A lovely Christmas Day – we have nowhere we must go and nothing we must do. We had been thinking about meandering over to Blake Island later in the day, but it looks like the forecast was off a bit. Instead of 1-2 foot wind waves, the Sound looks like …
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View From The Dock
This is what I see when all the Argosy boats are out making money (a very good thing!). I love, love, love my view. We are having a blissfully balmy December day in Seattle today. I went out and polished the deck brass. It’s so much easier to bring it …
Washing Machines & Ventilation
One of the downsides to having your washer/dryer all-in-one unit under your bed is that when the vent connection develops a leak, the steam escapes under your bed and can potentially create mold issues. The upside is that you notice it very quickly, be…
S/V Bill of Rights
This lovely vessel is Bill of Rights. She resides in Oxnard, CA, currently doing non-profit outreach work. My amazing nephew, Nate, is educational director and First Mate aboard her. Brock, NJ, and I were lucky enough to get to stay onboard over the Th…
Deck Prisms
After nearly 60 years and a crack through the middle, it’s no surprise that the deck prism above our galley leaks. Over the years, it’s been caulked, re-caulked, and sworn at with some regularity. I decided to try a different a…
Walking Surfaces
A while ago, I removed all of the white carpet from the forward staircase. I’m sure it was beautiful when it was first installed, but it was clear that it wasn’t practical for daily wear. At the time, I painted the stairs to match, with a strip of trea…
Long-standing, Mildly Annoying Storage Issues
I suspect most people have them, regardless of whether theylive on land or on a boat. All those little details that just don’t work wellbecause the space hasn’t been optimized. Ours was in a hall closet. Itessentially holds our cleaning supplies (vacuu…
Southern Gulf Islands
It was a lovely trip; I’d like to say pictures will follow, but we’re doing a few KJ projects today and it’s more like that I will post pictures of that rather than the trip. We shall see; I may get a chance to add them.
Happy 1st Anniversary!
So this weekend marks our first year of married bliss. Thus, we return to the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. Weather is gorgeous, the boat decks are shiny, and we’re going to the southern Gulf Islands in Canada for a week (just the two of us)…
Because Boats Need Ventilation Too
We changed out the passive ventilation scoop that goes into the pantry.
Now it will be active, solar powered, and it should exchange 1000+cf per hour. That will help minimize any dampness in the forward areas. We don’t have any real problem with that…
