October 25th: “Do you think we remembered everything we wanted to buy?” I said to Jon as we were packing up our stuff, hoping it would fit into our 2 checked bags and 2 carry-ons. “ I sure hope so” was his response. We had 3 more days till we were boarding our Copa Airline … Continue reading Getting Back into the Swing of Cruising
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Redesigning the Engine Beds on our Hans Christian
Our engine beds did get a little love back in 2016 when we put in the new Beta 35. Y'all remember that right... it was when Jon tried to smoosh me with our old 800lbs Yanmar. Check out that blog from 2016 to read about that fun day. Anyways... We did a complete overhaul to … Continue reading Redesigning the Engine Beds on our Hans Christian
2021: Sailing New England
Going Back in Time.... Better late than never.... right? Okay this is a blog I started to write last summer (when it was happening) but somehow forgot about it and skipped over it completely.🤪 So here is the rest of our summer adventure from last year. Mattapoisett When we left Rhode Island the fog was … Continue reading 2021: Sailing New England
DIY Core Replacement on a Hans Christian 33t Sailboat
DISCLAIMER This is a detailed blog about how we did this job.By no means is this the only or best way to do it How to tell if the core is rotten? Signs and symptoms that this HC33 was experiencing:"soft" or "spongy" feeling decksthe decks would "give" while walking on thema "dull/ hollow/ thud" sound when … Continue reading DIY Core Replacement on a Hans Christian 33t Sailboat
The Tale of our Fatty Knees 8′ Sailing Dinghy
There is a Fatty for Sale!?!?! "There is no way some kids are going to drive over 900 miles during a pandemic to get this dinghy." That is what the previous owner told his wife when we said we were on our way. I guess he didn't know just how badly Jon and I wanted … Continue reading The Tale of our Fatty Knees 8′ Sailing Dinghy
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