About Ms Bettencourt

Ms Bettencourt is a Swedish built 25-foot trailerable trawler. Her hull was completed in 1971, No. 1117 of about 2500 built. The boat is named for my wife Dia, whose maiden name is Bettencourt.

This little vessel came to me as a gift in 2004. Before then she had been abandoned about 12 years on the Savannah River near Augusta, GA. I have repaired and refitted the boat extensively, and I have cruised her along the East coast of the US, from Cape Lookout, NC, to the Florida Keys. I dream of taking her to Havana some day.

This blog started in 2011 to chronicle the building of a hard top for the boat to replace leaky canvas. Since then the blog has become an Albin-25 boatkeeping and cruising journal.


Saturday, December 21, 2013

Good question

Sometimes, when I hit a dead-end on a mechanical problem, I'll ask my brother Paul in Memphis for ideas. Last week, I couldn't figure out how to enlarge an exhaust hose hole in Ms. Bettencourt's engine box, so I texted Paul. He suggested an approach that worked, so I emailed him a thank-you with the following pair of pictures.


Dia Bettencourt photos
... and he responded with this:

"Is that you in the bilge? If so, did Dia take the pictures? If so, if you are the Captain, why isn't she in the bilge?"

I suspect Paul will be getting an answer from Dia.

Meanwhile, work proceeds on the exhaust system (with Dia's able help).

And, I am hoping this project will be finished before the new year begins.


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