Continuing to improve the boat- Tulum IV
You may have noticed the lack of posts this week, it was a long week. After working a parlay with my wife; we broke away from the desert paradise to check on the boat. We needed to make sure she was ok after the high winds and rough weather San Diego had in the last […]
Naked Hanse
Not sure how this will translate to you, but to me, a sailboat out of water is NAKED, missing that one thing that covers its important parts,,,,water. Couple weeks ago I wrote a post about the family who had lost the rudder on their 50.5 Hanse in December and had to abandon the boat in […]
Our Dates are “Never Dull”
My wife has a sense of humor and is clearly aware that when I take her out on a hot date,,,,it may involve flowers and a nice dinner or it may involve boat work. Here’s what she sent out earlier today: via Daily Prompt: Aware
Yellow mood but CT54 research helped-
I have to admit that I like doing sailboat research at work (during my lunch breaks-lest you think I’m a slacker). So when I get into a yellow mood,,,,you know,,,,kind of just don’t want to workout but you know mentally it will help,,,,that’s what I call a yellow mood. Looking for my family’s next […]
India, 44 Peterson and 44 Lafitte
India. I specialized in colonial Indian history for my Bachelor of Arts Degree and have always wanted to go here. So, for those of you who are following or reading my blog from India,,,,here’s your shout-out; keep it up (and follow)!!!! I’m still in my USCG approved Captain’s license course, getting my ass kicked by […]
After the Survey- Sell or Regroup- Part 6
You’ll know within a week of the survey if you’ll get a “survey allowance” request (code for the buyer wanting to pay less money), if the buyer has signed the paperwork and your boat will be selling or if the buyer walks away and you’ll need to regroup. In the case of the survey allowance, […]
Having your Sailboat Surveyed- The Sellers Point of View- Part 5
From the sellers perspective, getting your sailboat surveyed. I’ve been on both sides of the survey fence, meaning as both a buyer and a seller, and not just for my current sailboat. As a seller, getting to the point the boat was getting surveyed meant that the perspective buyer had made an offer to purchase, […]
Selling Tulum- Part 3
I’ve had to resist the temptation to publish this particular post, wanting to do some research into how other sailboat owners put their boats up for sale and whether me and my wife were on the mark or had somehow missed it (especially prior to publishing this post). Ok, you’ve made the decision to […]
Selling Tulum- Part 2
So you made the decision to sell your boat,,,,now what? At this point, it’s much easier to make decisions on what to do next with a boat small enough to fit on a trailer,,,,you can put it on a trailer and either take it to a dealer/broker, sell it yourself (while on the trailer) […]
Houseboat or something larger- Do it while you can!
Freshwater houseboat or something larger- Jessica made a comment on the blog about owning a fishing skiff for freshwater, but her husband always wanting “a houseboat or something larger”. Hope you don’t mind, Jessica, but your comment motivated me to re-read a few buy the right boat articles I have here at the house, and I wanted […]