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Winter Preparations 2
Surviving winter aboard – in comfort
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Glowing Toilet Water!?
Invasion of the Dinoflagellates! I answered nature’s call this morning before sunrise and got a surprise when I flushed – the water glowed! Marine heads flush into holding tanks using water from the ocean, or in my case the Chesapeake Bay. When I pumped the handle the water entering the bowl lit up like a Christmas…
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Winter Preparations 1
After getting the heating system on the boat working with the help of a professional, my attention has turned to minimizing heat loss. The front door of a sailboat is the companionway – a complicated entryway that is designed to keep water out of the boat in rough weather. Unfortunately, it’s not really designed with cold…
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Sunday Woodworking
Home Improvement Aboard
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Powerless!
Woke to discover dying batteries
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My Move Aboard Experience (Part I)
An ounce of preparation is worth a pound of jumping-into-it-head-first
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Haul-out and Survey
Today was the haul-out, survey and sea trial of my soon-to-be home. During this process the boat is hauled-out of the water (see the slide sequence at the bottom of the page) by means of a Travel Lift, then she’s power washed to remove “critters” from the hull and the surveyor begins his work. The…
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My Move-Aboard Experience (Part II)
Walking the Plank
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Finding Serenity: Sérénité Found!
Ouí, she's French and Ouí, she has a built-in wine rack 🙂
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Finding Serenity: The Search Begins
Big boat, little boat, which will be the Coates boat?
