Be Bothered

September 5, 2022 in Maintenance, Refit, Updates - 2 Comments

When I was learning to sail my dad pointed out that when bad things happen on a boat, “it’s usually not because one thing went wrong, but because a lot of things went wrong at the same time.” So the…

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What’s in the bag?

July 30, 2020 in Safety - 2 Comments

Check out the video where Gretchen explains how we chose what to include in our ditch bag. Here’s a list of what made it in: First aid First aid kit with wound care, breakable ice packs, pain killers, antacids, alcohol…

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Since the boat is not going anywhere, we made a quick decision to journey to Guadalajara with our pals from s/v Island Summers. We took a SUPER COMFORTABLE three hour bus trip from Bucerías, found our AirBnB, explored the neighborhood, ate tortas ahogadas (drowned sandwiches), grabbed some provisions, and toasted the day. #landexcursion #guadalajara #tortasmigue #tortasahogadas #sailingcouple
Another furry guest for the day… Riley’s in the house! ❤️
How do you get a fuel injector that is frozen in place due to corrosion out? 1) hire a professional if you e never done this 2) soak in Liquid Wrench or the like over night — squirting it multiple times 3) Tap if needed 4) Apply heat (don’t burn down boat) 5) Be patient. 🔹 Javier, our wonderful mechanic, worked at this for about 1.5 hours. 🔹 Here’s a peek into our journey. #sailing #yanmar
One frozen injector. We’ve soaked in Liquid Wrench, tapped, tried to will this puppy out. Now might be a good time to pray to which ever saint is in charge of marine diesels… 🙏 #sailinglife #stuck #yanmarmarine #💪 #boats
Saying farewell to Marja and Stephen on s/v Motu tomorrow morning is gonna sting. They’ve been sailing this marble of ours together for decades and are still knocking down the miles. To say ‘I want to be them when I grow up,’ does not do the admiration and respect I have for them justice. What a delight it’s been… #sailingcouple #motionislotion
Our fridge, but not my husband. Tim is in Arizona visiting family and picking up some engine parts while I stay and tend to projects here. 🔹 Felicità was not happy with his departure and decided to have the fridge compressor stop working. Tim tried to walk me through troubleshooting over the phone, but that came to a pretty quick stop. 😂 Pierre on @sailing_sv_viva was kind enough to stop his boat work to come do our boat work. 🔹 The fridge is back in action. 🎉 Boat friends are the best! 😍 #sailinglife #sailing #sailingcouple #thatisnotmyhusband
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