We purchased two rolls of this chafe. - 2024

Amarine Made FireHose Bulk Jacket,Chafe Guards Provides Effective Chafe Protection Fit Lines up to 1" (10 feet)
This we need for our new fender lines and other dock line etc.
Purchased from Amazon.
January 2024 - ⛵ Chip & Debbie 💑 Currently in Marina Costa Baja in La Paz, Mexico
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Purchased a couple padlocks - 2024

Master Lock Set Your Own Combination Padlock, 1 Pack, Color May Vary 1523D

 Ours are white and green. They are for the dock box and the extra dock box we are using as the owner of is not using it. They are not waterproof but will work fine and are udder the overhang of the dox box lid.

Ordered new Taylor Made Tuff End Buoy/Ball Fenders - 2024

Taylor Made 15" Tuff End Inflatable Vinyl Buoy - White

 We just ordered 3 Taylor ball fenders of 15" and one 12" from Hodges Marine. We will pick them up in the US as we will be there for a week. Also we ordered 3 Aire 10x26 neoprene fender covers for the three inflatable fenders that we have without covers. We have one with a cover and we like it so we got three more.

Another Islander Freeport 36 in our marina - 2024

These are not pictures of our boat. One is from our boat.

    Another Islander Freeport 36 came into Marina Costa Baja here in La Paz, Mexico and so of course I had to check it out - s/v Fair Lady (as pictured). 

AIS working again at the chart plotter nema 2000 backbone - 2024

 It was a couple of day project. Day 1 had Debbie going into the lazarette to inspect the NMEA 2000 network and to discover the reason for the replacement Vesper XB 8000 AIS unit not working. Lo and behold, she discovered that the unit cable was not reattached to the network.

We enjoyed our first time in the waters of the Sea of Cortez! - 2023

 

 We enjoyed our first time in the waters of the Sea of Cortez! We went to Playa El Coromuel with Marc and Nicole on s/v Carefree for an afternoon of lunch and Mexican Train Dominoes play. We had a table with umbrella right on the sand near the water. After we finished eating and playing, we walked into the Sea. Were we surprised how cold the water was!! Air temp was really nice, in the low 80's.

DoceCuarenta coffee shop at our Marina and walk - 2023

 Today we did another two-and-a-half-mile walk. Seems 2.5-3 miles is our average now with longer walks scattered in. We usually do a beach walk on one of the beaches by our Marina then up the golf course on one of several different routes. It has nice views, and is peaceful (no noise on the links after all). Then we stopped at the DoceCuarenta coffee shop at our Marina.

PRO Paramedicos T shirt - 2023

 We went to the Allende Bookstore in La Paz and picked up a PRO Paramedicos 🚑 short sleeve T-shirt. The proceeds go to the volunteer ambulance service here in Baja California Sur (BCS). They have long sleeve t-shirts and sweatshirts also and other short sleeve ones with couple different designs. Now we also know were to drop off donated medical supplies! ⛑💊💉🚑
December 2023 - Chip & Debbie 💑 Currently in Marina Costa Baja in La Paz, Mexico
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Road trip o Playa Pichilingue - 2023

 We took a road trip in our car yesterday to Playa Pichilingue. Just up the coast a bit and right past the Baja ferry landing port. We had anchored here on the way into La Paez when crossing the Sea of Cortez, this last spring.

Kayak - Magma rack test with Sea Eagle 300X - 2023

 Debbie took out her Sea Eagle 300x inflatable kayak and pumped it up so we could see if it will fit properly in the Magma surf/kayak racks. 

Broken collarbone, oops - 2023

  This is the x-ray of my broken collarbone. I fell off our boat onto the dock. As it is said I think "land is a sailors' worst danger". This will put a bit of an inconvenience in our cruising season and my paddleboarding, kayaking etc. Please be careful out there. The cruising will still go forward but at different level etc for us.
December 2023 - Chip & Debbie 💑 Currently in Marina Costa Baja in La Paz, Mexico
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National Geographic Venture in La Paz - 2023

 We took a nice walk along the La Paz malacon and we saw the National Geographic Venture ship docked there. Nice sight!

Our Starboard Atlas extra paddleboard is for sale - 2023

 Paddle board: Starboard Atlas Extra with Starlite in good condition for sale. It is 12' x 36' x 4.6' and can also be surfed. It is very stable and will work with one adult and one child or one adult and larger dogs etc. It works well in boat wakes and wind chop, etc. We are in La Paz at Marina Costa Baja. 

Update:

 Sold this.

New Taylor 18" ball fender purchased - 2023

 

Taylor Made 18" Tuff End Inflatable Vinyl Buoy - White

This Taylor 18" ball fender is for our stern to dock separation. We purchased this from Lopez Marine Chandlery in de La Paz. This will help keep our stern, bikini, wind generator etc from getting too close to the piling at the end of our finger pier in a tropical storm/hurricane.

Pickelball in La Paz, Toto Fritos - 2023

  We met our marina friends Nicole and Marc (on s/v Carefree) for lunch at a restaurant they recommended, Toto Fritos. The beauty of this place, other than the good food and wonderful Sea view is that they have two pickleball courts. And because we ate there, play was at no cost.

Diesel mechanic through Cross Marine Works La Paz - 2023

  We worked with Cross Marine Works to perform the annual service on our Beta 38 diesel heat exchanger stack tube. 

New drivers licenses for La Paz, car plates, will etc - 2023

 The other day Debbie and I went to Baja Paperworks and had Diego help us get new drivers licenses for La Paz and changed the state for our car plates...we're re not on the mainland anymore. And the shop is going to help us with our Mexican wills.

Marina Costa Baja Puerto pool for a game of Mexican Train Dominoes - 2023

 The other day we went to the Marina Costa Baja Puerto Restaurant & Pool and had a game of Mexican Train Dominoes (or Cuban as they call it here). We thaught a couple of newbies the game. Was it beginners luck or did we create a monster!? A fun time was had by all!
Joe and Jami on s/v Sherpa
Marc and Nicole on s/v Carefree and of course us!
Marc was the big winner 🏆
December 2023 - Chip & Debbie 💑 Currently in Marina Costa Baja in La Paz, Mexico

Our current fender list for our 36' sailboat - 2023

Taylor Made Tuff End Buoy

 We are deciding our fender needs for our docking at this and any other marina. We need to protect our boat from the one next to us at their slip. We have had gusts to 50 knots or more in the last tropical storm\hurricane. Fends were one of the main tools lacking. 

Battery Maintenance - battery caps - 2023

Removed the Water Miser Battery Caps by Flow Systems USA.

 We were told the caps never needed Maintenace. However, they do if the battery acid\water starts to bubble over or out of the holes in the caps.