Showers on the Noe Mar

Seems, I don't have a picture...but here it is...yes, you can take a shower, the door to the "Head"opens and closes off the bow section of the cabin...there is a hot and cold pressurized water with a shower head in the wall of the "Head"...pull it out, wet your self with warm/hot water. Turn it off, soap...turn on rinse...well, turn off and towel dry... there you have it...a real shower. OK, you ask, where does the water go? Good question...it goes into the bilge and the bilge pump kicks on and pumps it overboard. OK, what about drinking water...yup, we have a huge RO water system...all the hot water and drinking water you want. HOT water? Where does that come from...get real, you are out in the ocean...well, the engine must be running...but it heats the small hot water tank in a hurry....careful, it is very hot. Jeeze, what about cooking? Well, the kerosene stove (2 burner with an oven) is rather new and made in the UK...one of the best. Now, if only someone was a better chef than I am. OK, what about the Fridge? Cool blue man, and all new (last year) electronics...it will freeze your beer...oops...forget that...and it runs once a day...and it is large, top loader. OK, so we won't have fresh fruit for 30-40 days, so how can we get our Vit C...hey, did you check out www.highlandvitamins.com ?? do so, I built the Co from scratch...we have mulits and Vit C on board...no charge, just the best you can buy. I the comments section...post a comment and I will try to answer it. Cheers....Skipper Scotty

Noe Mar's interior

Here are several shots taken last year of the interior and the V berth inside her. The Galley table makes into a bed also. The Qtr berth is hi

dden from these views.

 

Skipper and First Mate in Thailand

Here we are on the s/v Lotus in Thailand off Puckett Island, this fall. More fun sailing with Jerry & Joni...on their steel 40'ft Cutter...I didn't do much to assist Jerry in building this great ship...but I did pour lead and drink beer :-) More fun...and Candy soaped the wheels so he could skid the huge trailer with the boat on it out of their drive way (that was the day...steep...but all worked out).

Crew for Hawaii

I posted for a crew to sail the Noe Mar to Hawaii in April, 2012...and then on to the Pacific NW. Perhaps a month layover? So far I have several very experienced offers. Sounds Great...so this Ancient Skipper is raring to go forth and bring this great Ship home.

Dec 2011 Sea of Cortez

I forgot, out of the 7 that came on board...there were a lot of gals...OK, so I missed the ones of them sunning on the deck in two piece bathing suits...sorta busy trying to get some wind...but here the gals are...notice that Marko has a line right in the middle of her face...OH well

Dec 2011 trip

Brant brought friends down to go sailing. Now, you know what happens in the Sea of Cortez? YUP...heavy northerlies one day...total sun and calm the next...so the Next is when we went "sailing"??? Oh well, beautiful day, saw a humpback, tiger whale shark, and dolphins...and lots of sun

Noe Mar

Here are a couple of older pictures of the Noe Mar under sail

Jan to April 2011

Here are some pictures of Candy and my trip

Jan 15, 2011

Candy flew down with me to actually go sailing...so after a nice dinner and getting ready...sailing we did on Sat the 15.
Left the dock @ 9 AM...71 F, sunshine and no wind.  Motored @ 2,100 rpm with a speed of 5.6 knots.
9:55 spotted a pod of Dolphins...but missed taking a picture.

10 to 10:45 the Mexican Coast guard made an on board inspection.  Mainly safety and our papers.  They were interested in # of life jackets, # of VHF radios (and tested them out), fire ext. and our US Coast guard registration.  They were not interested in our TIP for the Noe Mar.  Hmmm.  This is the 4th time I have been inspected, first by the Mexican Navy and then Coast guard...etc,  Difference is the size of weapons and looking for drugs or safety.

11:30 we got some wind and sailed @ 4 K...heading 320...then we doused the sails (lost wind and we were nearing our destination).  Of course, then the wind hit us 12K on the nose.

Anchored @ 4:30 in 16 ft of water, 40' chain...all in the Ensenada Grande on the Isla Partida.  Beautiful.
That night the wind hit a good 20K, but all was well.  I fixed dinner, a glass of vino and good books.

The next day, at anchor, the wind picked up to 25 k...northerlies...wow this should be great sailing back to La Paz.

