Rejuvenated, Invigorated & Motivated We are starting to feel rejuvenated after the holidays. We have a new vigor and want to start getting back to our projects. The last two …
Coffee on Board the boat (American Press, JavaPresse Manual Grinder, AeroPress Coffee Maker)
I like Coffee. Period. There is no apology here; it is just a fact. I enjoy trying different coffees and coffee drinks but am still a purist at heart. I …
Merry Christmas – and the Teak Deck projects continues
Deb, Myself, Chasity and McKinlee want to wish each and every one of you a Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Good Kwanza and Happy Holidays. It is the time of …
Getting ready for Christmas aboard S/V DreamChaser
Last weekend we did the decorating of the boat in preparation for the Christmas holiday. This is the first year with the Grandsquids living on board with us that we …
Hey honey wake up, I smell something burning…
It got pretty cold this week in Southern Louisiana. I guess I should say that it is all relative but it was down in the mid to high 30’s overnight. …
Making Yogurt on Board the boat
We are all fans of yogurt on the boat. We eat it as breakfast with fresh fruit, the kids have it as a mid day snack at times and we …
Be Nautical – How we whip the ends of a line
There is a great pleasure I get in doing something in a nautical way, or in a way that shows seamanship (keep snickering down please). This holds true with treating …
Splicing Anchor chain to Rope (3 strand in this case)
When we bought DreamChaser the anchor chain was connected to an “eye” screwed into the based on the Anchor Chain locker. The survey called out an error in this stating …
How to Varnish – (Part 1) Shooting just shy of perfection
Classic Sailboat = Varnish jobs. Period. End of Story. No way to Avoid it. But that is ok, if it were not something we anticipated we would have looked for …
Visit from Mom & Lisa and Teak Deck (Part 5)
My Mom came to visit us for a few days and we had a blast. We got to meet her partner Lisa after having heard about her for some time …