Head Jobs Ok get your mind out of the gutter, we’re talking about dealing with the marine toilet and the sanitation system in general. Needless to say, as the name implies, it is one of the nastiest of jobs but somebody has to do it. When you don’t live aboard and maybe you’re docked in a marina close to the restrooms, the head is just something you don’t worry about too much. Every few months you might have to pump out the holding tank but that’s about it. When you live aboard though the head is crucial and because it is used quite frequently, shit happens (double entendre'?). One of the biggest headaches when dealing with the marine head, especially the manual kind is the buildup of calcium in the lines. This calcium forms deposits on all the moving parts, the joker valve, the flapper gasket and the plunger. It solidifies in the hoses and builds up in the Y-Valve and the sea cocks so that you can’t even close them. You know this i...
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Conch Republic Celebration 2013
Every year during the third week in April, Key West celebrates the Conch Republic Days. It all started back in April of 1982 when the United States Border Patrol decided to place a road block on US Highway 1 just South of Florida City. Since this was the only road in and out of the Florida Keys it really put a crimp on the local economy. They were stopping traffic in both directions, check identification, searching cars and generally doing what they wanted. Since this was the US Border Patrol and not the County Sheriff or the local or state police they had essentially created a border between the mainland of the United States and the Florida Keys. The Mayor at the time, Dennis Wardlow went to the Border Patrol and pleaded with them, but to no avail. He even tried to get an injunction but the Dade and Monroe country courts had no jurisdiction over the Federal government. Key West has always had reputation for going its own way ...
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