tachometer/hour meter stopped working but started working again after shutting off the engine. The engine hours appeared to be accumulating OK. Logged onto Annapolis Wireless at $12/mth, a bargain. Pusser's restaurant on the Annapolis waterfront. Friday, August 24, 2012 Nice seeing Bill and Linda yesterday, friends from the past. Except for all of us looking a bit older, it was like time had never passed. We just picked up the conversation were we left it in 1992. Ate at Pussers. Had a rum punch. Not sure if it was the drink, or just being around old friends again, but I felt depressed after they left. Felt like getting off the boat. This morning I’m happy and content. Dinghied ashore, had breakfast at Chick and Ruth's Delly on Main Street, about the only spot in Annapolis with reasonable prices ...

Luv Tug , soon to be renamed Lil' Green Tug, on the Delaware River Saturday, July 21, 2012 Have had a few good days to check over the boat here at Winter’s Sailing in Riverside, NJ, on the Delaware River north of Philadelphia. Installed three new batteries, charger is working and properly set for flooded or AGM batteries, changed oil and filter, new zincs on the running gear. All safety gear is aboard. Been learning to use the GPS. Hope to leave with the falling tide (tidal range is about 12 feet!) at around 6:00am tomorrow. Tanks topped up. 27.9 hours on the meter. Will head south on the Delaware River to the C&D Canal. Will refuel at Summit North Marina halfway through the Canal, and then head for Pasadena, MD. May stop for the night at Worton or Fairlee, but hope to make it in one day. Sunday, July 22, 2012 Left Riverside NJ at 6:45am, arrived Fairlee Creek around 5:15pm. 2.5 knots favorable current on the Delaware. SOG 10.7 knots! Filled up the fuel tank halfway ...