I built a good portion of Ceilydh, using about 100 gallons of epoxy. So it would be fair to say I know a bit about composite boatbuilding an...

  I'm used to writing about other people and, at times, ourselves but being the person who is written about is a new experience. Sever...

Our engine is a Yanmar 3GM30F. The exhaust mixing elbow is a known wear item. It carbons up, and rusts out from the inside. While carbon can...

Hose clamps are evil. They are trying to sink your boat or dash it on the rocks. Don't believe me? Exhibit #1:  See that hose clam...

Our beautiful home--for one more month It’s official, our time in Brisbane is coming to an end. In four short weeks we’ll be untyin...

We've got a new computer.  And so does Maia.  Maia's 6 year old netbook suffered a motherboard fatality.  For a computer that cost $...

When kids are involved we choose safety over danger--but I wonder if we lose the adventure? (Newborn Hector's Dolphin btw) Wit...

Hotspur in the Sea of Cortez Not ours sadly. As appealing as it is would be we, haven’t slipped the lines and set off for somewhere...

Our Easter tradition-for now They say with kids that if you celebrate the same holiday the same way twice, it’s a tradition. With...

  If you missed the news of our friends on Rebel Heart being rescued at sea and losing their boat (it’s kind of been everywhere in the...