March 30, 2017
When we purchased the boat, it had no name or hailing port associated with it. After some online digging and record locating, we found that it was last named “Ben’s Play Pen,” out of St. Charles, Missouri. We were able to get in touch with a couple of the previous owners, who were very helpful […]
March 21, 2017
The beginning of November was actually uneventful. We realized that working on the boat all weekend long usually results in something else breaking or going wrong… and it always happened around 5:00pm. So our official quitting time from all boat labor activities became 4:30-5:00pm. At that time, we would stop and do what we […]
March 15, 2017
October flew by, and before we knew it, it was Halloween! Would we get any trick-or-treaters?? Highly unlikely, since there was only one family with a kid who lived at the marina, Kim and Randy and their son Corey. Together, we cleverly nick-named them “Kandy,” kind of like how we were nick-named “Wiff.” […]
March 2, 2017
As you can imagine, our first few weeks of living on a boat was full of fun surprises! Boat-life Bliss: Having dinner on the top deck (waterfront dining!) while taking in the calm and quiet back-bay scenery Watching dolphins play in our “backyard” and the birds catch fish while balancing on dock lines Strolling […]
February 27, 2017
After moving the boat, thanking our Captains and saying goodbye to our former marina, it was back to our townhouse to grab our final remaining items and hand over the keys! Just a few overnight bags, a bunch of hanging clothes, and the kitty cats were left to move aboard. It was time for the […]
February 18, 2017
It was time to prepare the dock lines. We had already radioed to the marina, and they were aware that we only had one engine. The dock master had his tow boat ready for us, and all hands on deck at our slip. We needed to get the boat stern in (backed into our slip), […]
February 2, 2017
The morning came, and we were right in gear with everything we needed. We stopped by Dunkin Donuts to provide breakfast for the 2 Captains we were having on board. One was (retired) Captain Mike, a raunchy USMC Vietnam Vet who knew more about our boat than the guy we bought it from. He lived at Marinatown, […]
January 28, 2017
It was the night before we were set to move the boat to our new marina at Snook Bight in Fort Myers Beach, Fl. We were restless and anxious because we were finally going to live aboard the boat that had consumed our lives for the last 5 months. Furthermore, we were giving up suburban […]
January 20, 2017
Renovating the boat was one thing… downsizing to fit everything we owned on the boat was another! Since moving to Florida, we had purchased nice pieces of living room, dining room and bedroom furniture that clearly wouldn’t fit in the boat. Not only that, but we seemed to have acquired endless kitchen knick-knacks and […]