A few weeks ago Shannon started on a quest. A quest of nearly epic proportions. After noticing some resistance in our winches while sailing, she decided it was time for some winch maintenance. This is one of those boat chores that needs to be done, is fairly easy in concept, but in reality is an epic adventure. First was an […]
Last week we had the joy of selling the B*tch off to her new home. If you recall, she earned her name because she didn’t always want to run or keep water out. On Friday, Kraken Sailing delivered our new 10’9″ Aluminum hull Inmar dinghy with a new 15hp Tohatsu fuel injected outboard. She is already proving to have a […]
When we first bought Nymeria, we also bought another boat. It was an 8’6″ inflatable dinghy with a 4hp outboard. We got it used from our friend to use as our “car” on the water. We didn’t know what we were looking for in a dinghy so with this being really cheap, and since it was fully inflatable and could […]
While there is always work to be done on Nymeria, and I would like to say we can do it ourselves, we often end up hiring a contractor to do the work for us. I can make a lot of excuses for this, but honestly the biggest is time. Since Shannon and I still work most of the time, we […]
Our New Year’s Resolution was to keep up a weekly blog schedule to document our adventures, both the celebrations and challenges. In doing so, we’ve written a lot about our recent adventures and the many upgrades/maintenance performed on Nymeria. What we haven’t done is give you all the details and specs on the boat itself. We’ve updated the ONA website […]
Over the past 2.5 years, we’ve made our adjustments toward living in our tiny floating home. While at the dock, we’ve been busy making both our living and working environments more comfortable and functional. It’s a never ending battle to find space and to stay organized. I keep finding more nooks and crannies to put things out of sight and […]
Last week someone commented on the blog and asked about how living aboard has affected our relationship. As I was typing a response that was getting longer and longer, I decided that it would be a good thing to write a whole post about. There are a lot of factors involved in a good relationship, I cant claim to be […]
I’ve Been wanting a Drone for years. Someday when we get back into making videos it will be great to have. But until then I just get a new toy. To say I’ve been researching extensively is a slight understatement. I’ve been obsessively reading reviews and specs, and watching YouTube reviews of nearly every new drone that is made. Well, […]
It was 8 years ago this week that this sailing bug really hit me. Before that sailing was a thing that I had done on rare occasion with friends on their little sailboats on little lakes in the mountains. I do (barely) remember sailing on my grandfathers boat on Lake Superior, but I was so young im not sure it […]
There comes a time in nearly every boat owners life that they must confront. What should we do with the teak? You can ask 100 sailors what they would do, and get 100 different answers. Answers range from emphatically saying “NO TEAK!” to “You have to lovingly touch up the varnish weekly, its a meditative thing”. Well, we didn’t go […]
