Dinghy Davit System: Easy to Use
The ProDav swivel system is easy on the back
Replacing the Transmission Oil Cooler
Engine Check Surprise Have you ever been doing an engine check just an hour before you were expecting guests to join you for a day on the boat, only to find water in the transmission oil? I was recently caught in this predicament. Water in the transmission meant that the oil cooler had failed and …
Episode Three: The Systems that Run a Motor Yacht
Our new YouTube channel is off to a great start! Our initial videos have been viewed over 300 times! Our plan moving forward is to launch a new episode of “Our Floating Home” every Monday. In today’s new show, we describe the various systems, including plumbing, electrical, heat/ac and propulsion, that make it possible for …
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I’m Not Mechanical
Two years ago when we bought our Floating Home, it was more boat than I ever imagined owning. It has two Yanmar 480 diesel engines, Racor fuel filters two vacuflush bathrooms, a 10 KW Generator and let’s just say a breaker panel that scared the hell out of me when I first saw it! My …
Everything Happens for a Reason
Everything happens for a reason. Often you don’t get to know why things are not working according to ‘your plan’ until sometime later. Stephanie and I had plans for a two-day trip to Long Beach Island New Jersey to spend the week with her family who were gathered at a rented beach house. We would …
Celebrating One Year Aboard our Floating Home – The Video!
April 14, 2017 we moved aboard our Floating Home. Our house had been sold and what we decided to keep was placed in storage. The plan was an 18 month adventure. Now we are 12 months in and we know that there is so much more to see and do. This adventure will go on …
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Solomans Island, MD to Hampton, VA – Take Two!
Our plan was to depart Solomans Island Wednesday, November 1st after a couple morning client calls. However, this day did not go as planned … or did it? We left the dock at 10:00 am and visited the Solomans Yacht Club fuel dock to take on 200 gallons of diesel. As we were leaving the …
Floating Home Returns To Her Home Port
10:00 on Sunday morning, October 1st we said our good byes to Jessica, Jamie, Nathan and Lucy. We gave our car keys to our son, Steve, who threw us the lines and we were off! Steve took the train up to drive our car back to PA. The weather forecast for the next few days …
My Boat Life!
I recently did a fun interview with Matt O’Hara, host of the show, My Boat Life! This is an in depth look how Stephanie and I made the decision to live aboard, and how we made it happen! Thought you might enjoy listening! http://www.myboatlife.com/2017/09/our-big-adventure-just-saying-yes-to-living-aboard.html (you’ll find the green play arrow near the bottom of the …
Simple, Slower and Chores
Stephanie and I have been living full time on our Floating Home for 4 months. We faced our first ‘medical challenge’ as Stephanie was getting bad headaches and migraines. She spent the last two weeks in PA seeing different doctors and visiting her parents and three of our kids. The good news is we think …
Would You Sell Your Home To Live on a Boat?
Stephanie and I were recently interviewed by freelance writer Karen Griffard Putz for her blog, Ageless Passions, which inspires others to live their passions. The article took a look at the more personal side of our big adventure. We think Karen captured our journey nicely! Here’s the article: http://www.agelesspassions.com/sell-home-live-boat/
It Takes a Lot of Practice!
Just in case you thought living on a boat was all sunshine and smiles, I thought I’d share just a glimpse into the other side of boating! Last weekend I did some damage to the right rear corner of our swim platform while backing the boat into our slip. Maneuvering in tight spaces around other …