2011 Jan 17

At the Cross is this Vase. Someone's ashes? If so, what a beautiful place to be buried

Crew

Went sailing in Phucket, Thailand with Joni & Jerry on the s/v Lotus...lots of fun.  They have been sailing for 8 years.
Met a couple from the Seattle area that were at the rock climbing school on one of the Islands.  Seems they are interested in sailing on the Noe Mar.  They will get in touch with me after Dec 1st.  Sounds great. 

April 2011

After paying my annual moorage, I went into town to get new deck paint. 

After painting the deck...looks good and better paint...I left to sail to the islands.
Anchored @ 4:45 after sailing and motoring...did sail some.  24 deg 29.5 N  110 deg 27.67 W  (5/13/20110
Raised anchor @ 8:50 AM the next day...and did some sailing back to the Marina. 

Nov 5 2010, to La Paz

Pulled the hook up @ 7:45 in Hook Bay...and sailed and motored back to La Paz.  I set up the Mizzen staysail and polled out the Genoa...the main even went up at the end.  Not much wind...but when I motorsailed I got 6 knots, only 4.5 knots with the motor only.  We arrived @ 4 PM...hate that...the tide was coming in and we had a little trouble mooring.  I have included a shot up at the radar arch and the wind indicator/anemometer.

Nov 4 2010

Got into Hook Bay by 2 PM.  Brant got sea sick (during the rolling I got woozy...but OK).  Unloaded the Tinker and rowed ashore and back.  The wrist stimulator worked for Brant...better than meds.  Hooray!

La Paz 2010, 11/4-5

That evening as we sit at anchor in Cardonel Bay...we heard the bildge pump go on 3 times in a row.  Nothing makes ones heart stop faster than hearing water come in your boat.  I started quickly searching...the obvious place to look...stuffing box.  YUP!!  that was it...water pouring out in a small stream.  The Noe Mar has everything easily accessible...however,  you do need to remove a few (like 10) bronze screws to get the pipe wrench onto the threaded nut that  is part of the stuffing box.  Having done that, Brant handed me some waxed lashing line and I asked for the knife and lanolin.  I unscrewed the big nut...water really poured out, then wrapped the line around the propeller shaft, lots of lanolin, and hand screwed the nut on.  Water stopped coming in..Hooray!!  I snugged (not to tight) the nut, and put everything back,.  All was well.

Yes, I did fix dinner...Tilapia with garlic and tomatoes in olive oil.

Anchor up @ 8 AM and off to "Hook Bay" on the Isla San Francisco.  No wind, but lots (15-20 knots) last night.  Motored to keep the fridge and food cool...Oops..a block of ice next time and maybe another battery to our bank.  As you can see, we did get some wind.

La Paz, Nov 2010 first day

We installed a new block, the old one was white plastic and the sun destroyed it...what a mess on my last trip getting into the marina.  Block on the main halyard and she was ready to be cleaned. Went and stocked up on food.

 Next day we took off @ 9 AM.  No wind...but after winding our way out of the long harbor of La Paz, we got wind from 4-7 knots.  Up went the sails, shut off the mtr and sailed @ 4.9 knots, pointing about 5-10 deg off wind (yes we have a wind anemometer and a apparent direction indicator on the mizzen).   By noon we had to turn on the mtr...1.5 knots sailing is a bit slow for me.  :-) We were headed to Isla Partida and Cardonel Bay for anchorage.

La Paz, Nov 2010

Interesting, as I was flying home after a fun week with Brant Walsh  (Highland's IT guy) on the Noe Mar, a fellow and his wife were commenting about a fun Kayak trip from Loreto to La Paz, BCS.  They had a small sail boat that they sailed in New Mexico.  As they left he said:  Why did you not get a plastic boat rather than a wooden one.

More interesting is the fact a guy at the Marina de La Paz (where the Noe Mar is moored) was interested in sailing with me on a "Gaffer"...but he was concerned about it being made out of "wood".  WOW!!!  Wonder how all of us got here on this continent?

Let me assure everyone...a wood hulled boat is great.  Yes, in the hot climate of La Paz it takes more upkeep...seems even the bronze rivets (she is an all bronze fastened hull...redone in the 1980's) like to push out the fairing compound in their homes. Also she is a bit heavy, but I have still sailed her @ 9 knots and one of our days averaged 6 knots on this trip (motor and sail combined).  Still, she hasn't been hauled for 3  years and her bottom paint is still great (so the diver says).  I might mention, that a wooden hull absorbs water...thus at and below the water line it is the same as ballast...that and her isolated lead keel keep  her upright in the heaviest weather you can imagine.

Here is my crew...Brant Walsh...