Chapter 28: When Your Parents Lose Their Minds
Special from Nick Stephens: What do you do when your notoriously risk-averse parents decide to sell all their belongings and go live on a boat indefinitely? I mean, I don’t…
Chapter 27: We’re Camping! I Hate Camping!
Well, Kim and I live on a boat now. As you read this, we have spent 48 hours with Meraviglia as our only residence. "Wow!" you're thinking-"they really got a…
Chapter 26: Teamwork Makes…?
Hi There! Bob here. I thought we were going on a sailing adventure. Instead, Kim and I are currently on a boat work adventure. It turns out we're also on…
New dodger/bimini!
Chapter 24: We Must Be Crazy
That's what you're thinking, right? We know it is. Frankly, we are thinking that ourselves pretty often these days. Because, this has, so far, not gone exactly to plan. You…
Chapter 22: How to Repair a Plastic Boat
A couple of posts ago, I described how fiberglass boats are built. Now that we know that, we can talk about how to repair them-and specifically ours. First, as we…
Chapter 20: How to Build a Plastic Boat
Okay, we’re not building a plastic boat, but we are REbuilding a plastic boat. And in order to repair it, we need to understand how it’s built. If you’ve been…
We made it! On site at last!
LET'S GOOOO!!!
Chapter 18: What Makes a Sailboat Go?
You Know What Makes a Sailboat Go? That’s Right-ELECTRICITY! It seems counterintuitive, but, in fact, sailboats need electricity. They actually need quite a bit of electricity. For example: Refrigeration Flush…