Comments on: HOME, HOME, HOME!!!

By: j.weidman@cox.net

j.weidman@cox.net — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:34:23 +0000

Alex, wish I had known you were in Deltaville. Was too busy with the storm to check your site. Got Frosty’s Fantasy launched one day before the storm hit! Will be headed south from Deltaville next week. Hope to see you again. Maybe in the Bahamas? Great to see your new cruising family! Jim W. Also, my NEW e-mail is jimconnie35@yahoo.com

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:03:22 +0000

Thanks for all the info on mattresses, we ended up just buying a queen foam one. Memory foam isint so good for my back, we both like the foam we have, we just need it bigger. I like the idea of having a standard size as well for sheets. We will probably get some kind of pillow top for it. We are getting it on Friday, Sam's excited, Guin loves bouncing on it :)

It's good to be home!

By: valley_sgirl@yahoo.com

valley_sgirl@yahoo.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:11:12 +0000

Alex,

When you're looking at the mattresses for Splendid, keep in mind the "heat factor". Tempurpedic are MARVELOUS for comfort -- however, they retain body heat and are miserable in the tropics. Not the mention the dampness issues and possibility of mold

There is a brand of memory foam mattress, Comfor-pedic, that is manufactured in Canada that does not retain body heat like the Tempurpedic. The gentleman who bagan this company was one of the original partners in Tempur-pedic -- concept is the same on design, 20 year warranty on the mattress, cost is less than Tempurpedic and best of all --- stands up well in marine living conditions.

Mike and I will be in the BVI sometime around January 21st -- had to jump ship on the sailing this year - the family is all about motoring, but we'll be with his parents on their new boat. (It'll be tough "roughing it" on a 62' Offshore Flybridge for a month) if you're going to be in the area, would love to have you guys "Meet the Parents" ---

Welcome back -- and enjoy!

Annie and Mike

By: isabella08

isabella08 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:25:37 +0000

Alex,

I dont know what your budget is or your height restrictions but we got a great deal through Costco on a temperpidic type matress that was a breez to cut-to-fit on Isabella. Very comfy but almost 12" high. Now get back out there so I can keep living vicariously through you guys!

Fair Winds,
Mike

By: mikekiniry

mikekiniry — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:15:33 +0000

Please ask Sam to check her email.

thanks
mike

By: rhythmgypsysam@yahoo.com

rhythmgypsysam@yahoo.com — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:50:05 +0000

Marty,

Ahhh, the dive weight, that's right, Sam and Guin were playing with it in the back seat. This will show "from Sam" because I'm logged into her account but it is me (Alex). It was a long delivery but a good one. I'm happy to have made your friendship, a few bucks, and being paid for sailing. Splendid is alive like we never left. The sounds of a kids movie ring from Guins room, Jack Johnson on the ipod, and the smell of food in the galley. The place is a wreck. Sam is on a "throwing out/cleaning" binge and I have the aft cabin torn apart installing and testing the new (1980's) Sea SSB and tuner I bought in Oriental.

I'm about to take a saw to the aft cabin and put a queen bed in for us. Sam and I have lived on a single bunk for way too long. I'm off mattress hunting tomorrow.

Marty, thanks again for everything, really. You were a great guy yo deliver a boat for :)

- Alex

By: Hans757@comcast.net

Hans757@comcast.net — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:17:39 +0000

Welcome home!!! I made it back with no further problems this time. Thanks again for all your hard work on this delivery!
My bag weighed an extra 5 pounds on the trip home today by the way…I found your new dive weight you forgot in the rental car!!! I’ll ship it out hopefully with the compressor.
Hi to Sam and Gwen too. Did she get the Lego city built yet?