30,January, 2018 – Sailing Banjo

Quick & Easy Chicken Nachos

30,January, 2018 Shannon

Taco Tuesday We enjoy going to the Taco Tuesday gathering at Prohibition Drinks & Desserts here in New Bern every week. It’s an evening full of delicious tacos, comradery among fellow boaters, lots of smiles and laughter, and maybe even a salty story or two. My kind of Tuesday night for sure! Well, since we aren’t going this week (enter pouty faces here), I thought I would share a quick and easy Chicken Nachos recipe instead. Wait a minute, scratch that! We decided to go to Taco Tuesday tonight after all. Yay!! …

Assembling and Installing Our New Mantus Anchor

30,January, 201812,October, 2018 Sailor

Shawn and Our New Mantus Anchor installed on SV Banjo

Assembly and Installation of Our New Mantus Anchor A week ago, Shannon and I upgraded our anchor chain from 5/16″ G-43 High-Test to 3/8″ G-43 High-Test. We also upgraded our windlass gypsy to the correct size for the new chain. The only thing left was the anchor, and our ground tackle would be in great shape. It is finally the weekend and we have been eager all week to get our new Mantus Anchor, created and produced by Mantus Marine, assembled and installed aboard Banjo. We opted to purchase the…