The fiberglass section in the cockpit that extends out about a foot shows some cracks from bearing the weight of the mast when the topping lift is loose. A block a little farther forward would eliminate this problem.
The fiberglass section in the cockpit that extends out about a foot shows some cracks from bearing the weight of the mast when the topping lift is loose. A block a little farther forward would eliminate this problem.

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Equipment Needed to Live on a Sailboat

I have a few months to work on our ‘wish list’ for our new boat, a 1993 Gemini 3400 Catamaran, that we bought in San Carlos, Mexico in June. Our crew list is expanding with a new baby expected in November, hence the need for a bigger boat, but that gives me some [read more...]

August 16th, 2009 | | Leave a comment

We’re Buying Another Boat

It seems like we’ve been on land forever, but in reality it has only been a few months.  It’s amazing how many ’strings’ get attached to you in such a short time back amongst the people on land.  When we lived on the boat (unemployed mind you) the days were full but they were filled [read more...]

May 30th, 2009 | | Leave a comment

Upgrading our Anchor

When we bought our CSY 33, the boat was once owned by a live aboard who stayed in Florida during Hurricane Season. He had more anchors, chain, and rode on board than you could imagine. When we decided to move aboard the sailboat this year, I pulled everything off the boat and we [read more...]

March 18th, 2009 | | One comment

Installing a Wind Generator on a Sailboat

Power to the People!

KISS wind generator

While we were at St. Augustine, Florida we had an opportunity to buy a used KISS wind generator. Since we have been motoring a lot down the ICW I hadn’t really needed much auxillary power, but once at anchor we really noticed how much power we used.

We have [read more...]

February 5th, 2009 | | 2 comments

Composting Head in a Sailboat Update!

Airhead in our CSY 33

We installed a Airhead Composting toilet on our CSY 33 a few years ago and until recently we really only used it intermittently and mainly for long weekends.  It has been almost 4 years since we installed the unit and over 6 weeks of full time living aboard our sailboat [read more...]

February 4th, 2009 | | Leave a comment

Replacing the Emergency Manual Bilge Pump

Whale Gusher Manual Bilge

It has been said that there is no better bilge pump than a bucket and a scared sailor. I hope not to be that sailor.

Our CSY 33 came with a whale manual bilge pump. Everybody loves this bilge pump. It is built like a tank (much like everything [read more...]

January 17th, 2009 | | Leave a comment

Installing an Adjustable Salon Table

sample CSY salon table

When we bought our CSY 33, the boat came with a rather large dining table with two fold up wings and a liquor cabinet in the center. I felt it really cramped the spaciousness of the salon and we eventually removed the table altogether.

I was looking for a coffee table [read more...]

January 17th, 2009 | | Leave a comment