Dinghy or dingy

In our North American nautical world, a "dinghy" is any small boat powered by oars, sail or outboard motor....and then there's "dingy" which is similar to ditzy....less than average common sense with a lack of focus.  This is exactly what researching and purchasing a "dinghy" has done to me......it is totally driving me dingy.....kind of like Dory from Finding Nemo.

There is a wide variety of inflatable rubber dinghies out there.....you got your AB's....Achilles.....Carib.....Zodiac.....Walker Bay......Avon.....do-da, do-da (do you hear Dory singing here?)  And then there's a decision of size----9 ft or 10ft (yep, it does matter) and a motor decision of what horse power 9.9HP or 15HP....we'll go with Yamaha as it's prevalent in the Caribbean for parts and repairs....and then there's the co$t of course that is choking us. 
Though we don't possess a dinghy...yet, as of today anyway.....we can proudly boast of our new stainless steel MarTek Davits.  

MarTek motto:  Towing your dinghy is a drag

Davits are the metal brace arms extending off the stern (or back) of the boat to lift and carry your dinghy.  We found a new friend, Kevin the owner of the MarTek Davit company and succesfully traded him a davit installation job on our boat for an official Tim Reeves Video on how to install your davits--don't ya love barter?  Check it out:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE-5dJzkuqc

So davits are the first step----but it's kind of like having a garage....*sigh*.....without a car and it's motor = dinghy-less.....oh well, as Dory sings....we'll "just keep swimming" until a dingy dinghy decision is made....stay tuned.

One of the big events of the week was the removal of the boat name "Grateful"...hanging on a swim platform over marina water.....while holding a heat gun and peeling two decades of lettering off.    And then, applying the new sticky vinyl lettering.....ta-da!  

The champagne ceremony and celebration are soon to follow

Viva la Fiesta!

Ahoy Senor Tim and neighbor Frank!

Always time for a Friday night sunset dock party....whew, 19 sailors and 1 donated large bottle of tequila under one bimini....woah.