One of the best things about a boat our size is this: everything we do is a dramatic improvement. We’ve worked pretty hard on this lovely creature, and she keeps[…]
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The Haul-Out…
Our boat is 49 years old and this year for her birthday, we got her a Haul-Out! We’ve spent the last three days Hauling her out of the water, putting[…]
Read moreRefinishing the Hard Dodger, Part 1
At the same time I was working on the plumbing, James and I have been fixing up our aftermarket hard dodger. It’s a really nice feature on this boat, keeping[…]
Read morePlumbing Systems, Part 1
We needed to CHANGE EVERYTHING! I usually hate projects that start like that because, sooner or later, we decide to keep part of the old system after all. And that’s[…]
Read moreThe 17 Buck A/C Unit…
Hot!!! Man, is that an under-statement! The past week has been in and out of the 100’s like a Pynchonian simile (here)… Damn, it’s been hot! …So I had this[…]
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