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Embracing a lifestyle without a set homebase or community required a lot of consideration and reflection. Bob and I love spending time with our children, our family and friends. We both have worked in helping professions all of our lives… Continue Reading →
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 may also be thinking “they made a big mistake buying… Continue Reading →
We arrived in Brunswick on June 26th and moved into an adorable Airbnb in the Historic District in Brunswick. We loved that it was one mile from where Meraviglia was docked and the area was lovely. Huge Oak trees lined… Continue Reading →
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 discussed, our boat has holes. Lots and lots of holes:… Continue Reading →
So I love history and knowing the story of our boat was definitely of interest to me! The only information we had at purchase was her name and the year she was built. The broker shared she had a few… Continue Reading →
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 following our social media posts, you know we’ve done some… Continue Reading →
In a break from the current edition of “This Old Boat”, I wanted to talk a little about transitions. Bob and I worked for 30 plus years in the health industry – starting as students progressing through all the levels… Continue Reading →
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: And that all requires electricity. There are two main challenges in powering… Continue Reading →
By this point, we were feeling optimistic! It’s late May. The rudder is repaired. The hull has its CopperCoat. It’s time to talk about the plan to re-launch Meraviglia-to finally get her afloat once more. First step: create a list… Continue Reading →
Can we talk about our rudder? Because it’s a royal pain. As the boat sat on the hard, it became clear that the rudder was “wet”. Namely, it was leaking water. Closer inspection revealed that the trailing edge was delaminating… Continue Reading →