• Electrical,  Projects

    Small Upgrades

    November 9, 2020 /

    We’re starting to make some progress on some of the easy fixes. The old wooden blocks were falling apart. The metal parts were still solid, but I didn’t trust them, so we replaced them with some Harken blocks. Sadly, there was no way to remove them without grinding them off.    

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  • Electrical,  Painting,  Plumbing,  Projects,  Sanding

    The Refit Plan

    October 26, 2020 /

    Here’s my plan for upgrades and repairs. I see three “types” of projects. Projects I can do at home, projects I can do while in the water, and projects I have to do on “the hard”, up in Port Townsend. I have 3 weeks of vacation each year, so that’s when I’d tackle those big projects. One marina has a 2 year waitlist for a live aboard. The one I want, has a 5 year waitlist. I’m hoping the first one opens up, I can move aboard, save money, and then move to the other one when it’s ready. I’m basing this on priority, as well as season. For instance,…

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  • Adventures

    The First Sea Trial

    October 22, 2020 /

    I recognize that I’m posting this slightly out of order. This took place in June of 2020. After buying the boat, we took it for a short sail around the southern point of Puget Sound. The boat was moored in Gig Harbor. Gig Harbor has a very narrow, very shallow entrance. Honestly, we are lucky that we just happened to do the first sail during high tide. I didn’t even think to check.

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  • Adventures

    Renaming Ceremony

    August 19, 2020 /

    We finally got the boat clean enough to where we weren’t embarrassed to have guests aboard. Originally I had planned to have a bunch of friends over, but with the COVID19, we decided it best to limit it to my fake parents, and then have a boat warming party later.

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  • Adventures

    The Boat Purchase

    June 30, 2020 /

    I’ve been looking for a boat for years. The problem is timing. Here in Seattle, as in most large cities, live aboard slips are limited. Once I live on the boat, I’ll be able to save quite a bit of money. However, until then, I’d have to pay rent for my apartment, and a slip for the boat. At the same time, I knew that I’d need to work on the boat, which would be difficult if I was living on it.

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