Rebuilding the Bilge Pump

Several years ago we took the very large manual bilge pump out of the bilge so we could clean and paint the bilge.  Then we forgot about it, as it was tucked away in the shop.  Last April I decided it was time to take it apart and clean it up. Bilge Pump Rebuild We […]

2017 Projects Recap

Sometimes it’s hard to remember all the work we’ve done on this boat.  I’m glad we document pretty much everything we do, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to remember it all.  As this year was coming to an end, I was excited to look back at our posts and videos to see what we had […]

LiFePO4 Batteries

LiFePO4 vs. AGM Plan A for our batteries were the Firefly International Energy AGMs (absorbed glass mat). Earlier this year we heard about a this newer technology for AGM batteries called Microcell which is a carbon foam.  Originally it was developed by Caterpillar, Inc. for their heavy machinery.  They sold the patent to Firefly International […]

Installing Water Tanks

When we bought SVRO it had one stainless steel water tank with about 100 gallons capacity.  Unfortunately, it leaked.  Before we moved onto the boat full-time we took the leaky tank out and ordered two poly roto-molded tanks from Ronco.  Time ran short and we never fully installed the water tanks. 

Perkins 4-108 Diesel Update

Here’s a quick update to some work we did on our Perkins 4-108 diesel.  We recently had two different people ask us the same question about the K & N filter we put on the air intake of our Perkins 4-108. After looking into it, it’s obvious some info was left out on the description of […]

Lifeline Gates

I feel like I’ve complained about the heat a lot, but then again I’m sure this has been the hottest summer on record.  Just this past weekend we hit 110 degrees – miserable.  A holiday weekend and we did virtually NOTHING.  We hid in the boat with the AC on full blast.

Bedding Stanchions

Have you ever worked really hard on a project and then when it was done you just couldn’t get off your lazy butt to do much of anything?  Well, that’s where we’ve been for the past couple of weeks, on our lazy butts.

All Decked Out

After 8 weeks of hard labor, the decks are DONE!  And we’re really happy with the results.

Electrical Project Part IV

DC Electrical Update We finally finished the electrical project!  Of course it seems nothing is ever completely done.  We’ll have to revisit the electrical when we get new batteries and when we take down the mast to rewire it.  But for now, we are checking this one off the list.  The best part is we […]

What about those chainplates?

As you may have noticed we haven’t updated our website for little while, but we have updated our YouTube channel.  That’s where the most recent information will be, so if you think you’ve missed something, head over the YouTube and subscribe.  I have one (maybe two) more videos to finish putting together for the Electrical Project […]