A place for posts

  • Fall is not F*~%#!$& around

    Fall is not F*~%#!$& around

    The first full day of fall was yesterday and the message from Mother Nature came in loud and clear. “LET THERE BE RAIN!!” – mama earth Recently, Craig installed some fancy new hatches because he is a stud and studs do super cool handy things like make the boat safer and more watertight. He got Read more

  • Details Schmetails

    Details Schmetails

    Every boat owner who aspires to go cruising knows about The List. Any of the posts you have seen thus far are items that we have checked off The List. Even when you buy a boat that seemed to be ready to conquer the Seven Seas, there is plenty to do. Entries on our list Read more

  • IT’S ALIIIIIIIIVE!!!

    There is a blog post in draft about our engine woes, but today I will ruin the surprise ending. I got a text from Craig that said “CALL ME NOW!!” and immediately thought something was wrong and had visions of masts sticking up out of the water in our slip). He answered the phone saying, Read more

  • Upgrade 3 – It’s Electric!

    Upgrade 3 – It’s Electric!

    Right after Dave the Head Guy finished with our head upgrades (please reference previous tirade post) I turned to Craig, sighed, and said, “It sure is starting to feel more like a home and less like camping!” Sailors tend to be the superstitious type and I should’ve known better than to say something like that Read more

  • Happy (belated) birthday to K!

    Seriously. Craig bought and installed two new heads for my birthday. Dirty Thirty is the real deal. Can we all just take a minute and agree that my husband is pretty rad? Craig spent a crazy amount of time researching marine toilets before settling on the Lavac brand. It doesn’t automatically flush, but it could Read more

  • Upgrade 2 – That’s not my shit.

    Upgrade 2 – That’s not my shit.

    The title of this post is not meant to be sarcastic. I will elaborate on the reality of that statement in a moment, but I would first like to share with you some alternative titles that were considered for this entry: “The Wizard of Ew”; “The Lion, the Witch, and the Where’s-that-smell-coming-from”; “The Great Gaspy”; Read more