The skinny little cabinet full of paper charts
Just forward of the knee space under our chart table is a tall, narrow, and deep locker with several shelves for storing rolled paper nautical charts. At 8 inches wide by 23 inches tall, and nearly 36 inches deep, this locker is the perfect place to stash copious quantities of rolled up paper… but not […]
So here’s the catch…
The Corian galley tops have been installed since August (well, mostly installed) but up until a week or so ago we’ve been lifting the fridge lids by a flimsy strip of blue painter’s tape. Every few days someone (not pointing fingers) tears the tape, and then I have to replace it. My penitence, if you […]
Strutting my stuff
It’s raining off and on today, and supposed to for the next couple. Guess I’ll go mop out and sanitize the bilge. Now that the bulk of the “livability” re-fit had been addressed (y’know, running water, flushing toilet, cooking stove, etc.), it’s time to wrap up loose ends. With all these half-done boat projects lately, […]
3 pans, 3 burners
Whew, it’s a tight fit. Making dinner on a sailboat can be challenging at times compared to cooking in a land based kitchen. Glad we got the biggest 3 burner Force 10 stove we could shove into that hole…
We can breathe a little easier now
Carbon monoxide is known as the silent killer. CO is a gas produced as a result of burning carbon based fuels such as gasoline, diesel or propane. Odorless, colorless and tasteless; you don’t know it’s around until its too late. Symptoms of CO poisoning include headache, nausea, dizziness or even unconsciousness, and can often be […]
Tank fiasco
So we haven’t talked much about the water tanks lately, mainly because we’re hooked up directly to the dock water and don’t really think about them too much. We had one leaky, 90 gallon, stainless steel tank that lived in our bilge. We removed that and bought one 48 gallon and one 36 gallon poly […]
Boat Life: Pizza?
Rich and I eat pizza a lot. A couple of years ago we started making our own dough and have a pretty reliable recipe. Our favorite toppings are salami, black olive and mushroom. Yum!
By Leaps and Bounds
Rich has been kicking ass on boat projects. Yesterday he installed the Lavac toilet. Finally I don’t have to get out of my jammies and into clothes to make a run to the bathroom in the morning. It may seem like a small thing, but it’s a huge improvement to quality of life.
Clock is ticking…
Oh Lord, 13 days and counting until I have to have this boat in a somewhat “habitable” condition. I haven’t been posting much, because I’ve pretty much been spending every waking moment working on the boat. I see my wife maybe 1 day out of 6 lately.
Almost Civilized
We installed the potable water system this weekend. What a huge difference running potable water makes! The well water in the delta is pretty foul. It smells weird and has nasty floaties in it, so for months we’ve been carting drinking water in a 7-gallon jug back and forth from the condo to the boat. […]