Today was a great day. Last weekend, Deb and I made salmon for dinner and ate up at the picnic table with the girls (grand-squids). We invited Keith and Debbie …
5 ways to use Butyl tape to keep water out
Keeping water out of your boat has a lot to do with how well you have bedded the hardware and ports. Read 5 ways to use Butyl Tape to serve this purpose. We use it extensively with great results.
Site Seeing in Destin Florida with the Grand Squids
We decided it would be a nice thing to do over spring break to take the girls for a little bit of a vacation. We opted for a trip to …
Visiting Melbourne Australia
It has been busy for me at work and traveling lately. The latest of this proof is last week when I posted about a trip that had come up for …
Rigid vs Flexible hose for Drains
There are many debate amount boaters and do it yourself lovers of good old boats. One that I have heard many times has to do with plumbing and whether or …
Serious Flooding in Louisiana, Evacuating the kiddo’s from the boat
This week I was out of town for work and Deb was telling me that the weather forecast was calling for 11 inches of rain. Our biggest concern was whether …
Organizing the Galley & Making Smoothies
This week was all about getting the galley a little bit more organized. Our Grandkids, Chasity and McKinlee came to live with us, and this meant that we needed to …
The Plan B – the “Oh Crap, we have a problem at sea” repair manual
OK, seriously tongue in cheek here, but when in an emergency and at sea, there is a sad amount of truth to the concept of fix it quick, keep it …
Stateroom Remodel to add a longer child’s bed
Our Grandchildren moved aboard the boat with us about two months ago. They are 9 and 2, both girls. We are lucky with the size boat we have that the …
Paris France – Been a whirl wind trip, but always great to see the sights and share them
I had a bit of work to do in Paris last week and given my travel schedule, it made sense to go from Paris directly to my other business trip …