It’s been an interesting two weeks around here.  And by ‘interesting’ I mean productive at times and completely terrifying at others.  But since it’s Sunday, what’s supposed to be a day of relaxation, I’ll start with the positive and work my way up . . . or is it down? First the good.  The headliner project is moving along nicely and David finished the salon area (blog to...

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With record breaking rainfall and lower than average temperatures, Cambria has been wet this winter.  Really wet.  Really, really wet.  And that means one thing – mildew.  Or is it mold?  Either way, I’m tired of fighting it and have been searching for a more permanent solution to help keep the problem at bay.  At this point, I’ll try anything so I started with the causes: þ   ...

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  Free is good.  When it comes from Steve and Linda Dashew, it’s even better. As a way of saying thank you to the cruising community for their support over the years, the Dashews are making two of their books available for free as PDF files. A “Mariner’s Weather Handbook: A Guide to Forecasting and Tactics”, as the title states, is a complete guide to understanding and forecasting marine...

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One of the projects we’re working on this winter is re-adhering the headliner in the salon and galley.  It’s a job that started years ago in other areas of the boat, so I thought we needed to provide a little background information before posting a blog about the sections we’re currently working on – the salon and galley.  All things begin somewhere and our problem started seven years...

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The cherry blossoms are in bloom. It’s that time again – Sum It Up Sunday – where we hash out what we’ve been up to all week . . . assuming we’ve accomplished anything at all.  There’s been a change in the weather and I think it’s safe to say that spring is coming.  The Pacific High is battling its way back north to block out the lows...

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A 12 volt battery alarm from QKits.com. Looking for an inexpensive way to add a low-voltage alarm to your battery banks?  Or a battery monitor?  Add “marine” to these products and you could easily spend hundreds of dollars at your local chandler, but they can be found through hobby shops for a fraction of the cost . . . and a little soldering.   Sure.  They may not...

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The town of La Conner. It’s been two weeks since our last blog for one reason and one reason only: not much has happened around here.  The weather continues to be miserable, although there’s been a nice break or two along the way, and it’s been a little warmer.  The barometer, however, has been all over the place and can’t decide whether to sit at a reasonable 1022...

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