It has been a busy week! It started with water system leaks, a motor that was not completely bolted down, no tender, no outboard, no lifelines and no dodger.
Today we have a 99 percent complete water system. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘boat building’
Boat busy-ness = forward progress
Posted in Boat Maintenance, How to Live Afloat, tagged bimini, boat building, dodger, Hans Christian 33t, Honda, live aboard, sailing on September 27, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Sundown gets a cold heart–Refrigeration Part I
Posted in Boat Renovation, Lessons Learned, tagged boat building, cruising, Hans Christian 33t, live aboard, sailboat on April 26, 2015| 2 Comments »
Sundown was built in 1982, but never equipped with more than an ice box to keep perishable food cold. It wasn’t a bad ice box at 8.5 cubic feet with good insulation, a molded interior and nice teak shelf. Given Sundown will become our year-round residence soon, however, it’s time for refrigeration.
When it is time to upgrade, replace or install a new refrigeration system there are basic questions to be answered. (more…)
It’s a date!
Posted in Adventures, Boat Maintenance, Boat Renovation, tagged adventure, boat building, Fort Collins Colorado, Hans Christian, Hans Christian 33t, sailboat, sailing, yacht on January 21, 2015| 1 Comment »
About a month or so ago, Kim and I were dining at our favorite restaurant, Los Tarascos. Kim has been ramping up her already well-established business, KBC Communications, and is settling into the groove. She felt so “in the groove” that she stated, “we need to set a date.” I agreed that we should and with that she said, “How about September 1?” (more…)
One more step closer to living the dream
Posted in Boat Maintenance, Boat Renovation, How to Live Afloat, Self-employed, tagged biking, boat building, boat maintenance, Colorado, communications, Fort Collins, Hans Christian, Hans Christian 33t, public relations, sailboat, self-employed, social media on August 11, 2014| 7 Comments »
We’ve taken one more step to launch us in the direction of living full time on Sundown, our Hans Christian 33t sailboat. (more…)
Red dorade parade
Posted in Boat Maintenance, Boat Renovation, tagged boat building, boat maintenance, dorade, Hans Christian, Hans Christian 33t, sailboat on June 3, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I wrote the title of this post with “Raspberry Beret,” a song by Prince, playing in my head. While Sundown won’t wear a cute little French hat (which is just a silly thought because sailboats don’t wear hats), she will wear these shiny, freshly painted dorades. I love visible progress like this. Stay tuned for more!
Chillin’, knittin’ and TV time
Posted in Boat Maintenance, This & That, tagged boat building, boat maintenance, Christmas, Colorado, Fort Collins, Hans Christian, Health, healthy eating, Holiday, lifestyle, sailboat, sailing on December 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »
It’s winter time in the Rocky Mountains. A Siberian cold front has settled over Colorado and temperatures have been cold! That hasn’t stopped Clay from working inside our sailboat, Sundown, however. With a propane heater blasting, he’s been rebuilding the former icebox compartment, making it more accessible with a hinged top. We plan to add a refrigeration system to it, too. Check out the photos of his handiwork I added to the Photo Gallery.
I’ve been busy knitting Christmas gifts, but I can’t display them publicly yet. Doing so would ruin some surprises. I also have been working a lot, including shooting a fun TV show about how to maintain healthy habits throughout the holidays. It was taped on location at The Cupboard, a wonderful kitchen and foodie store in Old Town Fort Collins. I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed hosting it.
Chinese medicine for a sailboat?
Posted in Boat Maintenance, tagged Acupuncture, boat building, boat maintenance, boat maintenance tools, Gibraltar Rock, Gua Sha, Hans Christian, paint, sailboat on July 27, 2013| 4 Comments »
That’s right! After experimenting with a 3M product meant to chemically remove paint from the bottom of Sundown, we decided that the results weren’t satisfactory and we’d spend a lot of money only to have to go back over her bottom side with scraping tools. So we sharpened the chisels, sucked it up and went to work. We spent about 10 hours total scraping off all the old bottom paint. (Check out our Photo Galley for several photos of the job.) (more…)
