03/28/2026
Sunrise while anchored off Rodriguez Key this morning. On to Marathon today.
This page is about the adventures of our 1998 Catalina 380 sailboat Catmandu.
03/28/2026
Sunrise while anchored off Rodriguez Key this morning. On to Marathon today.
Catmandu has a new Beta engine! Yes, new engines are expensive.
01/03/2026
Big step! I have cleaned up the engine compartment in preparation for our new engine arriving next week! Twenty-eight years of gunk and dirt are mostly gone. The parts shown here are the fuel lines, water lines, electrical lines, exhaust line, and control cables.
12/22/2025
We lost our engine! We can explain. Please enjoy our latest blog:
“You’ve lost that SQUEEZING feeling!” | Under the Boom “You’ve lost that SQUEEZING feeling!” Dec22 I shared this insight with some other boat owners, and they all agreed that, definitely, putting your boat into the water is asking for trouble. — Dave Barry Catmandu does not have an engine anymore. The 27 year-old diesel engine on our Catalina 38...
11/03/2025
Please enjoy Kay's latest blog in Under The Boom! Kay tells our story of sailing Catmandu from Spanish Wells, in the Bahamas, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Going Home | Under the Boom Going Home Nov3 Home is where the anchor drops.— Old mariners’ sayingGoing home, going home, I am going homeQuiet-like, some still day I’m just going home.Morning star lights the way, restless dream all done. Shadows gone, break of day, real life just begun. — William Arms Fisher, “Going...
10/25/2025
Catmandu is headed for Florida! We are currently in Deltaville, VA. Follow our journey on No Foreign Land. According to NFL, we have sailed over 2000 nautical miles since using the app in Key West.
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09/01/2025
Catmandu sailed over 560 miles in August! It is great to be in Annapolis. Follow our journey on No Foreign Land. https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/5178083554361344
08/06/2025
Catmandu traveled over 360 miles in July! Follow our journey on No Foreign Land. https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/5178083554361344
07/27/2025
Sunrise this morning at the Wahoo River anchorage in Georgia.
07/01/2025
Kay Dolliver Decker and I sailed over 180 nautical miles on Catmandu in the month of June! To see where we are, follow us on No Foreign Land. https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/5178083554361344
06/13/2025
Kay Dolliver Decker and I are busy making repairs after our trip to the Bahamas so we can go cruising again! Here, Kay holds up a piece of frayed topping lift we replaced. Our prop shaft coupler that was throwing nuts has been fixed, which is shown in the other photo. We topped up the rum supply, fixed the autopilot, replaced a broken wind transducer, fixed the broken boom vang, changed the oil and filter in the diesel, and topped up the rum supply. Are we almost ready?