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Navigating Setbacks: Restoring and Testing the Sailing System | The Great Wander
When we set out on this adventure, my grandmother warned us that my grandfather was always out there working on his sailboat. Everything is always breaking she said. He was always buying parts for it and going out to the dock to fix it. She’s not the only one to have said that. I’m pretty sure that every YouTuber Continue reading
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Boat repairs…again
Last time I wrote, I shared with you the rotten bulkhead. Some Lagoons are known for bulkhead issues, but I’ve never heard that the 410 had bulkhead issues. Having said that, once we got into it, it was clear that the issue was going on for some time and it’s a hard one to diagnose without ripping Continue reading
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Rotten Bulkhead!
There is still a lot about the summer that I want to share with you. Traveling through the national parks in the west was truly awe inspiring and as I look back now, I want to go back through more of the parks and spend more time at some of the parks. Like I said before, it Continue reading
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Living in a house vs. a boat
So, as I said last week, we’ve really only experienced docklife and not boatlife. But I was thinking about it and we are still in a position to be able to see some real differences between this and our life in a house. Sure, there’s a lot that includes not having full time jobs anymore, but really Continue reading
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Living on a sailboat, Is it worth it?
It’s hard to say right now if it’s worth the sacrifices living on a sailboat. But the truth is, we really haven’t experienced boatlife yet. We’ve experienced dock life. And there is a difference. Boatlife and docklife are always going to encompass work. Your engines will break down. Hoses need to be replaced. Decks need cleaning. Dishes need washing. Sails need mending. Take your pick, Continue reading
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Start of Boatlife
People always said that cruising on a boat is simply fixing a boat in exotic places…I’m ready for the exotic places to begin. In early August I flew down to Florida to begin preparations for the boat to go in the water. Then at the end of that week, One Life would go in the Continue reading
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Pirates!
One of the most frequent questions I get is, “Are you afraid of pirates?” or “I’d be worried about pirates, aren’t you?” Piracy is defined as the act of attacking or robbing ships at sea. So, what I think I’m being asked is aren’t you afraid of someone attacking you or trying to steal your Continue reading
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One Lobster
About five years ago, a spearfisherman was fishing for lobster near his anchorage in the Bahamas. Diving in the turquoise blue waters that surround the Bahamian Islands, he had a very productive day. After returning to his catamaran, he and his wife knew that they had an extra lobster that they wouldn’t eat that day. Continue reading
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Next Steps
Disclaimer: This post contains an affiliate link to Amazon.com. If you buy using the link you do not pay any more for the book, but we will get a portion of the purchase price. So, the biggest questions I have gotten after the holiday season are, 1) Did you go see your boat over the Continue reading
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