MV Penny Rue

MV Penny Rue Come along on our cruising adventure on our 1984 Kadey Krogen Manatee trawler. Justin, Vi, and our dog, Casey, sailing on our boat named Jiji.

It’s been a year since we lost Casey and it’s been a hard adjustment living our daily lives without him. We love and mis...
09/09/2025

It’s been a year since we lost Casey and it’s been a hard adjustment living our daily lives without him. We love and miss you, sweet boy. ❤️

We’re back on the in Georgia, but we’re missing our family and friends - as well as the seafood like this honker of ...
09/02/2025

We’re back on the in Georgia, but we’re missing our family and friends - as well as the seafood like this honker of a . Can’t wait to visit again next summer!

We love our summers in , and getting to spend it with family makes it even more special. We hung out at , put together...
08/12/2025

We love our summers in , and getting to spend it with family makes it even more special. We hung out at , put together our new , and worked on removing garage shelving to make room for some plumbing for the new bathroom addition.

On the or on land, we definitely like our projects! We’ve been helping our family build a new and hopefully we’ll fi...
07/29/2025

On the or on land, we definitely like our projects! We’ve been helping our family build a new and hopefully we’ll finish before we head back.

from the 90’s and still friends now (+2 additional members). It’s hard being away from family and friends, but we know...
06/24/2025

from the 90’s and still friends now (+2 additional members). It’s hard being away from family and friends, but we know we’ll always be in each others orbit. ❤️

We always talk about how great our dock neighbors are, but we especially like these new furry ones. We may be a little b...
06/17/2025

We always talk about how great our dock neighbors are, but we especially like these new furry ones. We may be a little biased as former parents. 😁

After almost 2 weeks, ‘s hand is much better, and we finished the charging station cabinet that originally caused the i...
05/20/2025

After almost 2 weeks, ‘s hand is much better, and we finished the charging station cabinet that originally caused the injury. We’re still doing little projects here and there, but really grateful that it wasn’t as bad as it could’ve been.

We were turning this end table into a charging station when the drill’s torque limiter was set too tight and dragged ‘s ...
05/13/2025

We were turning this end table into a charging station when the drill’s torque limiter was set too tight and dragged ‘s hand around the interior of the cabinet. His injuries are a bit too graphic to post but thankfully he didn’t break any bones, and we’re taking it easy for the time being to let it heal. Accidents and injuries are bound to happen, so we’re very thankful to have a retired paramedic and a registered nurse as our dock neighbors. Stay safe!

What we thought we would be doing for the Summer VS what we’re actually doing. After we took Penny Rue out for the day t...
05/06/2025

What we thought we would be doing for the Summer VS what we’re actually doing.

After we took Penny Rue out for the day to make sure all of our systems were running well, we discovered our transducer, which gives us depth readings, isn’t working and it’s a more complicated fix than we anticipated. Such is , but part of being a is just going with the flow, so we’ve decided to stay at the marina until the Fall and this will give us an opportunity to fix some other things as well.

Spring is here and now that our electric/solar project is done, our last before we leave to go north for the Summer is...
03/25/2025

Spring is here and now that our electric/solar project is done, our last before we leave to go north for the Summer is to finally finish our bowsprit. It’s a rinse and repeat cycle of sanding, fairing, and dry fitting, and we cannot wait for this project to be done. In the meantime, we get rewarded with homemade chicken tinga tostadas.

We got to meet Tim Crockett at the marina. He and his son, Harrison, plan to be the first father-son duo to row 2400nm a...
03/18/2025

We got to meet Tim Crockett at the marina. He and his son, Harrison, plan to be the first father-son duo to row 2400nm across the Pacific from California to Hawaii in a 24ft boat this summer. They’re doing this to raise awareness and money for charities of mental health, PTSD, and TBI for veterans of the of the US and UK.

We were able to get a quick tour of their boat and it’s fascinating to see all the same equipment we have on our boat - navigation, AIS, EPIRB, solar, water maker, etc, but on a smaller scale. Be sure to follow their journey!

We’re always learning something new on the boat! All our batteries, smart shunts, inverter, cerbo, dc-to-dc and solar ch...
02/25/2025

We’re always learning something new on the boat! All our batteries, smart shunts, inverter, cerbo, dc-to-dc and solar charger controllers have been installed, and we’ll be working on a frame to house our solar panels this week. Thank you to Michael Woodring, our , for getting us this far.

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