Cruising Kemah TX to New Orleans (Part 1)

Taken by our friend as we went under the Kemah Bridge heading out We decided to take “Last Affair” off the market and sail her to our current location near …

How to avoid a disastrous return to your boat (Preparing the boat for time away from her)

From time to time Deb and I leave the boat and travel, sometimes together and sometimes only one of us at a time.  As I think most readers of the …

Making new Floor Panels (Great weather equals great progress)

During the Plumbing project on DreamChaser, we installed a water distribution manifold for all the plumbing lines and located it right under the cabinet floor panels in the upper salon/galley. …

Freon Frenzy this week !!!!

Louisiana is HOT in the summer.  When the days get up to 104-105 degrees a few days in a row, our two 16K BTU air conditioners just have a tough …

Preparing the Dinghy for the Season

Before each season it is important to have a list of maintenance items that need to be done to prepare for it. We certainly have a list for Dream Chaser, …

Little Surprise in the Dink today…

We have been keeping our dinghy tied up in the water at the stern of our boat lately since we have been using it as a platform for buffing the …

Taking time from the live-aboard lifestyle to fly the drone over a local bayou

Deb and I have been working on some projects on the boat since she has been back aboard, and it was time to take a bit of a break.  We …