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 …
We answer 5 of the most frequently asked questions we get about living and traveling full time on a boat.
Our Most Terrifying Experience Recently I was asked “Have you ever been scared living on a boat?” “Heck yeah!” I reply. There have been a few rather unnerving experiences aboard Floating Home. However, I’d have to say the time we dragged anchor during a thunderstorm ranks as number 1. Let me tell you the story. …
My grandmother used to say “You’re either a clean cook or a good cook!” Now don’t take it that I’m saying I am a good cook, but oh am I a messy one! I have been known to use 3 knives just to make a sandwich! What’s Cookin’? I can pretty much whip up any …
We live on Floating Home while spending 3 weeks on the hard for maintenance and repair work . Bottom paint, new rudder seals, shaft seals, cutlass bearings, oil pressure, and the swim platform braces are taken care of!
Steph briefly describes their life in a small living space.
More than an adventure It’s become more than an adventure, it is now our way of life. We are approaching our 4th anniversary of life aboard Floating Home. What started as a one-year experience, now has no end in sight. This adventure has become our lifestyle. So why do we keep going? Jim and I …
Friday, May 30 we departed from our home port on the Bohemia River to begin our 4 day journey to Rhode Island. The first day we made it through the C & D canal, down the Delaware Bay, where we saw a whale, to Cape May, New Jersey. We spent a night at Utsch’s Marina …
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 …
Episode Three: The Systems that Run a Motor Yacht Read More »
It’s been over two years that we’ve been living aboard Floating Home. We’ve blogged about it, shared pictures & Insta-Stories on Instagram, and posted on Facebook. Now you can follow us on YouTube! Our channel has been created to show how we make living full-time on a boat work for us. We’ll show how we …
There are so many things to be grateful for. For instance, having that ‘nature call’ at 3:30 in the morning. It was 3:30 in the morning as I lazily got out of bed. I thought I smelled something a bit unusual. I began rubbing my tired eyes trying to figure out if they weren’t seeing …
I’m like a kid every time I see a dolphin come up for air! I stop what I am doing and turn my focus to these beautiful creatures. The biggest smile comes across my face as I wait for their smooth, silvery bodies come to the surface for another breath. One afternoon, while in New …