Author Archives: Dave
Random
Just some random shots from our move to Florida… Arrived. Yard was pretty rough: Truck was full! Nice lot across the street: Once we unpacked, the water pump that provides pressure to the house decided to stop working. I replaced the pressure switch and reinstalled the pump but that didn’t fix it. We ended up replacing the pump. Tiki … Continue reading
Settling in…
We are shoulder deep in stuff that came from the house, storage, etc. Slowly but surely we are finding places to put our things. All our efforts are fairly mundane in nature, nothing exciting. We installed the main sail, raised the mizzen boom, put the engine on the dinghy and found a permanent home for … Continue reading
It’s Official!
It’s official, as of today we are living aboard! In the last four days we have stayed in four different states, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland, but last night we were on the boat! We are still cleaning up some loose ends in the VA house but should be done and completely out today! … Continue reading
We’re Back!
We haven’t dropped off the edge of the earth, we were moving. We’re back in VA moving out of the house and onto the boat. We’ll be back into boat mode in the next couple of days!
Dodger and Bimini
We have been talking with Dan from Canvas Creations, http://www.canvascreationsinc.com/, in Annapolis for almost a year regarding our dodger and bimini. We have opted for a hard dodger made of fiberglass and stainless steel rather than the traditional cloth dodger. Dan has been great to work with and after our 24 day delay, today he took the measurements … Continue reading