MardiGras Week The Week of Mardi Gras in New Orleans is a State celebration. So much so that school is out for a week in Lousiana during the week of …
Beware of Unwanted help
Unwanted help at the boat ramp We get some unwanted help and this week we tackle a problem that has been facing us for a little while now. We have …
How to reduce or eliminate condensation on your boat
We have been considering replacing our overhead/ceiling in the salon since we bought our boat. But the job is bigger than that. It requires thought on how to remove the old, …
How to install a ceiling in your boat
We have wanted to install a new ceiling in our boat for some time now. We even did this on our previous boat. This week we decided to finally do …
How to Make Fiberglass Repairs
Identify Fiberglass Repairs We had a leak around our mast and figured we had to make fiberglass repairs. It was believed the original leak was due to the through bolting …
Make a reusable bag from an old sail
Why make your own reusable bag Make your own grocery bags to reduce the additional bags that are released into the world. “I am but one person, what difference can …
Family Christmas, varnishing and a sunken dinghy
Read this weeks episode and post as we discuss traveling with the family for time OFF the boat, as well as raising the dinghy that about sunk, chasing leaks and varnishing the interior.
Florida Marina – Where to keep the boat
We want to move to a Marina in Florida The plan for quite some time has been to sail the boat to a marina in Florida (and have our residency …
Honesty about Living Aboard
Have you ever wondered what it is like to live aboard a boat? It is one of the greatest things there is. I truly believe that. From the first time …
Not Another Boat Leak – ARRRGGHHHH!
Finding another boat leak This week we found that another boat leak in heavy rain. This was so disheartening after all the work we had done. Deb and I divided and …