Now that we were both unemployed, the whole adventure felt very, very real. Our to-do list continued to evolve; we made a lot of check marks, decided to postpone other tasks and added even more to the list. It was pretty overwhelming at times, we knew we wanted to leave the dock soon to explore […]
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Once we moved to the boat, we focused on getting Alaya’s “basic” systems running. Priority 1: Refrigerator Last year, we removed the small cold plate and old compressor from Alaya. During the winter, I sanded and varnished the fridge doors and interior. After much research, we purchased a Cruise RO Technotics compressor and cold plate.
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Moving out of our home of the last nine years was a huge physical and emotional undertaking. It was a great house. We started our marriage there; we closed on the house the day before our wedding. We loved and lost our golden retriever, Maggie, there; she passed away in October 2021 at almost 15
As the mitten continued to thaw (sort of), we turned all of our attention to getting Alaya ready for the water. The to-do list started out as manageable and then quickly, and predictably, expanded. The big ticket items included rebedding/filling thru hulls, polishing the topsides, applying bottom paint to the hull and fixing the rudder.
This is the year. The year that we will uproot our lives and careers, move onto a sailboat and sail to wherever the wind takes us. Before we can start planning our beach adventures, there is a lot of work to do, including small things like selling our house and launching the boat. I quit
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