Equipment for Self Sufficiency
*Prologue: Sitting in the cockpit during this still morning in the Sea of Cortez, Tulum is once more at anchor in a quiet bay. This is the Sea of Cortez I remember from living on a boat as a kid….here…in this same bay more than 40 years ago. I think Tulum is happiest sitting at […]
Provisioning Has Started
We’re not smuggling anything, but we’ve found some unique storage space for our coir bricks.
Kid Corner: Thoughts on Composting Toilets?
She’s a 4th Grader talking to kids about boat life.
Spring Break Tulum V Style
Spring Break this year was going to be a week-long shake down cruise to Catalina Island, Ca onboard our Aleutian 51 sailboat with kids, grandparents and Quincy the Great Dane, but things don’t always pan out the way you think they will. Two weeks ago when we were up on San Francisco for the Pacific […]
Installing a Composting Toilet on a Sailboat: For Dummies Like Me
Wanna learn to install a Composting Head, it isn’t too hard and they’re easy to use on boats. Kind of a crappy job, but someone’s gotta do it.
ReBlog: Shipyard Vid: Install of Our New Composting Head — Have Wind Will Travel
We converted one head from electric freshwater to composting (one to go still). I’ll bring you that install on Wednesday.
Poe Dameron Is IN My Potty
Ever had Poe Dameron stuck in your toilet….read this as a warning!
Cruising Milestones In Focus, we slowed down to speed back up
Slowing down to examine Cruising Milestones
Cat Harbor, Catalina Island by Sailboat
Knowing our daughter would be back in school late in August, we took a short four day trip to Cat Harbor, Catalina last weekend, soaking up pointers like we do every trip. Starting early Thursday morning (easier to get a mooring and old-timey sailors didn’t like to depart a harbor on a Friday if they’re going […]