Since moving to Louisiana just north of New Orleans, we have come to appreciate some of the food in this part of the country. One of those little gems is …
How to re-bed or bed Deck Hardware on a Boat.
The boats made in the late 70’s and early 80’s in Taiwan that had Teak decks are often referred to affectionally by their owners as “Leaky Teaky’s.” This is due …
Happy Thanksgiving and Project Update
First and Foremost, Deb and I want to wish each one of you a Happy Thanksgiving. It is truly a time to be thankful for the things we have and …
Hurricane Patricia – 1200 miles from landfall and 6 foot storm surge
We always watch the weather fairly closely, especially as it relates to Hurricanes. We do this in a variety of ways. The weather on the radio and TV, but also …
Sailboat Plumbing Replacement Project (Part 4) – Bonus – Adding always available filtered water.
Welcome to the last and final post on the 4 part plumbing replacement series. In the first three posts we learned how to plan and draw out the project details, …
Sailboat Plumbing Replacement Project (Part 3) – Running the lines and connecting fixtures
In today’s blog, we continue the 4 part series on replacing the plumbing in your boat. The is part 3 of 4 and at the end of this part, most …
Sailboat Plumbing Replacement Project (Part 2) – Removing the Old system
This blog post is a continuation of our 4 part series on completely replacing the fresh water plumbing system in your boat. Welcome to installment #2. When we left off on …
Sailboat Plumbing Replacement Project (Part 1) – Planning the Project
This will be the first of a 4 part series on completely replacing the fresh water plumbing system in your boat. If you have a boat that is over 20 …
How to avoid a disastrous return to your boat (Preparing the boat for time away from her)
From time to time Deb and I leave the boat and travel, sometimes together and sometimes only one of us at a time. As I think most readers of the …
Making new Floor Panels (Great weather equals great progress)
During the Plumbing project on DreamChaser, we installed a water distribution manifold for all the plumbing lines and located it right under the cabinet floor panels in the upper salon/galley. …