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. …
All about the Poop – ElectroScan Low Amp Electrode Warning
One of the things that have been convenient on DreamChaser is an onboard waste treatment system. Like most things in the boating world, the “nautical term” for this is a …