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I got my Simrad working with the Suzuki network disconnected. I'm afraid my Balmar Smartgauge experiment is a failure the high charge voltage of the Suzuki set off the hi voltage alarm notice and over time I think it decided that the system was a 24 volt and is reading 25 volts no matter how...

Check out our neighbors boat! Only mid sized here in La Paz at 100 feet.

Our slip at Marina de La Paz our base for the next month.

Bob, we could have easily left the extra 12 gallons of fuel and 10 of water off the boat, too cautious on our first long trip, the 55 liter icechest in the cockpit is getting way downsized. We did have some Whitecaps on the last half which didn't help, we will work on a diet for Sierra and...

We got a "your boat is so Cute" comment from a lady on a 75 foot sailboat at the La Paz gas dock yesterday a common occurrence. We have a couple of small oil paintings and family photos up on the walls plus teak holders all around, Dana has made the boat quite homey, just check out fuel use on...

We also enter full into our Suzuki's fuel computer at 95 gallons instead of 100 as we have no clue how far down it will actually pull gas out. Unfortunately I didn't look at the fuel used before I shut down at the gas dock so we are kind of guessing on the fuel used since we didn't top up the...

Bob, we did use a bit more gas than normal, didn"t top up here (mistake 1) and we might have used more than we thought fiddling around in Monterey so we might have used a bit less on our run today. We are extra heavy as we brought some extra gas and just in general, we should have had a diver...

20-21 knots (21 nautical mph = just over 24 statuate mph) for 125 miles, an unusually grey day, good for making time. Seas around a foot at 4 seconds but then increasing to higher left over wind slop with an occasional whitecap . The Suzuki never missed a beat, normally we would want to take...

Dana cruising along with an unfortunately non functioning Simrad thank God for iPads, something with the network or the chartplotter itself. Update; we called customer service and they gave us the reprogram commands so it is now back talking to the Suzuki.

Well we've arrived in La Paz, there was about 40 miles of left over wind slop but not to bad held 20 knots most of the way, 125 miles in a little under 6 hours, 68 gallons of fuel. We decided to do it in 1 day as the forecast was for a bit more head wind the next couple of days (plus we walked...

Alain, we are heading out tomorrow morning, we hope too at least Everisto and hope to be at Marina De La Paz by Monday or Tuesday, as that looks to be our weather window according to Pasage Weather, Sail Flow and Predict Wind. We have a confirmed deposit on a slip, so hopefully it will work out...

Double amen!

We ended up with a Spectra Ventura 200, we just ran it in to get the factory preservatives out. We are now down on the Sea of Cortez. There is a whole separate album of the installation in my Sierra photos, along with my comments.

Bob, that's the problem, 15s would need new axels (torsion type) new fenders and raise the the rollers up a half inch, it just isn't practical, I bought new 14" tires for the trip so I could go from load range C to D (very few choices) and they handled the trip fine, even with a couple of miles...

From the border it is about 3 days drive at 6-7 hours a day, that is 6 just up and back. Speeds between 40 and 60, as some sections of the roads are very narrow. Once you are here you may have to wait for a calm day which are usually 2 out of 3, whales are around but unpredictable lots of cool...

I could only find load range D for my 14" rims on my CD trailer, I could get load range E for my 15" (10 ply) for my Tug trailer tires. I would love 15s again.

Conrad you only live once as the Roman's said "tempis fugit"

Dana just had a meeting with Javier the harbor master about a possible future c-brat group coming down here, he was very excited about the prospect and willing to accommodate us and give us all a group rate. There are a lot of great, beautiful anchorages north and south within 50 miles and on...

Sierra is loaded up almost ready to head down the Sea to La Paz, even though it is perfectly warm and beautiful here.

My ex wife bought it new years ago and didn't use it that much, when I get back I will check out the carbon fiber stuff, thanks again Adios