⛵ Unabashedly living the cliche

[ethanknox]

Hey all,

I just picked up my new home, a 1969 Ericson Mark I named Grace. She is beautiful, needs all the typical old boat work, and is extremely stark on amenities - but that's just a blank canvas to make my own. I am extremely new to liveaboards and sailing in general - I have about 4 hours on the water to date We (my dog Bash and I) moved onto Grace the second week of June 2024.

I run a Data Engineering/MLOps consulting firm from onboard, it is a bit more than full-time - but moving off the land has given me the ability to pick and choose contracts I am interested in (and not just the best paying options).

Grace is docked in a Marina near Deltaville VA for the moment, what a great town to be in when you are starting out sailing! Over the next month, we'll venture out for longer sails on the Chesapeake before making the bigger trip up the Delaware to Philly (my original home base). The plan is to hover from Philly to NY until after Hurricane season, then start down the coast for warmer climates right after the holidays. Cheers!

[dlj]

Still got the Atomic 4 gasoline engine in her?

dj

[ethanknox]

Originally Posted by dlj

Still got the Atomic 4 gasoline engine in her?

dj

Nope I’m lucky a few owners ago swapped in Y2GM20 and it’s been meticulously cared for. Of course I broke the oil pressure warning alarm first time out, but I assume that alarm is at least twice as old as the motor (which has less than 900 hours on it)

[dlj]

Originally Posted by ethanknox

Nope I’m lucky a few owners ago swapped in Y2GM20 and it’s been meticulously cared for. Of course I broke the oil pressure warning alarm first time out, but I assume that alarm is at least twice as old as the motor (which has less than 900 hours on it)

Sounds like she hasn't been used much since that engine was put in.

Deltaville is a good place to be. I've recommended that boat yard to several folks from overseas to have their boat there for a time. There's one friend who has his boat there right now. I think he's coming back in December, thereabouts. I'll likely be driving him from the airport down. If you are still there, I'd love to look at your boat.

dj

[Adelie]

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