Posted by Craighill Keeper on Jul 9th, 2007
Wow, thanks for the comments below! I’ve had a few website issues lately, so I didn’t get emailed about the new comments, but I think I’ve resolved most of them tonight and the main website is also back up. I’m glad someone has noticed the small progress we’ve been making out there (hi John! I’ll definitely take you up on volunteering!).
We made a lot more progress this weekend. After replacing the impeller on the new boat twice (I will never go in the Potomac again) and the fuel pump, I think we’re in business. The RCRA held a race this past Sunday (July 8th) and money from each entry was donated to the lighthouse. I wanted to make sure we were out there to wave as the racers sailed by, so I had the boat ready in time. We spent the first night on the lighthouse as a whole family and even got out and back without needing to call Tow Boat US! I consider that a huge success. Of course, I was so paranoid about a breakdown that I never opened the throttle up and we chugged out there and back slowly. [Photoset from weekend]
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Posted by Craighill Keeper on Nov 9th, 2006
It’s almost here! My first slumber party in the lighthouse! My goals are to winterize and weatherproof the exposed roof, install the fishing line bird deterrent, wash the decks, clean the glass in the lantern, and possibly clean the gutters. I’ve been creating and adding to lists all week. I think I’ve got them pretty finalized at this point.
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Posted by Craighill Keeper on Nov 6th, 2006
Inspired and extremely motivated after the recent trip, as well as finally having a running boat, I’m going to tackle the emergency issues at the lighthouse before it becomes necessary to pull the boat out of the water and winterize it. Yeah, yeah, I know - the Washington Post just did an article on Eastport where the residents claim they never pull their boats out. I don’t know if there’s a difference between the south and north sides of the Bay Bridge, but I’ve been told the water freezes up where our boat is! Anyway, it makes a good excuse to get away for a weekend and get my first sleepover in a lighthouse too. Woohoo! So without further ado, here is my quickie to-do list for this weekend…
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