It may have seemed like it at times, but we didn’t quite spend every day over the past three months working on the boat. Between installing a new windlass, fixing the refrigerator, servicing the engine, planning and provisioning (to name a few) we still managed to squeeze in some fun. We finally made it over to Renton to visit the Jimi Hendrix Memorial in March. We’re big...
Before and After gal·va·nize verb \ˈgal-və-ˌnīz\: to coat (iron or steel) with zinc; especially : to immerse in molten zinc to produce a coating of zinc-iron alloy We recently trucked 110 metres (500 pounds) of 10mm anchor chain to Seattle. Not because we really enjoy its company and wanted to show it the sites, but because four years of heavy anchoring along rocky bottoms for six months of the year turned it into...
From April 2010, the newly installed side panels (with Sally photobombing off the stern) Three years ago we added a solar panel array and have been tracking the benefits ever since. At the time, we only carried a single 32 watt panel (original to the boat and dating back to 1999) on top of our radar arch that put out a whopping 2 amps . . . if...
Our beautiful girl lounging on the deck in her younger days. Now that most of our provisioning is done, it’s time to get Sally (the dog) sorted. As I mentioned in my previous blog, when we’re on the hook we don’t like to stop what we’re doing to buy groceries. And I really don’t like to carry heavy items (like a 30 pound bag of dog food) from the...
Living Aboard a Boat
Very Superstitious . . . Writing on the Wall
Wednesday, April 03, 2013TheCambrians
Wearing the "lucky" sweatshirt at White Sands National Monument, New Mexico in 2012. su·per·sti·tion : /ˌso͞opərˈstiSHən/ a: a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation b: an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from superstition (Merriam –Webster). As human beings, we have a need to “connect the dots” – it’s part of our...
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Let the Provisioning Begin!
Monday, April 01, 2013TheCambrians
There are two types of people when it comes to provisioning – those who hate it and those who don’t. I’m the latter. I absolutely love provisioning the boat because it’s an opportunity to flaunt my anal-retentive side in an environment that normally restricts it. But more than that, it’s concrete evidence that a passage is about to take place: Every trip to the grocery store brings us...
