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Iron Lady – My Wife’s Perspective
After some 5000 cruising miles since delivery in March of 2011, I have some pretty specific thoughts on how Iron Lady is working out. Some were surprises to me. At the top of the list was that I felt safe … Continue reading
Storage Mode
Before returning to NZ, Ian and I had set up a checklist of things to do before Iron Lady goes on the hard at Circa. This will make commissioning and getting underway in January a much simpler affair and we … Continue reading
Communications
In my last post, I mentioned I would be covering upgrades that we are doing to Iron Lady after a season of cruising. Someone asked about our communications system as well as upgrades and since that is one of the … Continue reading
Dinghy Launch/Retrieval
A number of you have asked about how we launch and retrieve Beer Can (our larger aluminum dink). I will start with a bit of commentary. Our last boat was a Nordhavn 50 and the dink was stored on the … Continue reading
Iron Lady Dinks
I thought you might be interested in the dinks we have aboard. We have one small inflatable dink that is good for rowing and powering short distances with a little 3 HP Yamaha. On passages, Little Lady (the inflatable) lives … Continue reading
Fishing System – Mark 2
Fishermen tend to believe that some boats are fish magnets and others aren’t. Ian, our relief Captain from Rarotonga, has lots of big game fishing experience and he says that Iron Lady is a fish magnet of the super conducting … Continue reading
Boom Swing – Mark 2
While in Pittsburgh, I picked up a ski tow rope as a modification to our “tree limb” boom swing. The Mark 2 version is much more befitting a lady (Iron Lady that is). The tow rope handle is much easier … Continue reading
Iron Lady’s Flybridge
I thought it might be interesting to show you how Iron Lady’s flybridge is set up. This is a shot of the scuttle. Underneath is the water tight door and entrance to the boat from the aft deck. The top … Continue reading