You must sing the title to the tune of “London Bridges” to get the humor in this potentially catastrophic situation. You see I was sailing close hauled in 25+ knots…
The last upgrade I did this off season was to replace both of my sails. Gone are the worn out, stained, and stretched out sheets of fabric I had before….
I have now had my new cushions for an entire year and in order to get the most life out of them I want to take care of them. That…
I have to admit that I did not know that until I was looking up other ways to say that I raised the flags on the boat and they are…
For a couple years I had a faucet at the galley sink that I loved, because it had a pull out handle and was positioned above the dishes instead of…
Lifelines are metal wires encircling your boat to keep people from falling overboard and mine were old. In fact I actually had one break and I fell overboard. It happened…
When I bought my boat it had four 80 watt solar panels already installed over the dinghy davits and I could not have been more happy because it keep…
I am brand new owner of a Force 10 three burner stove and oven. Of course you might be wondering why I got a new oven this offseason. Well the…
After my hectic week in Puerto Rico getting the boat commissioned and in the water I have been enjoying the quite and relaxing island of Culebra For the…
I really enjoy what I do to support the lifestyle I have, but it is not all parties, beaches, and snorkeling as some people think. In fact once my guest…
Sometimes you need to step back and have someone else look at a project to give you a fresh perspective and another way to look at a problem. This was…
I have been very blessed since I started my charter business and have been booked fairly solidly. This means most of the time I only have 24 or 48 hours…
Even living on a boat you would be amazed how reliant I am for 110 volt AC electrical power. I did not realize how much I want this type of…
Last week I hauled the boat out of the water, stripped all the gear off of it, and strapped it down in a field on the east coast of Puerto…
So I had a great time in Peru and hiking Machu Picchu, but the one time I let someone handle my backpack they break the screen on my computer. The…
After my whirlwind trip through Peru seeing all the sites and tasting all the food, I came back and had a charter two days later. Now this charter was about…
The other week I was taking guest to the Full Moon Party in Trellis Bay, which is on Beef Island in the BVI. It is always a fun time and…
Yes, but just so you know we are talking about the rope brakes. These are devises attached to the deck that different lines pass through. They pull freely one way,…
I have a helpful hint for you. You see on the last day of a recent charter I lost total steerage on my boat, because the chain that goes around…
My kitchen sink faucet broke, because the plate on the underside rusted through. Once I got the new faucet it was a matter of 45 minutes to install the new…
I am very excited to announce that my current guest are the first to get the newly re-designed Guiding Light water bottles. I provide water bottles as a souvenir of…
I was having a tough time getting a good connection on my battery cable, so I decided to tackle the issue. A simple trick to try first is to soak…
The other day the solenoid for my propane shut off and I could not get it to come back on. I jiggled the wires and it would beep on for…
Another boat improvement I just completed is changing out five more hatches on the boat. This is a continuation of the hatches in the heads I replaced. Again I went…
The Honda 2000 portable generator is fantastic piece of equipment for cruisers. It provides power and battery charging capabilities in a small package and without the expense of a full…
For the last week my starboard engine was having trouble starting. Funny thing was that I would try again an hour later and it would fire right up. I thought…
…And when it goes out the boat suffers. On my last charter we notice a rip in the main on the 2nd to last day after we had a great…
When I was in Anegada with some guest a couple weeks ago I was raising the anchor and it stopped halfway into the process. It would still go down, but…
My boat came with three strand dock lines and I have used them for five and a half years. I never liked them because they were rough on your hands,…
My boat has a lofrens Tigres windless on it. In fact it may have come from the factory this way, but it keeps on working. So I am happy to…